Nurse Education/Service

One of the leading factors affecting the current nursing shortage in this country is a shortage of nurse educators--those who are willing to bring what they have learned as a working nurse back into an academic setting to teach the next generation of nurses.

To address this shortage in our region, the Consortium's Nurse Education Clinical Coordination Committee established an ad-hoc group to study what factors affect nurses' decisions to pursue advanced education and return to academia.

We conducted a survey of all registered nurses residing in our 20-county area of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa, asking about their interest in, and barriers to, returning to teaching.

Survey Findings and Resources

• Letter summarizing results--sent to suvery participants
• FAQs on BSN Completion Programs
• FAQs on MSN Programs
• How to apply for financial aid if returning to school
  
• Information about nurse education programs in our region
  
• Nurse Educator Survey White Paper

The Future of Nursing

View the Oct. 15, 2010 Littlefield Lecture by Donna Shalala on "The Future of Nursing"

La Crosse Area Nursing Conversations Summary

View the La Crosse Area Nursing Education Update, a short film by USC film student Stephen Helstad. 

Nursing Education Clinical Coordination Committee:

Mary Lu Gerke - Gundersen Health System
Diane Holmay - Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare
Nancy Johnson - Onalaska Care Center
Barb Krieg - Western
Bill McBreen - Winona State University
Martha McCabe - Scenic Rivers AHEC
Silvana Richardson - Viterbo
Sarah Spah - La Crosse County Health Department
Delayne Vogel - Viterbo
Judy Warmuth - Wisconsin Hospital Association