title: The Integrated Nursing Pathway: An Innovative Collaborative Model to Increase the Proportion of Baccalaureate-Prepared Nurses.
abstract: This manuscript describes a collaborative, seamless program between a community college and a university college of nursing designed to increase the number of nurses prepared with a baccalaureate degree. The three-year Integrated Nursing Pathway provides community college students with a non-nursing associate degree, early introduction to nursing, and seamless progression through BSN education. The model includes dual admission and advising and is driven by the need for collaboration with community colleges, the need to increase the percentage of racial-ethnic minority students, the shortage of faculty, and employer preferences for BSN graduates.
authors.forename: Colleen J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Goode
authors.forename: Gayle J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Preheim
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bonini
authors.forename: Nancy K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Case
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: VanderMeer
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iannelli
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D003120:Colorado; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D017145:Models, Educational; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration