Practice-Ready Nurse Graduates
Practice-Ready Nurse Graduates pilots will prepare newly graduated nurses to immediately succeed in and contribute to a variety of settings where patients need care. Explore the Practice-Ready Graduates focus area.
The Reimagining Nursing Initiative
Health care in the United States must become more person-centric, forward-looking, and technology-enabled.
Nurses are uniquely positioned to lead the transformation of our health system.
American Nurses Foundation Reimagining Nursing Initiative (RN Initiative) is equipping nurses with skills and resources to meet the health care needs of the future. We are funding bold ideas developed and led by nurses to transform nursing for improved access, care, and outcomes for all.
The RN Initiative has granted $14 million to 10 exciting pilot programs in 29 states. These pilots are sparking new ideas and testing solutions. By nurturing these bold ideas and enabling those that work to scale, we are designing a future where nurses everywhere can drive change and effectively use their skills. We envision a future where nurses are valued and compensated for the care they provide.
The RN Initiative will help nurses realize their full potential—giving them the tools, knowledge, and power to improve health care for generations to come.
Kate Judge Executive Director, American Nurses FoundationNurses know the challenges they face; it’s time to equip them to reimagine a health care system that is better for all of us.
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Reimagining Nursing Focus Areas
The RN Initiative is focused on three priority areas for innovation that present unique opportunities for large-scale, replicable change. Focusing on these areas can enable nurses with cutting-edge knowledge, tools, environments, and systems to deliver equitable and exemplary care to their patients:
Technology-Enabled Nursing Practice
Technology-Enabled Nursing Practice pilots will support the design and implementation of technology-based tactics and tools that enhance the practice of nursing. Explore the Technology-Enabled Practice focus area.
Direct-Reimbursement Nursing Model
Direct-Reimbursement Nursing Model pilots will expand nursing practice and elevate the value of nursing through direct reimbursement for nursing care delivery, management, and coordination outcomes. Explore the Direct Reimbursement focus area.
Explore the Reimagining Nursing Pilot Projects
Big 10 Practice-Ready Nursing Initiative
Immersive virtual reality simulation in tandem with debriefing and clinical preceptorship prepares students to care for multiple, complex patients
Compassionate, on-demand nurses are hired by patients to help them transition home from the hospital, empowering them to manage their health at home
Competency-Based Education for Practice-Ready Nurses
This project accelerates the movement to a new model of nursing education by supporting innovative approaches to competency development and skills assessment for nurses
CONCERN Implementation Toolkit
Consolidating nurse knowledge, perception, and expertise to create predictive tools that provide early warnings about deteriorating patient health
Disrupting Nursing Education with XR, AI and ML
Using cutting-edge XR, AI/machine learning technology to disrupt nurse education and better prepare graduates for high-stakes, real-world situations
Driving Nursing Outcomes through Robotics
ChristianaCare is piloting collaborative robots (cobots) as an innovative, strategic approach to assist inpatient nurses and staff in their daily work
Integrated Memory Care in Community
People living with dementia will be able to receive quality, specialized nurse-led care where they live
Making Nursing Visible for Healthy Communities
Developing a structure to capture and reimburse nursing services that facilitate health and wellness in community
Practice-Ready. Specialty-Focused.™ Nurse Education
Generalist-educated BSN nurses receive opportunity for specialty-focused education and clinical experience, better preparing them for specialty practice
Reducing Barriers to NP Value-Based Care
Reducing barriers to ensure nurse practitioner-owned practices can participate and thrive as US health care shifts to value-based payment structures
Reimagining Nursing Next Steps
The Reimagining Nursing Initiative is not currently accepting new applications, however, the program is constantly evolving! Sign up for our mailing list above to receive the most up-to-date information on the status of the Initiative.
Our next anticipated step will be to bring the most successful pilots to scale with the eventual goal of industry-wide adoption. Scaling efforts will begin no later than 2025.
The Reimagining Nursing Initiative is made possible through the generous support of our funders.
Kaiser Permanente National Community Benefit Fund at East Bay Community Foundation
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