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Kansas City Consortium Identifies and Prepares for Region's Nursing Needs
Published: Oct 15, 2004
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From 1996 through 2002, a consortium based at the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Nursing developed a Web-based nursing career information service for prospective and current nurses.
The project was part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) national program Colleagues in Caring: Regional Collaboratives for Nursing Work Force Development, initiated in 1994 to address nursing education and workforce issues at the regional level.
Key Results
As reported to RWJF, the consortium accomplished the following:
- Established a Web-based network of information resources that help prospective and active nurses identify educational, scholarship and job opportunities.
- Increased coordination among area nursing schools.
- Established an ongoing nursing career promotional campaign.
- Established a nonprofit organization — Health Resource Partners — to develop Kansas City's health care workforce.
Funding
RWJF supported the project from 1996 to 2002 with two grants totaling $350,000.
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Listed below are 2 of the grants that supported this project, totaling $346,964.
| Grant | Awarded to | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Colleagues in Caring: Regional Collaboratives for Nursing Work Force Development |
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing (Kansas City, MO) ID#: 029456 Nancy M. Mills, R.N., Ph.D. 816-235-1752 millsn@umkc.edu |
Actual award: $200,000 July 1996 to November 1999 |
| Colleagues in Caring: Regional Collaboratives for Nursing Work Force Development (phase 2) |
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing (Kansas City, MO) ID#: 036972 Nancy M. Mills, R.N., Ph.D. 816-235-1752 millsn@umkc.edu |
Approved award: $150,000 Actual award: $146,964 July 1999 to June 2002 |
RWJF may have supported this project with other grants that are not listed.
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