Presented on August 18, 2015
Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing (NAWSON) Vision
- To be the leader in nursing and dental hygiene education and research in Hawaii with outreach to Asia and the Pacific Basin
Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing (NAWSON) Projected Fall 2015 Student Enrollment*
| Level & Field of Study | Degree Pathway | Incoming | Continuing | Total Enrollment |
| Dental Hygiene Undergraduate | BS | 20 | 40 | 60 |
| Nursing Undergraduate | High School Direct (Pre-Yr) | 15 | N/A | 15 |
| BS Manoa | 34+11 DEN = 45 | 200 | 245 | |
| Upper Div Consortium | 33 | 19 | 52 | |
| RN to BS | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Undergraduate Total | 115 | 264 | 379 | |
| Nursing Graduate | MEPN (Pre-license) | 57 | N/A | 57 |
| Master’s/Post MS | 57 | 135 | 192 | |
| DNP | 19 | 29 | 48 | |
| PhD | 0 | 41 | 41 | |
| Graduate Total | 133 | 205 | 338 | |
| Total Enrollment All Programs | 248 | 469 | 717 | |
*Projected as of 8/17/15
Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing (NAWSON) Degrees Awarded: 2014–2015
- 18 BS in Dental Hygiene
- 203 BS in Nursing
- 49 MS in Nursing
- 7 DNP
- 8 PhD
- 47 GEPN Pre-license completion
On-Time Graduation
- 85% students graduate on-time
Licensure & Certification Rates
Entry to Practice Pass Rates: 1st Time Test Takers
- Dental Hygiene
- 100% NBDHE pass rate (Class of 2015)
- Nursing
- 94% NCLEX first time pass rate (BS Class of Fall 2014)
- 88% NCLEX first time pass rate (MEPN Class of SS 2014)
National Rankings: U.S. News & World Report
- UHM Nursing is among nation’s best graduate programs: in top third percent at 83rd place
- UHM Nursing online graduate nursing program ranked 70th out of 133 online nursing programs
Highlights: Nursing Program
- Increase number of high school direct entry students including admission of non-resident students beginning in fall 2017
- Continue to monitor progression of BS students following curriculum and admission revisions
- Only offer RN to BS programs that break even
- Monitor growth of graduate program enrollment and pathways
- Increasing marketing efforts for student recruitment
Highlights: Dental Hygiene Program
- Complete a successful site visit and review by the Commission on Dental Hygiene Education, ADA – September 8 – 9, 2015
- Chair succession planning
- Continue discussion and planning for a direct high school entry pathway
- Identify a permanent facility for FY 2018
- Convene departmental planning to support the program
Highlights: IKE AO PONO
- 290 Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NH/PI) nurses have graduated since 2003
- Increase from 3% to 18% in the number of NH/PI nurses enrolling and graduating from UHM Nursing
- 130 IKE AO PONO students projected for enrollment in 2015-16
- NI/PI graduate students have increased significantly
Highlights: Research
- 18 awards at $2.5M in FY15 (ORS Report)
- Research Committee moving goals forward
- Collaborating with UH Press for journal initiative
- Continued partnership with JABSOM Grants Development to provide support to faculty
Highlights: Global Health Nursing
- International Council of Nurses (ICN) Designation as a Provider Organisation
- Established new international partnerships in nursing
- Dental hygiene continued collaborative learning initiatives with international partners
- Continued Annual Pacific Partnerships
- Success and increase in efforts reflect recognition of faculty and school expertise
Highlights: Interprofessional Collaboration
- College of Health Sciences & Social Welfare (CHSSW) Interprofessional Working Group formed in 2014
- UHM Nursing, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Office of Public Health Studies, Myron B. Thompson, School of Social Work, Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy
- Currently led by UHM Nursing with each unit designating shared resources to support initiative
- UH Team accepted to attend the Fall 2015 Interprofessional Education Collaborative Conference, October 2015
Highlights: UH THSSC
- Increased use by partners and community
- Increased training for international universities
- New pediatric simulator (donated) enhances and increases access to learning
- Implemented efficiencies in operations
- Facilitated interprofessional education
Highlights: Engaged University
- Service learning
- Linkages and expertise via IKE AO PONO and the Native Hawaiian Health Initiative
- Services and scholarship support to underrepresented students
- Continuing need to address workforce diversity
- $500,000 in gifts for FY15 (UHF Report)
- UH Foundation support for development, engagement, and scholarship administration
- Dental Hygiene
- Friends of Dental Hygiene (501c3)
- Partnerships with Hawaii Dental Hygiene Association and Hawaii Dental Association
- 4 affiliating agencies
- Professional development offerings
- UH Dental Hygiene Clinic services to community
- Community projects including Special Olympics
- Dental Hygiene Student Class Officers
- 204 adjunct clinical nursing faculty
- 348 affiliating agencies
- VA Nursing Academy Partnership
- Hawaii State Center for Nursing partnership
- UHM Nursing Alumni Association engagement and endowed scholarship
- Student Nurses Association
- UH THSSC services to local/national community
- Strengthened alumni and student mentorship opportunities
Managing Resources
- Manage resources to address the continuing fiscal challenge
- Implement identified strategies to increase revenue and minimize cost while maintaining quality instructional programs
- Engage with UHM campus as it moves from a historical budget allocation methodology to new budgetary allocation models