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The Nebraska Center for Nursing (NCN) has partnered with the Nebraska Hospital Association (NHA) via LB 227 funding to expand the work of the NCN to include several initiatives to target the nursing shortage in the state, such as:
An Innovative Approach to nursing education and clinical training through expanding clinical sites and clinical staff instructors initially to Critical Access Hospitals in partnership with local schools of nursing;
Reimbursing students for travel and housing when assigned to rural clinical rotations under the innovative approach in #1;
Expanding clinical simulation to colleges and universities participating in the Innovative Approach in item #1 by awarding $988,000 in equipment expenditures;
Designing a statewide nursing program information portal to provide information on nursing schools, options for students, additional recruitment, and data tracking for a ‘no student left behind’ approach;
Implementing a statewide nursing student internship to increase and retain the number of nursing students in the pipeline; and
Streamlining nursing student compliance training for clinical nursing education.
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This is an exciting time for the CFN and the NHA as we both look forward to collaborating on new and innovative strategies to tackle the ongoing nursing workforce shortage in Nebraska. For future updates on these projects and new initiatives, please continue to check the NCN website or sign up for the NHA Newslink at www.nebraskahospitals.org.

A medical professional in a white lab coat stands confidently with arms crossed in a hospital simulation room at the Nebraska Center for Nursing. A stethoscope hangs around their neck, and behind them, a medical dummy on a bed and various medical equipment are visible.

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