Around the country, educational institutions are
finding creative ways of encouraging and facilitating
progression to BSN and higher-level degrees. For
example, the Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education
has created a shared curriculum across 8 community
colleges and the Oregon Health & Science
University School of Nursing, which enables students
to complete BSN coursework without leaving their
home community. Graduates are trained in clinical
judgment, patient-centered care, systems thinking,
leadership, and evidence-based practice. In New
Mexico, leaders will discard 24 separate curricula
in favor of a uniform nursing curriculum and a
shared faculty pool. Florida is developing RN-to-
BSN educational models, including community
college transition to state college programs and
community college transition to state university
regional partnerships. Colorado is developing such
partnerships as well