SJBSM Pathway to BSN
The Health Resources and Services Administration approved the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention -Pathway to Registered Nurse Program, titled SJBSM Pathway to BSN (Grant #UD7HP49615). The NEPQR-PRNP is an excellent opportunity for San Juan Bautista School of Medicine to develop and implement an LPN-to-BSN bridge program to train nursing students and enable clinical faculty to provide care and satisfy the health needs of medically underserved communities.
- The following objectives will be implemented during the 2023-2027
- Develop and implement an accredited LPN-to-BSN Bridge program to increase the number of RNs entering the workforce.
- Recruit and develop LPN undergraduate nursing students committed to practicing in medically underserved communities and provide them with academic and financial support.
- Provide nursing students with longitudinal interprofessional team-based, clinical, and didactic training experiences along the practice continuum in community-based settings in rural or underserved areas.
- Prepare students for the National Council Licensing Examination for Registered Nurses.
- Provide students with the knowledge, skills, and support needed to successfully complete the LPN-to-BSN career ladder training program.
- Expand the community-based learning environment, which will allow nursing students to identify and implement evidence-based best practices in rural and medically underserved communities.
Project Director
Dr. Elizabeth Padilla Ed.D, RN, MSN PCA
epadilla@sanjuanbautista.edu
Project Coordinator, HRSA grant
Nitza E. Otero de Medina
nitza.otero@sanjuanbautista.edu
