HOUSTON – (February 21, 2024) – To address the nursing staffing shortage, OpenStax, Rice University’s nonprofit education initiative, collaborates with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to create the first open nursing education (ONE) Founding Summit. . The two organizations are working on a shared goal of addressing talent shortages by reducing financial barriers for nursing students and fostering discussion about important issues facing the field.
This free, two-day virtual event brings together industry experts, nursing education leaders, instructors, and administrators to address important issues in nursing education while promoting the effective integration of publicly accredited nursing resources. I'll explore.
“We partnered with OpenStax at Rice University to provide a valuable resource for nursing education, meet the growing demand for nurses and health care professionals across the state of Texas, and more importantly, We are proud to be able to reduce the cost of higher education in the sector,” said THECB Permanent Secretary. David Trautman, Secretary of Education and Innovation; “The Open Nursing Education Summit serves as a much-needed platform for collaboration and innovation in nursing education.”
The ONE Summit, to be held on February 27th and 28th, will give attendees the opportunity to learn from some of the biggest names in nursing education and take advantage of open-licensed resources, including the upcoming eight-book nursing textbook series from OpenStax and THECB. Provides an opportunity to gain insight. The upcoming textbook series will cover the following courses currently taken by approximately 300,000 students each year in the United States: Fundamentals of Nursing, Maternal-Child Nursing, Medical-Surgical Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Community Nursing, and Pharmacology. , Clinical Nursing Skills and Nutrition.
“The Open Nursing Education Summit comes at a pivotal time for nursing education,” said Anthony Palmiotto, director of higher education at OpenStax. “By uniting industry experts and education leaders, we aim to support nurse educators and leaders in their goal of preparing the next generation of nursing professionals.”
Attendees can choose from 13 sessions covering a wide range of topics from upcoming nursing education textbook series to effective National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) writing. Notable speakers include:
- Emerald Charity Billebrew, Fayetteville Institute of Technology
- Donna Parris, Department of Nursing, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
- Laura Wallace, Mercer University
- Amy Giles, Baylor University
- Dennis Neal, Texas A&M College of Commerce
- Cynthia O'Neal, Utah Health Sciences Center – San Antonio
- Rebecca Petitcoas, Baylor University
- Bridget Carey, Holy Family University
- Jessica Palogy, University of Connecticut
- Maren Reinhold, University of Rochester
The ONE Summit is made possible with support from THECB and is free to all participants. Instructors can earn a certificate indicating their participation, which can be used to earn continuing education and related credits according to institutional or state regulations.
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