Recommendation Workgroup Leaders

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Recommendation #1: Remove scope of practice barriers
Garrett Chan, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Physiological Nursing Critical Care/Trauma Clinical Nurse Specialist Program, University of California, San Francisco
Susanne Phillips, Associate Clinical Professor, University of California, Irvine, Program in Nursing Science and Coordinator, Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration

Recommendation #2: Expand opportunities for nurses to lead and diffuse collaborative improvement efforts
BJ Bartleson, Director, Patient Care Services/CNO, Shriners Hospitals for Children and Past President, A

Recommendation #3: Implement nurse residency programs
BJ Bartleson, Vice President, Nursing & Clinical Services, California Hospital Association
Nikki West, Project Manager, California Institute for Nursing & Health Care

Recommendation #4: Increase the proportion of nurses with baccalaureate degrees to 80 percent by 2020
Liz Close, Professor and Nursing Department Chairwoman, California State University, Sonoma
Stephanie Robinson, Director of Nursing, California Community College, Fresno

Recommendation #5: Double the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020
Robyn Nelson, Dean, College of Nursing, West Coast University

Recommendation #6: Ensure that nurses engage in lifelong learning
Jan Boller, Associate Professor and Director, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, Health Systems Leadership, College of Graduate Nursing Western University of Health Sciences
Martha Dispoto, Chief Nursing Officer, AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Michael A. Tijerina, Professional Development Consultant, National Patient Care Services, Kaiser Permanente

Recommendation #7: Prepare and enable nurses to lead change to advance health
Margaret Hodge, Clinical Nurse Researcher, University of California, Davis Health System
Pat McFarland, CEO, Association of California Nurse Leaders

Recommendation #8: Build an infrastructure for the collection and analysis of interprofessional health care workforce data
Louise Bailey, Executive Officer, Board of Registered Nursing
Joanne Spetz, Professor, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and School of Nursing Faculty Researcher, Center for the Health Professions, University of California, San Francisco