The Hawai‘i State Center for Nursing prioritizes the health and safety of nurses as they care for patients in novel outbreak environments like COVID-19, commonly referred to as Coronavirus. To ensure access to the most-timely evidence related to COVID-19, HSCN compiled resources about the virus, personal protection techniques, and public safety information.
Recently Released
2019-2020 Hawaii State Nurse Education Capacity Report
Continuing Competency
Lifelong learning is a pinnacle to quality nursing care. HSCN is partnering with the Hawai‘i Board of Nursing to ensure awareness of these new requirements. Find FAQs and more, here!
Continuing Competency
Lifelong learning is a pinnacle to quality nursing care. HSCN is partnering with the Hawai‘i Board of Nursing to ensure awareness of these new requirements. Find FAQs and more, here!
Workforce Data
Workforce research is a required activity for the Center. Specifically, the Center is mandated to collect, analyze, and report research related to the “current and future status and trends of the nursing workforce” (HRS §304A-1406). In response to these mandates, the Center has developed research program with three components:
- cyclic data collection and reporting of the Nursing Workforce Supply and Nurse Education Capacity surveys;
- ad hoc data collection and in response to specific partner inquiries or emergent workforce development challenges; and
- systematic evaluation of the efficacy and quality of the Center’s programs.
Workforce Data
Workforce research is a required activity for the Center. Specifically, the Center is mandated to collect, analyze, and report research related to the “current and future status and trends of the nursing workforce” (HRS §304A-1406). In response to these mandates, the Center has developed research program with three components:
- cyclic data collection and reporting of the Nursing Workforce Supply and Nurse Education Capacity surveys;
- ad hoc data collection and in response to specific partner inquiries or emergent workforce development challenges; and
- systematic evaluation of the efficacy and quality of the Center’s programs.
Evidence-Based Practice Program
Conducting research on best practices and quality outcomes is one of the signature functions of the Hawai`i State Center for Nursing. Hawaiʻi ’s evidence-based practice (EBP) program is innovative in its statewide approach and is unique in the nation, encouraging incorporation of evidence-based practices across multiple healthcare systems by many users.
Evidence Based Practice Program
Conducting research on best practices and quality outcomes is one of the signature functions of the Hawai`i State Center for Nursing. Hawaiʻi ’s evidence-based practice (EBP) program is innovative in its statewide approach and is unique in the nation, encouraging incorporation of evidence-based practices across multiple healthcare systems by many users.
Policy & Legislation
Mahalo nui loa for your participation in the 2018 legislative session! Please visit our Policy & Legislation page for a summary of this year’s policy accomplishments.
Policy & Legislation
Mahalo nui loa for your participation in the 2018 legislative session! Please visit our Policy & Legislation page for a summary of this year’s policy accomplishments.
Center Programs
The HSCN is your source for up-to-date information about nursing policy initiatives in the State of Hawai‘i. Visit the Policy and Legislation page for updates on legislative activities and priorities.
The Hawaiʻi Action Coalition is part of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, a nationwide movement to improve health and health care through nursing.
HSCN is committed to ensuring awareness about Hawai‘i’s continuing competency for nursing law which passed in 2015 and began in 2017. Visit the Continuing Competency page for FAQs and other tools.
Hawai‘i APIN is a statewide partnership devoted to developing strategies across Hawai‘i to encourage academic progression and completion of a B.S. degree in nursing or higher.
HSCN is a proud member of the National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers which contributes to the national effort to assure an adequate supply of qualified nurses to meet the health needs of the US population.
The Hawai`i Nurse Residency Program (NRP) was launched in 2011 to support new nurse graduates as they transition into their first professional position in a hospital setting.
The EBP Program helps nurses to develop EBP skills, from asking a practice improvement question, identifying and analyzing the research, and finally developing and implementing an EBP protocol.
Through collaborative partnerships, HSCN provides accurate nursing workforce data for planning, including compiling information from a biennial survey of registered nurses licensed by the State of Hawai‘i Board of Nursing and numerous other data.
The Centralized Clinical Placement System (CCPS) supports nursing education efforts through coordination of nursing clinical placements with nursing school and clinical facilities, each semester, for undergraduate and graduate nursing students.
