{"id":6827,"date":"2016-03-15T20:58:15","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T01:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/?p=6827"},"modified":"2016-03-16T08:29:30","modified_gmt":"2016-03-16T13:29:30","slug":"uw-stevens-point-nursing-program-accredited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/2016\/03\/15\/uw-stevens-point-nursing-program-accredited\/","title":{"rendered":"UW-Stevens Point nursing program accredited"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ctl00_PlaceHolderMain_ctl00_ctl08__ControlWrapper_RichHtmlField\" class=\"ms-rtestate-field\">\n<p class=\"ms-rteElement-P\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/nursingccne201603.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6828\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6828\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/nursingccne201603.jpg\" alt=\"nursingccne201603\" width=\"580\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/nursingccne201603.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/nursingccne201603-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/nursingccne201603-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/nursingccne201603-136x70.jpg 136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ms-rteElement-P\">A new five-year accreditation of the nursing program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will benefit registered nurses pursuing a bachelor\u2019s degree at the university.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ms-rteElement-P\">The accreditation was completed by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aacn.nche.edu\/ccne-accreditation\" target=\"_blank\">Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education<\/a>, an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ms-rteElement-P\">\u201cAccreditation is essential to our nursing program,\u201d said director <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/shcp\/Pages\/FacStaff\/sfrazier.aspx\">Sharon Frazier<\/a>, senior lecturer in health care professions. \u201cIt informs the health care community and students that the professional skills and knowledge needed for a baccalaureate nurse are reflected academically in the UW-Stevens Point nursing program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ms-rteElement-P\">UW-Stevens Point began its bachelor\u2019s in nursing completion program in 2013 for associate degree or diploma registered nurses. The program meets a demand for four-year-degree-prepared nurses rising from the growing complexity of health care needs. The 2012 Wisconsin Registered Nursing Survey found only 34-37 percent of nurses have bachelor\u2019s degrees in the western and northern parts of the state. The 2010 Institute of Medicine recommended an increase of nurses with a baccalaureate degree to 80 percent by 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ms-rteElement-P\">\u201cUW-Stevens Point nursing coursework prepares registered nurses for leadership roles and broadens theoretical understanding and critical thinking skills for caring for patients in various settings,\u201d said Frazier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ms-rteElement-P\">Students may take courses online or on campus or in blended formats, allowing for greater flexibility and program accessibility. For more about the nursing program, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/nursing\">www.uwsp.edu\/nursing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ms-rteElement-P\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new five-year accreditation of the nursing program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will benefit registered nurses pursuing a bachelor\u2019s degree at the university. The accreditation was completed by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. \u201cAccreditation is essential to our nursing program,\u201d said director [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6828,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12,14],"tags":[452,305,341,343,344],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6827"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6827"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6829,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6827\/revisions\/6829"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}