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Trends in Registered Nursing Education: Findings from an Annual Survey of New York’s RN Education Programs Presented by: Jean Moore, DrPH, FAAN Director Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health | University at Albany, SUNY jmoore@albany.edu June 13 th , 2019 2019 National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers Denver, Colorado

The New York Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) • A research center of the University at Albany School of Public Health • Established in 1996 • Committed to collecting and analyzing data to understand workforce dynamics and trends • Goal to inform public policies, the health and education sectors, and the public • Broad array of funders support the work of CHWS, including monitoring New York’s health workforce 2

Annual Survey of Registered Nursing Education Programs in New York • One-page survey sent to nursing deans and program directors • Conducted every year since 2000 • Asks about applications, acceptances and graduations as well as an assessment of the job market for new graduates • 87% response rate for the 2018 survey www.chwsny.org 3

Total RN Graduations Have Been Relatively Stable Since 2016 New York RN Graduations, Total and by Degree Type, 2002-2018 13,000 12,000 11,000 Total 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 Associate 5,000 4,000 Bachelor's 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 www.chwsny.org 4

BSN Completers Comprised a Slightly Smaller Share of Total BSN Graduates in 2018 Graduations from BSN 4-year and BSN Completer Programs, 2002-2018 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 BSN- Completer BSN- total www.chwsny.org 5

Increased # of Acceptances to BSN Programs Compared to ADN Programs Percent Change in Number of Acceptances, by Program Type, 2015-2018 100% 4% 5% 8% 10% 13% 14% 16% 18% 80% 63% 58% 57% 60% 62% 83% 67% 79% 79% 40% 20% 32% 33% 33% 21% 16% 12% 7% 5% 0% 2015 2016 2017 2018 2015 2016 2017 2018 ADNs BSNs Increased The same Decreased www.chwsny.org 6

An Increasing Number of Deans Reported a Strong Job Market for New RNs Percentage of RN Program Deans and Directors Reporting “Many Jobs” in the Health Care Sector 100% 83% 75% 75% 56% 50% 40% 29% 25% 25% 0% 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 www.chwsny.org 7

Overall, Job Opportunities Better for BSNs than for ADNs Percentage of RN Program Deans and Directors Reporting “Many Jobs,” By Degree Type in 2018 100% 88% 90% 85% 81% 80% 80% 72% 71% 70% 65% 61% 58% 60% 53% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Overall Hospitals Nursing Homes Home Health Ambulatory Care Associate Bachelor's www.chwsny.org 8

Variation in Job Market Prospects by Region 9 www.chwsny.org

More RN Education Programs in Downstate NY 10 www.chwsny.org

Future RN Shortages in New York? • In NY, RN supply seems to be in balance with RN demand • Impact of ‘BSN in 10’ unknown o ADN programs vital to assuring supply of RNs upstate, particularly in rural areas o Linkages between ADN and BSN programs are critical (articulation, etc.) o Affordable on-line options for BSN completion must be developed and promoted • Need for better data on the state’s nursing workforce www.chwsny.org 9

Mandatory NP Re-Registration Survey Effective September 1, 2015, NPs licensed in NY are • required by law to provide information to the state at the time of license renewal o Renew their licenses every three years for each NP certification held DOH, SED and CHWS worked collaboratively on survey • design and data collection CHWS manages analysis of NP survey data • o Routinely produces reports on NY NPs o Building a public use data file drawn from NP survey responses which is required by law 2

Nurse Practitioner Re-registration Survey Response Rates, 2011-2016 100% 100% 75% 60% 50% 25% 9% 2% 3% 0% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 www.chwsny.org 13

Legislative Proposal for Mandatory Reporting for all Other Health Professions • Legislative proposal to mandate data collection for all other licensed health professions in the state o Mandatory re-registration survey with a small number of questions on demographics, education, and practice characteristics o Record level data are confidential o Public reporting of data in aggregate www.chwsny.org 14

Questions? Contact: jmoore@albany.edu Visit the Center’s website at: www.chwsny.org Or find us on: 15