2010/2011 NCIN Annual Report
To meet the needs of a growing and increasingly diverse patient population, the nursing workforce must increase in number and in diversity. For the past three years, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), in partnership with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), has sought to address the shortage of nurses by preparing diverse, future nurse leaders through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program (NCIN). NCIN’s approach embodies many of the recommendations outlined in the 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, which focuses on transforming the nursing profession to meet the needs of the 21st century American patient, including strengthening nurse education and training; advancing interprofessional collaboration across the health spectrum; and expanding leadership ranks to ensure that nurses have a voice on management teams, in boardrooms and during policy debates.
Through its first three rounds of funding, NCIN has supported 1,906 scholars at 101 schools of nursing across the nation.
Read more of the annual report to get an understanding of the accomplishments and goals of the New Careers in Nursing Scholarship program.
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