Minnesota State and the University of Minnesota are leading a collaboration to reimagine nursing education and address the growing shortage of nurses in Minnesota. The Coalition for Nursing Equity and Excellence (CNEE) works with every school of nursing in the state, health care providers and others invested in improving health care in Minnesota to increase enrollment in nurse education programs at all degree levels, expand equity in the nursing workforce, and increase the success of nursing students.
Impact
- Employers cannot find enough nurses.
- Nursing programs cannot find enough faculty.
- Healthcare systems are paying top dollar for nurses, taking away funds for increasing care.
- Nursing workforce lacks diversity which is contributing to health inequities.
- Clinical sites cannot take more students, barring increases in program enrollment.
Nursing workforce is in dire need
▪ There are not enough clinical learning opportunities to raise enrollment levels.
▪ There are not enough nursing faculty to raise enrollment levels.
▪ There is not enough simulation capability to raise enrollment levels.
▪ There are not enough qualified students to raise enrollment levels.
Stakeholders Connected to Coalition
Education Providers
Alexandria Technical Community College
Augsburg University
Concordia College, Moorhead
Concordia University, St. Paul
Gustavus Adolphus College
Lake Superior College
Metropolitan State University
Minnesota State College Southeast
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Normandale Community College
Rochester Community and Technical College
Southwest Minnesota State University
St. Cloud State University
The College of St. Scholastica
University of Minnesota
University of Northwestern St. Paul
University of St. Thomas
Winona State University
Employer Partners
Alexandria Technical Community College
Anoka Technical College
Augsburg University
Concordia College, Moorhead
Concordia University, St. Paul
Gustavus Adolphus College
Lake Superior College
Metropolitan State University
Minnesota State College Southeast
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Minnesota State University, Moorhead
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Normandale Community College
Rochester Community and Technical College
Southwest Minnesota State University
St. Cloud State University
The College of St. Scholastica
University of Minnesota
University of Northwestern St. Paul
University of St. Thomas
Winona State University
Others
American Organization for Nursing Leadership
Association of Nigerian Nurses in Minnesota
BlueCross BlueShield – Minnesota
Care Providers of Minnesota
Children’s Minnesota
Essentia Health
Fairview Health Services
Gundersen Health System
Leading Age Minnesota
Mayo Clinic
Minnesota Association of Colleges of Nursing (MACN)
Minnesota Black Nurses Association
Minnesota Board of Nursing
Minnesota Home Care Association
Minnesota Hospital Association
Minnesota Organization of Leaders in Nursing
Minnesota Organization of Registered Nurses
Organization for Associate Degree Nursing
Sanford Health
The Minnesota State HealthForce Center of Excellence
The State of Minnesota Governor’s Workforce Development Board
+6.6%
Predicted demand
growth for RNs annually
-5.5%
Annual decline in
newly licensed LPNs
75K
Minnesota has 75k fewer
workers since the pandemic
37%