Laura Reichhardt, MS, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, FAAN is the Director of the Hawaiʻi State Center for Nurisng, a state entity that works to identify and address workforce needs for nursing through research, quality outcomes and best practices, and recruitment and retention strategies. Her specialties include healthcare workforce strategy and planning, healthcare policy, and developing community collaboratives. Successes include launching the the Hawaiʻi Preceptor Tax Credit initiative, leading the initiative to expand the Nurse Residency Program to all islands, include specialty training, and incorporating preceptor development and as a result improving new nurse retention statewide. Her efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in Governor-directed funding towards nursing, improved emergency proclamations, securing travel nursing, and more. Through this work, she is an active member of the American Academy of Nursing, including joining by request the AAN Models of Care Task Force, National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers, and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
