LPN-BSN Educational Pathway

Creating a LPN-BSN Educational Pathway for Academic Progression

Feasibility Study

2015 Survey of Licensed Practical Nurses in NC

Background

In its 2010 The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health Report, The Institute of
Medicine issued a major challenge to increase the educational preparation of the nursing workforce in
our country. This report set the national goal of having 80% of our workforce educated at or above the
BSN level by 2020. North Carolina established a goal of reaching the 80% mark by 2025. With
leadership from the Foundation for Nursing Excellence (FFNE) beginning in 2008, we established the
RIBN (Regionally Increasing Baccalaureate Nurses) dual admission pathway between community
colleges and universities for associate degree RNs to complete their BSN degree at the beginning of
their careers. Today, there are over 32 associated degree nursing programs and 8 university BSN
programs participating in this new educational pathway http://www.ribn.org/ribn-map.

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