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Maryland’s Healthcare Preceptor Tax Credit: A Call to Action

American Nurse

Introduction In 2016, Maryland became one of the first states to implement a Healthcare Preceptor Tax Credit. The aim of this legislation was to help alleviate healthcare workforce shortages in the State, and it provided a tax incentive to nurse practitioner student preceptors.

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Can Academic Partnerships Fix the Nursing Shortage?

Health Leaders | Nursing

The goal behind the grant program, according to the HRSA, is to forge a pathway for students to enter the clinical environment by creating and implementing Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) to Registered Nurse (RN) bridge programs, and the employment of clinical nurse faculty.

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U. of Montana to Bolster the Big Sky Country's Nursing Workforce

Health Leaders | Nursing

The new LPN-to-RN Bridge Program will develop assessments to grant credit for experience LPNs have gained in their current role, which will allow them to bypass certain courses, Apedaile said. The funding also will support RNs at partner facilities to serve as clinical instructors for LPN students.

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