Mission

THE MISSION OF WISCONSIN CENTER FOR NURSING, INC. IS TO ASSURE AN ADEQUATE, WELL-PREPARED AND DIVERSE NURSE WORKFORCE FOR THE PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN. THE WORK OF THE WISCONSIN CENTER FOR NURSING CONTINUES TO BE FOCUSED IN FIVE CORE NURSING AREAS: DATA, EDUCATION, DIVERSITY, PARTNERSHIPS, AND LEADERSHIP. HIGHLIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR INCLUDE PUBLICATION OF THE RN SURVEY AND EDUCATOR SURVEY REPORTS, A SUCCESSFUL ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON STRATEGIES TO STRENGTHEN WISCONSIN'S NURSING WORKFORCE; CONTINUED EMPHASIS ON HEALTH EQUITY AS A CORNERSTONE OF NURSING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDING RECEIVING A SINGLE SOURCE 4 YEAR CONTRACT FROM DWD AND ESTABLISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASED COLLABORATION WITH THE DATA SURVEY TEAMS; AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NURSING WORKFORCE LEADERSHIP AWARDS RECOGNIZING NURSE LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE IN THE AREAS OF COMMUNITY IMPACT, EMERGING NURSE LEADER, NURSE EDUCATOR EXCELLENCE AND LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT. IN ADDITION, WCN CONTINUES TO BE