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Congratulations to our partner Ingrid Johnson at the Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence for receiving the Nightingale Award. As you can see from the original post, this recognition is very much deserved!Congratulations to Ingrid Johnson, DNP, MPP, RN for receiving the Colorado Nightingale Award in May! Dr. Johnson was nominated in the category of innovation as a non-traditional nurse role (administration, educator, or researcher). Dr. Johnson designed an innovative model to ensure rural and underserved citizens of Colorado have access to a provider through the “Grow-Your-Own APRN Fellowship.” The innovative model builds an empowered APRN primary care workforce and pipeline by recruiting and developing nurses who already live, work, and are vested in the success of their community. The model significantly reduces financial and continuity-of-care costs related to recruiting and turnover of providers that have no interest in living long-term in rural areas and often leave after loan-forgiveness obligations are met.

The Grow-Your-Own model includes a variety of strategies where Dr. Johnson personally recruited rural BSN nurses to return to school, provided financial support, one-on-one individualized coaching and leadership support to successfully graduate and transition to practice as a rural primary care APRN. Dr. Johnson has received over 4 million dollars with local and federal funding to continue building the workforce and supported 110 new APRNs in some of the most rural and underserved areas of Colorado. Her program has received national recognition from her publication in Nursing Administration Quarterly to her presentations at a variety of conferences.

Jesse Smith, FNP from Burlington, CO wrote in a nomination letter, ‘I met Ingrid… when she came to Cheyenne Wells to talk to me about returning to school… I believe that the personalized coaching support from Ingrid and the financial support from the fellowship program was instrumental in my ability to achieve my goal… I am now a provider in Burlington and intend to serve and provide the continuity the people of this community deserve for years to come.” ... ’Expand’

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3 weeks ago

Our office is closed today in honor of Memorial Day. Today, we honor and remember those who lost their lives defending our country and our freedoms. To learn more about Memorial Day, please visit www.military.com/memorial-day. ... ’Expand’

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