Increasing the number of RNs holding a baccalaureate or higher degree is a key recommendation in the Institute of Medicine's(IOM) 2010 The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health report. South Dakota is moving forward in meeting this challenge, RNs prepared with a baccalaureate or higher degree comprised 64.4% of the active RN population in 2018, an increase of 25.4% from 2009.
Other Nursing or Education Links
- South Dakota Board of Nursing Frequently Asked Questions - on Nursing Education Program Regulation and Approval Requirements and Student Requirements
- South Dakota Board of Nursing Approved Education Programs
- South Dakota Nurse Wages
- South Dakota Department of Health Scrubs Camp - Health career exploration
- Dakota Corps Scholarship Program
- Nursing Education Scholarship Program - Awarded by South Dakota Board of Nursing
- Bureau of Health Workforce - Scholarship and loan information offered through the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
- National Institutes of Health - Student loan information offered through the US Department of Health and Human Services
- College Board - Grants and scholarship information
- Nurse Educational Funds Inc - Provide scholarships to registered nurses enrolled in graduate nursing programs
