New York consumers and nurses have joined forces to form a strong partnership in support of the Institute of Medicine recommendations. Led by the Institute for Nursing: New York State Workforce Center and AARP New York, the New York Action Coalition has successfully recruited a wide range of stakeholders, including the New York Nurses Association, and secured initial funding from St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association, New York University College of Nursing and the Columbia University School of Nursing.

Broadly, the Action Coalition is focusing on:

• removing barriers to practice;
• increasing the proportion of nurses with bachelor’s degree in nursing;
• doubling the number of nurses with a doctorate;
• building an infrastructure for the collection and analysis of interprofessional health care workforce data.

Because of the state’s size and diversity, the coalition has designated action teams that will advance these goals within seven distinct regions of New York.