 CINHC has undertaken
an ambitious effort to complete a statewide nursing Master Plan. Building on previous work, including former Governor Davis' Workforce
Initiative, this effort will result in a first-ever statewide Plan that
assures:
- An educational system that provides an adequate supply of nurses
- A work force representative of California's rich, cultural diversity
- A working environment that supports quality care and professional
development
- A recruitment strategy that benefits all health care providers and
patients
A statewide Master Plan will link scarce resources to the greatest areas
of demand, reduce duplication, wasteful competition and the "robbing
Peter to pay Paul" syndrome.
The Master Planning process includes seven phases: Planning, Preliminary
Master Plan Development, Consensus Building, Master Plan Revision and
Completion, Implementation and Roll-Out, Tracking, and Evaluation.
The Plan itself will include six focus areas for which specific strategies
will be developed: Educational Systems & Capacity, Recruitment, Nursing
Practice, Workforce Diversity, Working Environments, and Workforce Data.
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