Get Involved
The Kansas Nursing Workforce Center seeks to tackle systemic problems on behalf of all Kansans. There are many ways to help.
The Kansas Nursing Leadership and Workforce Center is looking for collaborators to fnd solutions to the nursing workforce crisis in Kansas.
Download Kansas Nursing Leadership and Workforce Center Brochure (PDF)
Coalition Building
Help us build a strong, diverse coalition to tackle these problems systemically. Who do you know that should be invited to this conversation? Who are we missing? Can you make an introduction? Email nursingwill@kumc.edu with your suggestions.
Introductions
We would love to be a more tables where nursing workforce is discussed. Can you make introductions on our behalf? How can you open doors or help us get at the table? Email nursingwill@kumc.edu and let us know where we need to be.
Ambassador
We need representatives in all Kansas geographies — rural and urban — as well as all nursing practice settings. Ambassadors will take our message out to our area and be a spokesperson on behalf of the Kansas Nursing Workforce Center. Interested? Email nursingwill@kumc.edu.
Fund Raising
This work takes resources, including regular funding. Do you know potential donors? We’d love an introduction. Email nursingwill@kumc.edu.
Research
We are research focused in finding solutions that work. Do you have an idea you would want us to research? Or do you have a project you would want our help in researching? Reach out! We’d love to connect you to research resources and a community of researchers. Email nursingwill@kumc.edu.
Host a Meeting or Event
Conversation creates change. We would love to talk about nursing workforce and solving nursing workforce problems. Would you be interested in hosting us? Let’s chat. Email nursingwill@kumc.edu.
Promotion
We would love your help to promote the center. Tell others about the good work we’re doing. Post on social media, especially LinkedIn. Let’s keep the conversation going!
Donations
The Kansas Nursing Workforce Center is dedicated to ensuring Kansans have access to nurses when and where they need them. Your tax-deductible donation helps us equip Kansas nurses to deliver the best care possible, both individually and as part of the health care team.
Individual Donations: Your one-time or monthly donation helps make our continued efforts possible.
Corporate Donations: Corporate partners are a vital part of our work. You can support our strategic programming areas at a variety of levels.
Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law. Email nursingwill@kumc.edu to donate today!
State of Nursing in Kansas
The State of Nursing in Kansas Report is over 76 pages of charts and infographics describing the supply of the nursing workforce in Kansas as compared to the national nursing workforce for Licensed Practical Nurses/Licensed Vocational Nurses (LPNs/LVNs), Registered Nurses (RNs), and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs).
Original research includes employment plans of Kansas nurses, Kansas nurses in direct care positions (comparison), the value of nursing, and maternity care in Kansas.
Download the State of Nursing in Kansas Report and sign up for our webinars to explore this data!