Nursing Workforce Solutions Program
A Team-Based Initiative to Strengthen Nurse Retention and Work Environments
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:
Nurse-led change is so empowering, and it inspires others to change as well, which is so important because as we know, nursing is ever-changing. I never thought that I would be able to identify a problem, implement a solution and create change. Not only that, but it allowed my team and I to grow both personally and professionally.
Felicia La Perla, North Shore University Hospital | Northwell Health
I would definitely say CSI Academy was amazing because not only did I get to implement my Healthy Work Environment project, but I was able to get a lot of tools, like how to implement change, the steps to implement change, how to get frontline staff input, how to get people to be involved.
Rhea Persall, Los Angeles General Medical Center
We have had the most wonderful and life-changing experience through the CSI Academy. It really showed us how to make changes that are long-lasting, make an impact to our patients most importantly, but it also really showed us how the power that nurses have over finances at the end of the day too.
Alexandra Tyler Berger & Kayla Dunn, New York Presbyterian – Columbia Hospital
How It Works
Join the growing community of CSI Academy graduates who have driven 485% return on investment (ROI) through sustainable, scalable change.
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1Applications accepted September 14- October 31, 2026
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218-month cohorts begin in 2027
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3In-Person & Virtual Monthly Learning Sessions
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4Final Project Presentation at an Innovation Conference
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5Additional Sustainability Workshop with ongoing consultation
Informational Sessions
Interested in learning more about Nursing Workforce Solutions? Attend a live, one-hour informational session to learn more. CSI Academy faculty will be available to speak with potential participants about this opportunity. Informational sessions for the 2027 cohorts will be:
Tuesday, Sept. 22, 11 a.m. PT
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Meeting ID: 871 5190 0982
Passcode: 973541
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 1 p.m. PT
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Meeting ID: 812 1131 1575
Passcode: 153617
Thursday, Oct. 15, 11 a.m. PT
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Meeting ID: 876 5477 0571
Passcode: 272667
Monday, Oct. 26, 2 p.m. PT
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Meeting ID: 865 3369 0600
Passcode: 459682
Hospitals participating in the 2026 cohorts for Nursing Workforce Solutions include urban and rural hospitals, and Disproportionate Share Hospitals:
- Atrium Health Cabarrus, Concord, North Carolina
- Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Atrium Health Mercy, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Bayhealth, University of Pennsylvania, Dover, Delaware
- CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region, Centennial, Colorado
- Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
- Mosaic Life Care Health System, St. Joseph, Missouri
- Nemours Children’s Hospital, Wilmington, Delaware
- Swedish First Hill Campus, Seattle, Washington
- The University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, Kansas
- Organization of Nurse Leaders of New Jersey Nursing Workplace Environment and Staffing Council Program (NWESC), comprising:
- AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey
- Cooper University Health Care, Camden, New Jersey
- Deborah Heart & Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey
- Inspira Health Network, Vineland, New Jersey
- Jefferson Health, Turnersville, New Jersey
- Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes, Camden, New Jersey
The first cohorts of Nursing Workforce Solutions started in 2025:
- 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