Led by the Virginia Nurses Association and AARP Virginia, the Virginia Action Coalition will work with and build upon the existing work of the Virginia Health Reform Advisory Council (VHRIAC), the Virginia Magnet Consortium (VMC) and the Center to Champion Nursing in America Virginia education expansion team, among others. Together these stakeholders formed a leadership taskforce and work groups aligned with the key messages and goals of the IOM report. The coalition has also reached out to the broader health care, business, government, philanthropic communities as well as to statewide and community leadership.

The VHRIAC and the Action Coalition will work together on the development of interdisciplinary team based care delivery that enables nurses to practice to the full extent of their education and training. Similarly, the Virginia Magnet Consortium, a group formed to leverage the leadership abilities of Virginia’s 17 ANCC Magnet® hospitals, has initiated a work plan for educational redesign that aligns with the IOM recommendations. The Action Coalition will capitalize on this work to develop seamless educational pathways that help nurses achieve higher levels of education and training.

Watch a video of Linda Ault, MSN, BSN, discussing the work of the Virginia Action Coalition.