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Facing the Highest Shortage of Registered Nurses in the United States, Georgia Establishes a Nursing Careers Program
Ladders in Nursing Careers (L.I.N.C.) Program
From 1993 through mid-1997, Georgia Ladders in Nursing Careers (L.I.N.C.) enrolled 146 students from 48 institutions, with minority participation close to 50 percent.
L.I.N.C., a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), provided financial and other resources to low-income and minority, entry- and mid-level hospital and nursing home employees to help them become licensed practical nurse (L.P.N.) and registered nurse (R.N.) positions.
Key Results: Under the program, Georgia L.I.N.C.:
- Standardized the requirements for entry into R.N. programs.
- Standardized the educational path for R.N.s seeking a B.S.N. or other further professional nursing education.
- Provided an avenue for welfare recipients to obtain education and employment.
- Recruited individuals for advanced practice nursing programs (e.g., nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, nurse anesthetists) to increase the number of nurse practitioners in the state practicing in rural and medically underserved areas.
Ladders in Nursing Careers Program Project Results
Individual project results from the RWJF national program, Ladders in Nursing Careers Program
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