Nursing Career Pathways
Nursing Career Pathways
Bringing Partners Together to Meet Demand
Nurses of all credential levels are in high demand in SREB states as the population ages and today’s nursing professionals retire. To help states address this workforce shortage, SREB worked closely with employers and educators in Georgia and Kentucky as they forged streamlined nursing career pathways in regions of the two states.
Health-care providers, colleges and local school systems, workforce agencies and elected officials came together to work out everything from credit transfers to job placement. The goal: Give students a clear picture of how to enter the profession and a shorter, more affordable way to progress through the education they need. The pathways include dual credit for high school students with community and technical colleges plus seamless transition to bachelor’s degrees in nursing and employment as nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses and registered nurses.
Jump Starting Healthcare Careers
Wellstar's Nursing Career Pathways
Hiram, Marietta or McEachern High
School students can jump start their healthcare careers by
participating in Wellstar’s Nursing Career Pathway while earning
their high school diplomas.
Beginning the Bachelor of Science in Nursing in High School
How Kentucky Created a 120-Credit Hour Nursing Career Pathway
Beginning the Bachelor of Science in Nursing in High School: How Kentucky Created a 120-Credit Hour Nursing Career Pathway describes how SREB spent a year working with a coalition of Kentucky educators and health-care employers to develop a seamless sequence of courses and credentials that help students transition from high school to community and technical college programs, the BSN and employment as nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and registered nurses (RNs).