title: Diffusion of a nursing education innovation: nursing workforce development through promotion of RN/BSN education.
abstract: Despite state, national, and organizational objectives to increase the proportion of nurses with a bachelor's degree or higher, a majority of nurses hold an associate's degree in nursing. To address the need for a better-prepared nursing workforce in this rural state, an RN/BSN recruitment and retention project was implemented. The authors discuss the Leadership Education to Advance Practice project and its outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA. ConnieDS@uwyo.edu
authors.forename: Connie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Diaz Swearingen
authors.forename: Pamela N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: Mary Wairimu
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Gatua
authors.forename: Christa Cooper
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Sumner
mesh_terms: D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004507:Education, Nursing, Associate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D017145:Models, Educational; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods*; D014959:Wyoming