Clemson University

Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention - Workforce Expansion Program - Project Title: Appalachian Nurse: Increasing the Nursing Workforce for Acute and Long-term Care in Rural, Underserved Appalachian, SC Applicant Organization Name: Clemson University Address: Clemson University Nursing Building, 605 Grove Road, Greenville, SC 29605 Project Director: Lucia Gonzales PHD, MSN, Mba, NP-C, Agpcnp-bc, Chse Contact: (864) 656-9569 (office), Fax: (864) 656-5488, Luciag@clemson.edu Website Address: Https://www.clemson.edu/cbshs/departments/nursing/ Funding:total: $3,749,645; Y1: $999,976; Y2: $976,882; Y3:$ 999,770; Y4: $773,017 Funding Priority #1 SC Among States With Greatest Nursing Shortages Funding Priority #2 Letter From Irs of Organization’s Status as an Instrumentality Funding Preference: Partner of Clinical Site Serving a Federally-designated Mup This Project Increases the Number of Registered Nursing Students, Clinical Faculty/preceptors, Increases Innovative, Specialized Acute and Long-term Care (LTC) Training for Trainees and Clinical Faculty/preceptors Including 80 Additional Hours, and Readies Graduates for Employment in Acute and Long-term Care Settings Serving Medically Underserved Populations (MUP) in Appalachian Upstate Oconee South Carolina (SC). Project Furthers Health Equity and Health Care Equity by Leveraging Academic Clinical Partnerships Between Clemson University School of Nursing (clemson), Statewide Healthcare System Prisma Health System (prisma Health), and Tri County Technical College (TCTC). This Project Will 1. Graduate a Diverse Cohort of 30 (15 Additional Associate Degree and 15 Bachelor Degree) Financially Supported Students; 2. Provide Didactic Nursing Education in the Delivery of Culturally Competent Care Addressing Sdoh in Rural Populations in Acute and Long-term Care Topics of Genetics/genomics, Patient Education, Health Promotion, Acute and LTC Leadership, Geriatric Frailty, and Palliative Care Taught by Six Diverse Faculty Scholars From Disadvantaged Backgrounds. 80 Additional Clinical and Simulation Hours Will Be Provided at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital, a 169 General Acute Care Hospital Within a 17-HOSPITAL Health System, Lila Doyle Post Acute, a 120-BED Long-term Care and Rehabilitative Center in Oconee County Serving a Medically Underserved Population (mup), and the Clemson Simulation Center, a State-of-the-art Facility With Standardized Patients Using “wearables” for the Elder and Obese; Head Pieces With Virtual Reality for Assessment Skills of the Social Determinants of Health and Health Literacy; and Programmable Stethoscopes That Simulate Heart, Lung and Bowel Sounds; 3. Implement Six Actions Connecting Trainees of Diverse Populations, Disadvantaged Backgrounds, Underrepresented Racial, Ethnic Minorities to Acute and Long-term Care Employment in Mup Populations; 4. Implement a Virtual Learning Environment for Continuing Education Which Mentors the Increased Numbers of Three Clinical and Three Preceptor Faculty. Key to the Project Is the Maintenance of Two Strong, Formalized Collaboratives. Prisma Health Provides Care to Over 1.4 Million Patients Annually in 18 Hospitals, Physician Practices, Ambulatory Care Centers. TCTC in Pendleton, SC Enrolls 5629 Students; Is One of the Largest Colleges in the SC Technical College System and Serves Oconee County. Validated Assessment Tools Will Evaluate Trainees’ Progress. Project Includes Engagement of Nurse Manager Stakeholders as Champions for Rural Nursing, Video Graphed Testimonies for Ongoing Nurse Recruitment, and Professional Development. South Carolinians Are Currently Experiencing Anxiety and Depression Three Times the Rate of the National Average. SC Is Predominantly Rural and 41ST (WORST) in Overall Health Ranking, All Counties Are Completely or Partially Medically Underserved. Project Increases Registered Nurses of Disadvantaged Backgrounds, Committed to Culturally Appropriate Care in Rural Appalachia, Expanding the Workforce of “appalachian Nurse."