Grants and Contracts Details
Description
The goal of this proposed project is to develop, implement and evaluate a medically
trained veteran to BSN transition initiative in the University of Kentucky’s baccalaureate
nursing program beginning January 2015. The objectives of this project are to 1) recruit
and enroll a cohort of 5-10 veterans with medic training each fall and spring semester;
2) develop academic credit competencies for previous military medical training; 3) retain
and graduate 100% of student veterans with military medical training; and 4) facilitate
transition of student veterans to civilian nursing via existing and new support systems.
Our initiative will include 1) career development strategies; 2) academic course credit
for prior training and experience; 3) academic and non-academic support and resources
for issues unique to student veterans; 4) faculty development and 5) collaboration with
on-campus and community veterans’ organizations to provide optimal support to
student veterans. The southeastern states account for more than 40% of new recruits
and Kentucky has an overrepresented percentage of its residents serving as enlisted
personnel, ROTC cadets and new enrollees. Kentucky ranks 9th in the nation for
percentage (3.7%) of total active duty military personnel (44,421) and is home to two
military bases Fort Knox and Fort Campbell. Both bases are within a 224 mile radius of
UK and we will actively recruit student veterans from these bases and in all 120
Kentucky counties. We have the largest student veterans population in Kentucky and
are ranked 7th on the Military Times Best for Vets Colleges 2011 for 4-year institutions.
Our nursing college has an established collaboration with the ROTC and Veterans
Resource Center and is a part of the Joining Forces initiative. The first cohort of student
veterans with medical training will be enrolled January, 2015. The project team will
include a RN project director, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program developer, two
faculty advisors, clinical faculty, program evaluator and organizational behavior expert.
The project director will coordinate program activities and communicate with HRSA
partners. The program developer will review the sophomore-level clinical nursing
course, using objectives of the Military Medical Training courses, to identify common
skills and knowledge (e.g., physical assessment, vital signs, medication administration)
for competencies. Course content and skills not taught in the Medic Training (e.g.,
childhood health promotion, tobacco cessation patient education) will be included in an
on-line module during the first semester of enrollment. This competency-based credit
will be similar to our second degree BSN option. Each cohort of student veterans will be
in a single clinical group during the first semester of enrollment and a clinical faculty
member will work with this group to ensure consistency of program delivery. The two
faculty advisors will ensure that competencies and programs meet the goals and
objectives of the current curriculum and accrediting agencies. The program developer
and program evaluator will develop evaluation criteria to assess student satisfaction and
program quality (i.e., meets objectives of traditional BSN academic courses and
accreditation standards; prepares student veterans for subsequent academic
requirements; provides academic and psychosocial support systems to ensure student
progression; successfully transitions students into nursing career). The program
evaluator will develop student surveys and manage and analyze all data. The
organizational behavior expert will develop, implement and evaluate learning strategies
specific to individual students. Course competencies and the on-line module, including
outcome evaluations, will be developed during the fall of 2014
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 7/1/14 → 6/30/16 |
Funding
- Health Resources and Services Administration: $263,815.00
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