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In 2014, the Affordable Care Act
propelled 1.4 million insured peo-
ple into Californian’s health care
system (hhs.gov/healthcare), a
staggering number that continues
to put a significant burden on pro-
viding high quality, safe, and effec- technology, data management systems, and
tive health care.
As health care shifts from the traditional
illness model to a wellness model, care will
move from acute care delivery (hospitals) to
ambulatory care (clinics) delivered in med-
ical homes. As such, care coordination,
informatics, and interdisciplinary teams are
essential components moving forward. For
this reason, there is an increasing demand for
the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL), a provider
and manager of care able to meet the needs of
the aging and increasingly diverse population
through health promotion, disease preven-
tion, and chronic disease management.
With over 400,000 registered nurses in
California making up the largest segment of
the health care providers, RNs are perfectly
positioned to assist with meeting the demands
of a rapidly evolving and expanding health
care system. In order to meet California’s
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health care needs, registered nurses must Association of Colleges of Nursing in 2007,
be prepared by achieving advanced levels of functions at the microsystem level to improve
nursing education and must be willing to patient outcomes and increase safety and effi-
assume new roles in health care delivery. ciency, assuring timely and equitable delivery
The registered nurse of the future must be of health care.
prepared to utilize evidence-based practice, Located on Mare Island in Vallejo, Touro
University California is the only nursing
population health while at the same time program providing graduate education that
leveraging human, environmental, and mate- is physically housed in Solano County. By
rial resources. New models of care delivery providing advanced education in the region,
are presenting daily and challenging RNs to TUC is committed to answering the national
take on new roles and be leaders in collabora- call issued by the Institute of Medicine (2010)
tion and innovation. to elevate the preparation level of nurses.
Last August, Touro University California In addition, Touro University California
opened a School of Nursing with an inau- School of Nursing is partnering with local
gural class of 30 local registered nurses pos- health care agencies to prepare students with
sessing an associate degree in Nursing (ADN) advanced nursing education that will be
and one bachelor’s prepared RN (BSN). They essential contributors in improving health
are on track to graduate in December 2015 care outcomes in the region.
with a second cohort being admitted in In this quickly-changing, increasingly com-
August 2015. plex clinical care environment, the need
The School of Nursing program provides for Clinical Nurse Leaders is on the rise as
students with a master’s degree in nurs- they meet higher healthcare standards. They
ing and eligibility for national certification are the largest health-care providers in the
as a Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL). The country and are a valuable asset in the health
CNL, a position initiated by the American care system.
Local graduate nursing program for working nurses
with ADN or BSN.
Meets once a week and one Sunday a month.
Leads to a Master’s Degree in Nursing and eligibility
for Clinical Nurse Leader Certification.
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