Wednesday, January 15, 2025
1/15/2025
Applicant Organization Name: Duke University Address: 307 Trent Drive, Durham, DUMC 3322, North Carolina 27710 Project Director: Anne Derouin, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, FAANP Contact phone: (phone) 919-668.5375 (fax) 919-681-8899 Email: Anne.Derouin@duke.edu In October of 2022, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) reported more than 2,100 full-time faculty vacancies among 909 American nursing schools with baccalaureate and/or graduate programs. Nationally the faculty vacancy rate is about 9%, the greatest vacancy rates were among faculty with doctoral preparation. While many of the NC programs reported plans to increase student enrollment to address workforce shortages, a major obstacle for increased enrollment is the insufficient number of qualified individuals prepared for the role of educator. The NC Board of Nursing requires that all pre-licensure nurse faculty members complete the equivalent of nine graduate credit hours of preparation as teachers. Based on trends in nursing education, the gap between the number of qualified nursing education faculty and the projected need, there is a demand for increased nursing faculty prepared with MSN or doctoral degrees. The Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) offers two graduate degree programs aimed at addressing the nurse faculty shortage: the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Nursing Education program, and the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). The School of Nursing also offers a Certificate in Nursing Education (9 credits of nursing education courses, including a teaching practicum). Our graduates are prepared to meet the HHS and HRSA priorities of transforming the nursing workforce by promoting models of care that address the needs of vulnerable and underserved communities, reduce health outcome disparities, improve access to services through technology and innovation and diversity the nursing workforce. Our commitment is to prepare nurse educators and service-leaders and o ur enrollment has steadily grown over the past several years. During academic year 2023-2024, 30 students participated in the NFLP including 24 DNP students. DUSON requests funding for the NFLP and will deposit an institutional capital contribution (ICC) equal to one ninth of the FY award. The major goals of this proposal are to: (1) Recruit, enroll, and retain qualified and diverse applicants to the Nursing Education major (MSN) and DNP program whom seek to become nursing faculty; (2) Fund 22 returning (and forecasted) MSN and DNP NFLP students and enroll 33 first-year DNP and MSN students whose career goal is serve as nursing faculty; (3) Prepare students in the Nursing Education major (MSN) or DNP program with expert knowledge in health equity, SDOH, quality improvement and telehealth who seek to become nursing faculty; (4) Track NFLP-funded student academic progression and places of employment of graduates following graduation. The measurable outcomes for the AY are to continue to fund 22 returning students (MSN=6, DNP=16) who are continuing in the NFLP and recruit 33 new students (MSN=3, DNP=30) to request NFLP support for the upcoming year, providing increased support to students earning the doctoral degree in alignment with the funding preference. Thus, we intend to support 55 students in the NFLP for 2024-2025.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).