Adelphi University’s College of Nursing and Public Health’s nursing program has been granted accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education’s (CCNE) Board of Commissioners. Adelphi’s undergraduate and graduate nursing programs met all four CCNE accreditation standards and are accredited for ten years through December 2033.
The prestigious accreditation follows a comprehensive self-study and review by a peer-review team of CCNE examiners, then a review by the commission. The 10-year accreditation is the maximum awarded to a nursing program.
Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Undergraduate Nursing Program – jumping an unprecedented 19 spots in a single year in the 2024 rankings – Adelphi is also ranked a Best Grad School for Nursing by U.S. News.
“We are thrilled to have received the maximum accreditation by CCNE for our nursing programs,” said Deborah Hunt, PhD, RN, dean of Adelphi’s College of Nursing and Public Health. “The Commission’s approval is a testament to the quality and strength of our faculty and staff, who play such a vital role in our innovative and highly ranked nursing programs. The CCNE accreditation team was professional and supportive throughout the visit.”
Adelphi’s hands-on BS in nursing is designed to prepare students for rewarding, critical roles in the expanding healthcare field, promoting wellness throughout their lives. Graduates go on to work in hospitals and healthcare facilities, in various community-based settings and can practice in any number of specialty areas. In addition to the traditional program, Adelphi also offers an Accelerated Nursing Program, which gives students the chance to achieve a BS in Nursing in just 14 months.
Ranked one of New York’s top online nursing graduate programs, this flexible, online degree program prepares students for much-needed nurse training and education roles. Students in the program will build skills in instruction, performance evaluation, and the implementation of innovative approaches to nursing education. Graduates go on to work in higher education, educating nurses in clinics and hospitals, taking on a clinical supervisor role in healthcare settings, or working as a consultant for teaching institutions.
This advanced nursing practice post-master’s certificate entails an in-depth study of adult-health nursing. The curriculum integrates theoretical knowledge and practical skills while exploring the issues and forces within the healthcare delivery system that affect the roles of the advanced practice nurse.
This post-master’s advanced practice concentration entails an in-depth study of psychiatric-mental health nursing across the lifespan. Designed for students who are already licensed NPs in another specialty, the curriculum integrates theoretical knowledge and practice skills to prepare nurses at the graduate level for the care of psychiatric-mental health clients, individuals, families, and communities.
“We appreciate the support of President Riordan and Provost Storm and the entire Adelphi University community, including our CNPH faculty, staff, students, alums, administrators, advisory board, and clinical partners who helped to make this visit so successful,” said Hunt. “I would also like to recognize the leadership of the Steering Committee chairs, Vera Bender, Professor and PhD in Nursing Program Director, Dr. Patricia Donohue-Porter, and Associate Dean, Dr. Mary Hickey, who guided the process. This was truly a collaborative effort.”
Kimberly Glassman, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAONL, FAAN, has been appointed as the new Dean of the Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing (PSON) and Vice President for Nursing Academic Affairs of the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City.
“I am delighted to join the expert faculty, administrators, staff, and students at PSON,” says Dr. Glassman. “The unique, integrated relationship between PSON and the Mount Sinai Health System supports our nursing students with combined classroom and clinical experiences, providing a rich foundation for their entry into clinical practice and their nursing career.”
Dr. Glassman has been an outstanding leader in higher education administration and health care throughout her career at New York University (NYU) Rory Meyers College of Nursing. Her roles there included clinical professor, Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Associate Dean of Partnership Innovation, Senior Vice President for Patient Care Services, and Chief Nursing Officer of NYU Langone Medical Center.
“We are honored and excited to welcome Dr. Glassman to our leadership team. Her strategic vision will propel our academic programs, grow our future cohorts, and provide our nursing students with an excellent foundation that prepares them for a rewarding nursing career,” says Beth Oliver, DNP, RN, FAAN, Chief Nurse Executive and Senior Vice President, Cardiac Services, Mount Sinai Health System.
“I look forward to working with her closely to continue the momentum at the School,” says Dr. Oliver. “We have invested in infrastructure and programs with innovative classrooms and simulation programs in upper Manhattan with close proximity to The Mount Sinai Hospital and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and have created partnerships with our Harlem community to create bridge programs for youth with interest in nursing careers. These efforts will grow a robust pipeline of nurses and nursing leaders who are mission-driven in bettering the health of all people and all communities.”
Dr. Glassman will create a dynamic and strategic road map for the school’s future, including:
-identifying new areas of growth and innovation
-establishing PSON as a leader in nursing education in New York City
-developing a regional model for addressing the critical shortage of front-line nurses
-identifying new avenues for attracting, retaining, and developing outstanding faculty
-providing fiscal solid management of PSON
-building solid relationships across the Mount Sinai Health System and community.
Additionally, Dr. Glassman looks to design and advance interprofessional education alongside health system nursing leadership and ideate strategies to ensure best practices for clinical rotations and retention of graduates.
A federal study shows that nearly half of healthcare workers reported feeling burned out last year. Research suggests nurses are especially vulnerable to burnout, which can impact their care.
In collaboration with the Global Health Reporting Center and with support from the Pulitzer Center, Stephanie Sy reports from Columbus, Ohio, for a PBS NewsHour series, Critical Care: The Future of Nursing.
The segment profiles four nurses at different places in their nursing careers and the impact of nurse burnout.
-Sarah Kincaid, a family nurse practitioner in Columbus, Ohio
–Bernadette Melnyk, chief wellness officer at Ohio State University, and co-author of the books:
-Taylor Schwein is a psychiatric nurse practitioner in training. She teaches a cognitive skills building program for fellow Ohio State University students called Mindstrong.
-Yang Du, a nursing student at Ohio State University.
Washington, which recently became the 40th jurisdiction to enact the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), will allow nurses holding an active, unencumbered multistate license (MSL) to begin practicing in the state on July 24.
Additionally, as part of the NLC legislation, the Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission will officially change its name to the Washington State Board of Nursing on the same date.
Beginning July 24, employers hiring nurses holding MSLs may begin to verify and report them to the Nursing Commission and supply proof that these nurses have met the Suicide Prevention Training requirement. Starting Sept. 1, 2023, employers must report MSL nurses to the Nursing Commission within 30 days of hire.
Although the NLC has been enacted in Washington, an implementation process must be completed before its residents can apply for a multistate license. Residents of Washington will be able to obtain a multistate license once the NLC is fully implemented in the state. A task force has been convened to outline the full implementation plan of the NLC.
The compact allows registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPN/VNs) to have one multistate license, with the ability to practice in person or via telehealth, in their home territory/state and other NLC states.
Licensure requirements are aligned in NLC states, so all nurses applying for a multistate license are required to meet those same standards, including submission to a federal and state fingerprint-based criminal background check.
With the multistate license, nurses can provide telehealth nursing services to patients in NLC states without obtaining additional licenses. A multistate license facilitates cross-border practice for many nurses who routinely practice with patients in other states, including primary care nurses, case managers, transport nurses, school and hospice nurses, and many others. Further, military spouses who experience moves every few years also benefit significantly from the multistate license.
Nurse leaders who will shape the future of nursing are in demand now more than ever. The fields of healthcare management, technology, clinical practice, and executive nurse leadership are calling nurse leaders considering a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree.
New opportunities for career advancement, a higher earning potential, and professional leadership await you. There are several reasons why the time is now for aspiring nurse leaders.
The struggling U.S. healthcare system desperately needs innovative, highly educated nurse leaders with a DNP to help guide pandemic recovery efforts. As healthcare leaders look beyond 2021, they seek highly trained nurses with a DNP in Executive Nurse Leadership to take on more board leadership roles, navigating the uncertainty that has become the norm, according to the American Hospital Association.
A coalition of more than 20 professional organizations, including AARP and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, believe that nurse leaders are the key to improving the health of communities and the nation. That is why they started a successful campaign to have 10,000 nurses in leadership positions on boards by 2020.
This means that there are now more opportunities than ever for you to hold a position of power in healthcare leadership. Earning a Doctor of Nursing Practice, the most advanced nursing degree available, is the key to establishing yourself as an expert in a specialty advanced practice area, or as a nursing executive.
The anticipated physician shortage, combined with increases in available health management positions, means new opportunities for nurse leaders with a DNP in a specialty advanced practice area. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) projects that the United States will face a shortage of between 54,100 and 139,000 physicians by 2033.
The demographic reality of a lack of access to primary care in underserved communities, an aging workforce, and a growing U.S. population means that physicians, especially primary care providers, are in high demand. Widespread physician burnout, even before the pandemic, is also driving earlier retirement.
Simultaneously, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) predicts that the health care management field will grow 17 percent from 2014 to 2024. The result is more space for nurse leaders with a DNP in board rooms, federal or state health-related agencies, or clinical research institutes.
Technology is an integral part of modern healthcare. The COVID-19 pandemic only accelerated the commercialization of healthcare technology. There are now exciting and lucrative new roles at silicone-valley-style startups. These businesses capitalize on technologies such as artificial intelligence, telemedicine, virtual care, wearable medical devices, genomics, and gene editing in the healthcare sphere.
Many of these new companies are looking for executive leaders with direct healthcare experience to guide them in transferring novel technology to healthcare. DNP’s with advanced education and training in Executive Nurse Leadership are desirable candidates for growing health tech companies.
There are now more opportunities than ever for minority nurse leaders in the U.S. There continues to be a lack of representation of the nursing field’s full diversity in healthcare leadership positions. In addition to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 also witnessed growing racial tensions, the Black Lives Matter movement, and a more significant societal commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
Our nation’s reckoning with its history of systemic racism is now holding our healthcare systems, government agencies, academic institutions, and healthcare companies to higher standards for DEI. Minority nurses with a DNP degree are qualified to serve in leadership positions. They will lead the charge in shaping the future of nursing practice, driving necessary policy changes, and improving patient care outcomes, cultural competence, and health equity.
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) predicts a severe shortage of Registered Nurses (RNs). Baby Boomers are aging, and the unmet need for health care is growing.
Leadership roles change rapidly in the fast-paced healthcare environment. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated that rate of change. Highly-educated, skilled nurse leaders with a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree are desperately needed to help lead our healthcare system’s successful recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
With a DNP, you can help to shape the future of nursing practice and strategically earn a seat at the table, representing all nurses as you help to drive the systemic changes so desperately needed. With more doctorate of nursing programs now available with flexible online course options, and employers looking to advance more nurses to leadership positions, the future looks bright for those considering a DNP.
