Success Stories

New Careers in Nursing has proudly supported 84 accelerated nursing programs since the program's launch in 2008. By the end of the second funding cycle $14.06 million in scholarship funding will be distributed to 1,406 entry-level nursing students.

Below are Success Stories from current and previous NCIN program sites.

First Scholars Network Leadership Conference Series Is a Hit!

These first four regional conferences were extremely well-attended and featured leaders in nursing, nursing education and health care who lead sessions on a broad range of key topics, including the Affordable Care Act, doctoral advancement in nursing, leadership, the job market, and more.
Diversity Recruitment and Retention: How NCIN Turned an Architect into a Nurse

Like many New Careers in Nursing Scholars, Jeremy Clark did not originally plan to become a nurse.
In August of 2013, he had the distinction of being the first African American male NCIN scholar to graduate from the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) School of Nursing.
One Thing Leads to Another: How an NCIN Grantee Has Used the Grant to Leverage Additional Funding for Scholarships

Samuel Merritt launched the Academic Success Program (ASP) last spring. Like NCIN, the program is intended to help increase the diversity of the nursing workforce by providing support to students underrepresented in nursing
First Scholars Network Regional Meeting Is a Smashing Success

The NCIN Scholars Network – conceived, designed and implemented by NCIN scholars – recently held the first in a series of Regional Meetings.
A Culture of “Ohana”--Cultural Diversity and a Sense of Community Make the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa a True Paradise

The native culture of Hawaii is celebrated and represent a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds.
Collaboration Leads to Academic Advancement

Two NCIN grantees in North Carolina, Winston Salem State University Division of Nursing (WSSU) and Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON), are working together to increase the number of PhD prepared nurses through a collaborative five-year partnership.
NCIN Grantees Leading Cultural Shifts

Grantees have had tremendous success recruiting students from groups traditionally underrepresented in nursing, however the greatest success that we’ve seen in the past five years are the shifts in both organizational culture and diversity at grantee schools.
Developing the Future Generation of Nurse Leaders

Grantee institutions have employed a variety of resources to create leadership programs. Two institutions that have been highly successful are Nebraska Methodist College and Norfolk State University. Both institutions have accelerated BSN programs.
NCIN Scholars Around the Country Meet with RWJF’s Sue Hassmiller

In her role as director of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Senior Adviser for Nursing Susan B. Hassmiller, RN, PhD, FAAN, travels across the country to meet with leaders who are working to transform nursing in their states.
Teaching and Promoting Rural Nursing Practice

A study conducted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation RN Work Project found that most newly licensed registered nurses (88 percent) took their first jobs in the states where they earned their first nursing degree. With this in mind, nursing schools in states that are largely rural focus on providing nursing students with education and clinical experiences that will prepare them to practice in these rural areas.
NCIN Alumni Pursue Doctoral Degrees with an Eye Toward Shaping Health Care Policy

It is well-established that NCIN is dedicated to increasing the number and the diversity of bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree-prepared nurses. NCIN is proud to recognize two alumni who are in the beginning stages of earning their doctoral degrees.
New NCIN Project Will Encourage Doctoral Education among Nurses

There is no question that our nation needs more nurses prepared with a doctorate degree. NCIN is launching a project to identify and encourage nurses who are interested in pursuing doctoral degrees.
NCIN Scholars Plan Online Network to Build Community and Promote Collaboration

This year, a group of New Careers in Nursing (NCIN) scholars and alumni came together to develop a Scholars Network.
Managing Stress Associated with Accelerated Learning: Self-Care Strategies Promote Academic Success

Accelerated nursing students frequently experience a level of stress that many other bachelor’s or master’s degree students may not encounter.
State-of-the-Art Simulation: How Two NCIN Grantees Are Implementing and Improving Their Simulation Programs

In the last decade, simulation labs and simulators have become increasingly high tech. Several NCIN grantee institutions have invested in high-fidelity labs and are seeing great returns on these investments.
NCIN to Launch Online Pre-Immersion Program Supplement for the 2012-2013 School Year

NCIN is launching the PIP Online Supplement in August of this year.
Native Americans and Nursing: “A Strong Sense of Community”

Their numbers may be small, around 1 percent of the U.S. population, but Native Americans are an important piece of the mosaic of diversity that New Careers in Nursing (NCIN) strives for.
University of Tennessee Students Successfuly Move Into the Workforce

The most recent cohort of New Careers in Nursing (NCIN) Scholars to graduate from the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center (UTHSC) either have jobs lined up or will be entering doctoral programs in the fall.
Making a Difference in Diversity: Successful Minority Recruiting Efforts in Nebraska, Kentucky and West Virginia

Increasing diversity is a top priority of the New Careers in Nursing (NCIN) program. We believe a diverse nursing workforce is better able to provide culturally competent care.
Caring About Men Who Care Enough to Pursue Nursing

“If we want to take better care of our nation, we need to reflect our nation.”

It’s a powerful statement expressed by Aara Amidi-Nouri, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor at the school of nursing at Samuel Merritt University. Read more here!
Passing It On: NCIN Scholars Community Service in Action

With all of the demands students face in an accelerated degree program—classes, clinicals, meetings with mentors and more, all in a compressed time frame—a community service component may seem like too much of an extraneous burden to throw into the mix.
Student by Day, Midwifery Advocate and Mother by Night

For most of us, our first recollection of the birthing process comes from family stories, a video in health class, or a sitcom scene. For Eiko Cusick, however...
California State University, Fullerton Leverages Leadership Institute to Certify Emerging Nurse Leaders

NCIN scholars choose from eight different leadership tracks and follow a curriculum plan throughout the academic year, during which they learn about topics like social justice, public service, and peer tutoring.
From Rural Practice to International Settings, College of St. Scholastica Prepares Students for Competent Care across Borders

In a city isolated by the rolling roads and lingering cold of the Minnesota, the College of St. Scholastica (CSS) sits atop Lake Superior, mentoring, preparing and challenging more than three-thousand students for life outside of school walls.
Expanding Professional Development at the Medical College of Georgia

After a successful first year with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s New Careers in Nursing (NCIN) program, MCG was recently re-awarded ten scholarships to help aid nursing students for the fall 2009 semester...
Shenandoah University Prepares for Growing Spring Cohort

History, community, charity- the Division of Nursing at Shenandoah University embraces these principles and more as it prepares second degree accelerated students for an array of health care needs in a shifting society...
Diverse Backgrounds at Cleveland State University Come Together for Nursing

They come from industry, business and teaching professions. They hail from both small and large communities around the country. But, however diverse their backgrounds, they share similar, defining attributes...
Duke University School of Nursing Transitions to 21st Century Health Care Practices

Understanding that health care practices need to cater to a 21st century environment, the Duke University School of Nursing is seven years into the mission...
University of Wyoming's BRAND Gets a Boost

Five $10,000 nursing scholarships may seem like a drop in the bucket to some, but for University of Wyoming’s Associate Lecturer Carrie Deselms, coordinator of Bachelors Reach for Accelerated Nursing Degree (BRAND), it “is significant...”

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