Rochester General College Of Health Careers

NURSE EDUCATION, PRACTICE, QUALITY AND RETENTION - TRANSITION TO PRACTICE PROGRAM - ROCHESTER GENERAL COLLEGE OF HEALTH CAREERS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH, PROPOSES PRACTICE READY PATHWAYS, AN ACADEMIC-PRACTICE INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN UNDERGRADUATE NURSING EDUCATION AND EXPAND THE SUPPLY OF PRACTICE-READY NURSES SERVING MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE CITY OF ROCHESTER. THE PROJECT ADDRESSES PERSISTENT SHORTAGES OF REGISTERED NURSES, LIMITED PATHWAYS FOR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES AND FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS TO ADVANCE INTO RN ROLES, GAPS IN COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION AND TRANSITION-TO-PRACTICE SUPPORT, AND INSUFFICIENT CLINICAL TRAINING IN COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS. PRACTICE READY PATHWAYS WILL INTEGRATE COMPETENCY-BASED CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT, ADVANCED SIMULATION AND DIGITAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES, EXPANDED COMMUNITY-BASED CLINICAL TRAINING, STRUCTURED MENTORING, AND FACULTY AND PRECEPTOR DEVELOPMENT. PARTICIPATING STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE AT LEAST 100 ADDITIONAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING HOURS BEYOND STANDARD CLINICAL REQUIREMENTS IN SETTINGS SUCH AS PRIMARY CARE, HOME CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, HOSPICE, LONG-TERM CARE, TELEHEALTH, AMBULATORY CARE, AND HOSPITALS SERVING MEDICALLY VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE ACADEMIC ADVISING, TUTORING, REMEDIATION, MENTORING, NCLEX PREPARATION, CAREER COACHING, AND FINANCIAL AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO PROMOTE RETENTION, GRADUATION, LICENSURE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARLY-CAREER SUCCESS. THE RRH CLINICAL PRACTICE FACULTY ACADEMY WILL ALSO PREPARE FACULTY AND PRECEPTORS TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT COMPETENCY-BASED INSTRUCTION, COACHING, ASSESSMENT, SIMULATION, AND TRANSITION-TO-PRACTICE SUPPORT. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE APPROXIMATELY 576 UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS OVER FOUR YEARS, INCLUDING RECRUITED LPNS INTO RGCOHC'S RN PROGRAM, INCUMBENT RRH EMPLOYEES, OTHER UNLICENSED ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL ADVANCING INTO NURSING PATHWAYS. BY ALIGNING NURSING EDUCATION WITH WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITY NEEDS, PRACTICE READY PATHWAYS WILL PREPARE GRADUATES TO PROVIDE SAFE, EVIDENCE-BASED, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE ACROSS THE CONTINUUM WHILE STRENGTHENING THE NURSING WORKFORCE SERVING MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.