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56 NURSING SPOTLIGHT 10 best nursing schools for master's and DNPs, as ranked by US News By Kelly Gooch B altimore-based Johns Hopkins University has the No. 1 nursing school for a master's degree and a doctor of nursing practice degree, according to U.S. News & World Report's list of best nursing schools for 2023, released March 29. The rankings are part of U.S. News' annual best graduate schools lists. The nursing school-related lists are based on data from nursing schools with master's or doctoral programs accredited by the Com- mission on Collegiate Nursing Education or the Accreditation Com- mission for Education in Nursing. A total of 220 nursing programs were included in the rankings of nursing master's programs and 163 were included in the ranking of DNP programs. For the rankings, U.S. News considered indicators grouped in cate- gories such as quality assessment, research activity, faculty resourc- es and student selectivity and program size. Read more about the methodology here. Note: The lists include ties. The top 10 nursing schools for master's degrees, according to the rankings: 1. Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore) 2. Duke University (Durham, N.C.) Emory University (Atlanta) 4. University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) 5. University of Washington (Seattle) 6. Columbia University (New York City) 7. Ohio State University (Columbus) 8. University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tenn.) The 10 best nursing schools for DNPs, according to the rankings: 1. Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore) 2. Duke University (Durham, N.C.) Rush University (Chicago) University of Washington (Seattle) 5. Columbia University (New York City) 6. Emory University (Atlanta) 7. University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) University of Minnesota Twin Cities (Minneapolis) University of Pittsburgh Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tenn.) n More nurses plan to leave jobs than other clinicians, KLAS survey finds By Kelly Gooch C ompared to other clinicians, nurses are the most likely to have plans to leave their organization in the next year, according to a KLAS report. Researchers found 26 percent of surveyed nurses reported plans to leave in the first quarter of 2021 (the quarter with the highest reported percentage since the first quarter of 2020). "is spike could be attributable to a number of factors, including the increase in acute COVID-19 cases at the time, more prevalent cultural and political antagonism toward healthcare, and the resulting strain on healthcare workers," researchers said in the report published April 8. e report is based on a KLAS Arch Collaborative survey that began in 2020, in which clinicians were asked about their likelihood of leaving their organiza- tion in the next two years. More than 59,000 physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses and allied health professionals had been surveyed as of April 8. e sur- vey excluded physician residents and fellows. Four other report findings: 1. Clinicians were more likely to leave as burnout in- creased. Among survey respondents who said they were completely burned out, 60 percent reported likelihood to leave. 2. irty-five percent of clinicians planning to leave reported a lack of shared values with organization lead- ership as a contributor to burnout. at compared to 17 percent for those not likely to leave. 3. Low trust in the organization and IT leadership were correlated with the likelihood of leaving. irty-five percent of clinicians who strongly disagreed that their organization implemented, trained on and supported the EHR well reported likelihood to leave their organi- zation in the next two years. 4. A correlation was also found between EHR satisfac- tion and the likelihood that a clinician planned to leave their organization. Among clinicians who said they were very dissatisfied with the EHR, 34 percent reported likelihood to leave. at compares to 12 percent among clinicians who said they were very satisfied. With these and other findings, researchers concluded EHR satisfaction can be improved by reducing provid- ers' and allied health professionals' aer-hours charting time, and that turnover could be reduced by adjusting training to specific workflows. n