Ambitious Goals Spur Action

Oct 24, 2018

Nurses across the country are on the move to better their education. This in response to the 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) Future of Nursing report, which set an audacious goal around nursing education. It called for 80 percent of the nursing workforce to obtain a Bachelor more

Issues: Transforming Nursing Education

New Paper Lays Out Why Nurse Practitioners Are the Solution

Oct 15, 2018

This is a revised version of an earlier post. See correction below. “Primary care is a crucial component of American health care, but it faces steep challenges, beginning with ever-increasing demand for primary care services,” writes health care economist Peter more

Issues: Improving Access to Care

Funding Bill Includes Push to VA Facilities to Let Nurses Practice

Oct 09, 2018

President Trump signed into law on September 21 a funding bill for the nation’s veterans, and part of it boosted efforts to implement a policy approved nearly two years ago to more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care

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Retirement Opportunities That Allow Nurses to “Do More”

Sep 25, 2018

When Ellen Elpern, MSN, RN, retired, she was eager to invest more time and energy in her profession. She also wanted to maintain a connection to the medical center where she spent almost 40 years providing inpatient care. But she soon discovered that few volunteer positions are more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National

Encore Performance: Retired Nurses Find Fulfillment Through Volunteering

Sep 20, 2018

Charting Nursing’s Future profiles four retired nurses who are staying active and continuing to contribute to their communities through volunteer work. Three are making sure that people with economic, social or emotional challenges gain access to the supports they need to build more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities

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A School Nurse in 2018

Sep 11, 2018

As a new academic year begins, school nurses are making headlines for their many and varied roles caring for America’s children. Recent stories have highlighted how the job has changed significantly from the days of the first school nurse, hired in the early 1900s to reduce more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National