Nursing Workforce Solutions Program

The Nursing Workforce Solutions Program, sponsored by Johnson & Johnson and powered by AACN’s Clinical Scene Investigator (CSI) Academy, equips direct care nurses with the tools and leadership skills to promote a healthy work environment which can positively impact nurse retention and improve nurse satisfaction, and can make a lasting contribution to healthcare organizations.

This 18-month program helps nursing teams implement innovative projects that create a thriving nursing workforce and successful and sustainable change.

Participants in Nursing Workforce Solutions Program are provided the tools to:

Strengthen Leadership Skills

Gain hands-on experience leading meaningful change in your unit.

Impact Nurse Retention

Implement proven strategies to improve job satisfaction and reduce turnover.

Develop a Healthy Work Environment

Produce effective and sustainable outcomes for both patients and nurses.

Contribute to Continued Success

Participate in a train-the-trainer model to scale your project beyond your unit.

Experience Expert Mentorship

Receive in-person and virtual training from AACN faculty.

Nurses are uniquely positioned to transform both care delivery and the healthcare work environment, and Johnson & Johnson is proud to collaborate with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses to support and empower nurse-led innovation within health systems.
Michele Morgan, Director of Nursing Programs and Strategies, Global Health Equity, Johnson & Johnson

How It Works

Join the growing community of CSI Academy graduates who have driven 455% return on investment (ROI) through sustainable, scalable change.

1Applications open October 20 - December 16, 2025
218-Month Cohorts Begin in 2026
3In-Person & Virtual Monthly Learning Sessions
4Final Project Presentation at an Innovation Conference
5Additional Sustainability Workshop with ongoing consultation

The first cohorts of Nursing Workforce Solutions started in 2025. These hospitals are participating in the current Nursing Workforce Solutions program:

Atrium Health High Point Medical Center - High Point, North Carolina
Atrium Health Levine/Brenner Children's Hospital - Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Atrium Health Lexington Medical Center - Lexington, North Carolina
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Atrium Health Wilkes Medical Center - Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center - Advocate Health, Charlotte, North Carolina
Atrium Health Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Baystate Wing Hospital, Palmer, Massachusetts
Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
Boston Medical Center, Boston
Cape Cod Hospital, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children's Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska
Holyoke Medical Center, Holyoke, Massachusetts
Mass General Brigham - Spaulding Rehabilitation, Boston

Methodist Fremont Health, Fremont, Nebraska
Methodist Hospital/Women’s Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska
Methodist Jennie Edmundson, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, Massachusetts
Ochsner Health Center - Hancock, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
Ochsner Health Center - St. Bernard, Chalmette, Louisiana
Ochsner Health Center - Luling, Luling, Louisiana
Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner, Kenner, Louisiana
Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans, Jefferson, Louisiana
Ochsner LSU Health – Academic Medical Center, Shreveport, Louisiana
Ochsner Medical Center - West Bank Campus, Gretna, Louisiana
Presbyterian Hospital, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Prisma Health, Columbia, South Carolina
Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Attleboro, Massachusetts
Tufts Medical Center, Boston
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama

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