ARS 36-1803 Grant: Nurses for a Healthy Arizona
Overview
Project Title: Student Nurse/New Graduate Clinical Placements & Preceptor Training Pilot Grant Program
The Arizona Legislature approved HB 2691 / ARS 36-1803: Student Nurse Clinical Rotation and Licensed or Certified Nurse Training Pilot Program to expand the capacity of preceptor training programs at health care institutions, including assisted living facilities, centers or nursing care institutions for nursing students and newly licensed or certified nurses.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR JUNE 29, 2022.
Key points
- $25 million annually for three years of state dollars
- Program funds allocated from AHCCCS to Arizona Board of Nursing
- Eligible entities: licensed health care institutions (HCIs)
- Proposals from HCIs may be for one year or multiple years
- Factors to determine grant awards shall include:
- Geographic and population distribution
- Number of new nurses or nursing assistants planned to be trained and retained
- Cost of the program compared to other program proposals.
- Use of evidence in program design
Applications are closed at this time.
The application is a fillable PDF.
Download the application and fill out the fields.
Once finished email the completed form to
[email protected].
AZBN will provide the infrastructure, implementation, oversight, reporting, and evaluation of the pilot grant program.
AZBN will develop the administrative infrastructure to create and accept grant application forms; approve and deny applications; monitor progress and compliance of the grant recipients, collect and analyze data, and provide guidance and expertise related to practice readiness.
The grant program’s purpose shall be to increase the placements of student nurses/new grad nurses and nursing assistants in clinical rotations, increase and enhance preceptor training and increase the number and retention of nurses and nursing assistants in the state of Arizona.
Board consultants will oversee the Arizona Health Care Workforce, Grant Program 36-1803.
- Kathy Malloch, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN
- Kathy Scott, PhD, MPA, RN, FACHE
- Tim Porter O’Grady, DM, EdD, APRN, FAAN, FACCWS
For additional information email [email protected].
Year 2 Grantees
| System/Clinic/Hospital | Program |
|---|---|
| Abrazo (Arrowhead) | Peceptor: New Grad Residency (RN) |
| Abrazo Arrowhead | Preceptor: Student Extern (RN) |
| Abrazo Health (Central and Scottsdale) | Preceptor: Student Extern (RN) |
| Banner Health | Preceptor: Specialty Training (Exp RN) |
| Carondolet Health (St. Joe's St. Mary's & Holy Cross) | Preceptor: Student Extern (RN) |
| Cobre Valley New to Service (RN, CNA) &, Students (RN and APRN) | General Preceptor: New to Service (RN, CNA) &, Students (RN and APRN) |
| Cobre Valley | Preceptor: Specialty Training (Exp RN) |
| Dignity Health | Preceptor: NG Residency (RN) |
| Dignity Health | Preceptor: Students (RN) |
| Dignity Health | Super-Preceptor: Specialty (ICU)(RN) |
| Dignity Health | Super-Preceptor:- Specialty (Med-Surg)(RN) |
| Honor Health | Super-Preceptor: Specialty ICU (RNs and students) |
| Honor Health | Preceptor: Specialty Training (Exp RN) |
| Kingman Regional | Preceptor: Students (RN) |
| La Paz | Preceptor: Students and Extern (RN)s |
| Lifepoint | Preceptor: New Grad Residency RN |
| Mayo Specialty- Cancer | Preceptor: Specialty (Cancer) (RN) |
| Mayo New Grad Residency RN | Preceptor: New Grad Residency RN |
| Mayo Specialty Periop | Preceptor: Specialty (Periop) (RN) |
| MGA Homecare | Preceptor: New Grad Residency (RN, LPN) |
| Northern Arizona Healthcare (Flagstaff, Verde Valley) | Preceptor: New Grad Residency & Specialty (RN) |
| Phoenix Childrens | Preceptor: New Grad Residency (RN) |
| Phoenix Childrens | Preceptor: Student (APRN) |
| San Carlos | Preceptor-Student (APRN) |
| San Carlos | Preceptor: New Grad Residency (RN) |
| Tucson Medical Center New Grad Residency RN | Preceptor: New Grad Residency RN |
| Tucson Medical Center Specialty (RN)(ED) | Super Preceptor-Specialty (RN) (ED) |
| Tucson Medical Center Student Extern (RN) | Preceptor: Student Extern (RN) |
| Tucson Medical Center Specialty (Float Pool) (RN) | Preceptor: Specialty (Float Pool)(RN) |
| Via Linda Behavioral Hospital | Preceptor: Specialty (RN) |
| White Mountains | General Preceptor: Student, RN, LPN |
| Yuma Regional Medical Center RN | Preceptor: Student Extern (RN) |
| Yuma Regional Medical Center LPN | Preceptor: LPN Pathway |