By Amy Curtis | November/December 2025
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In this issue: November Research Committee, Year-End Review
This newsletter is 634 words long, about a 3-minute read.
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November Research Committee Meeting
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Watch a recording of the November research committee meeting where Heather Nelson-Brantley, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Associate Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, shared her research article “The Relationship Between Social Media Use, Nurse Characteristics, and Job Decision-Making.”
We’ll take a break over the holidays!
Our first meeting of 2026 will be January 29 at 10:00 a.m. We will hear a presentation by Emilie Doerksen, Labor Economist at the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL). She will share KDOL workforce data and their projects.
Led by Shin Hye Park, PhD, RN, the Research Committee facilitates and promotes collaborative nurse research activities across the state. The committee's goal is to leverage research talent to better serve the healthcare community of Kansas, advance the field of nursing and healthcare and strengthen the nursing workforce in Kansas.
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Cheers to 2025 and Happy New Year!
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Hello colleagues and friends!
We can hardly believe the year is coming to an end. 2025 was fantastic and we thank you for being a valued partner. We’re remembering…
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- Interactive dashboard launches (January 2025)
- Kansas Board of Regents funds the Nursing Pathways Project (April 2025)
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Kansas Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Granted Full Scope of Practice Authority (April 2025)
- State of Nursing in Kansas, volume 2 released (September 2025)
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We also learned a lot during the monthly Research Committee meetings (click on each date to learn more too!)…
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Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP), Teri Kennedy, PhD, MSW, ACSW, FGSA, FNAP (March 2025)
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Access to Maternity Care in Kansas report, Karen Weis, PhD, RNC-OB, FAAN, Christine A. Hartley Rural Nursing Professor, Salina Campus Dean, University of Kansas School of Nursing (April 2025)
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The Care Economy, Dr. Misty Heggeness, Associate Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Kansas, Founder & Co-Director of the Kansas Population Center (May 2025)
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Entry-level Pathways to Nursing, Dr. Carrie Wendel-Hummell, Principal Investigator and Research Project Director at KU School of Social Welfare and Dr. Amy Garcia, Associate Professor and Dean for Faculty Practice and Community Engagement at KU School of Nursing, Principal Advisor at the Kansas Nursing Workforce Center (June 2025)
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Understanding Rural Healthcare Needs with Census Data and Other Sources, Dr. Tom Mueller, Assistant Professor at KUMC Department of Population Health and Director at the Kansas Center for Rural Health (September 2025)
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State of Nursing Kansas: Workforce Trends 2015-2025, Drs. Shin Hye Park and Alex Alsup, Kansas Nursing Workforce Center (October 2025)
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The Relationship Between Social Media Use, Nurse Characteristics, and Job Decision-Making, Dr. Heather Nelson-Brantley, Associate Professor at The University of Alabama at Birmingham (November 2025)
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Looking ahead to 2026, the Center will bring you…
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- The State of Nursing Education in Kansas advanced and comprehensive reports
- A new web tool for potential nursing students to decide which Kansas school is best for them
- A pilot initiative to make applying to nursing school easier
- Monthly research meetings
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And much, much more!
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We are so grateful to you and your support.
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—Barbara MacArthur and Amy Garcia
Kansas Nursing Workforce Center
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We are collecting information for the State of Nursing Education in Kansas report, set to publish in 2026, and we’d love to include your thoughts.
Questions include:
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- What do you think is the biggest opportunity in nursing education today?
- What do you think is the biggest challenge or barrier for students?
- What is the one thing you’d want someone interested in learning about nursing education to understand or know?
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We may use your ideas in this publication.
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Download your copy of the State of Nursing in Kansas, Volume 2. This edition tracks trending data from 2015 to 2025.
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Have Kansas Nursing Workforce news, solutions, or kudos you’d like us to share?
Email nursingwill@kumc.edu
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