WV Nurse Entrepreneur Project Funded

Jul 20, 2018

The Future of Nursing West Virginia Action Coalition launched a Nurse Entrepreneur Project with generous funding from the Campaign for Action Innovation Award and The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation Economic Development Grant. The Team is developing a course to inspire and more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: West Virginia

WV Announces 40 over 40 – Nightingale Awards

Jul 20, 2018

The Future of Nursing West Virginia Gala Team announces the inaugural 40 over 40 Nightingale Award Winners. The awards will be presented at the annual Recognition Gala on September 29 in Charleston. This recognition is bestowed on 40 nurses dedicating over 40 years to more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: West Virginia

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AARP, National Black Nurses Association Team Up to Promote Brain Health

Jul 18, 2018

AARP is proud to team with the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) in an innovative pilot project to educate consumers about how they can maintain and improve their brain health as they get older. Brain health is defined as “making the most of your brain and helping reduce more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National Virginia

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Nursing Professor Aims to Improve Lives of Teens, Young Adults with Mood Disorders

Jul 13, 2018

This is the 13th in a series of profiles of Campaign leaders talking about their connections to the nursing or health care profession and their interests in healthier communities. Melissa Pinto, PhD, RN, FAAN, is associate professor of nursing at the University of more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: California National

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Nursing Journeys: Maintain Your Integrity and Seize Opportunities, Urges Nursing Dean

Jul 06, 2018

“Nursing Journeys” is a profile series featuring Action Coalition leaders discussing their career paths and reflecting on the lessons they’ve learned along the way. Jane M. Kirschling, PhD, RN, FAAN, is dean and professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Transforming Nursing Education Location: Maryland National

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Nurse Practitioners Help Keep the Roads Safe—Why Not the Rails and Skies?

Jul 02, 2018

Nurse anesthetist Steven Wooden, DNP, CRNA, NSPM, relies on his private plane and pilot’s license to effectively provide anesthesia services in rural Nebraska. He’s logged more than 40,000 flight miles while providing anesthesia coverage to at least nine hospitals, some as far as 200 miles from his home. more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National

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Nurse Practitioners Designate Quinn an Honorary Fellow

Jun 29, 2018

Winifred V. Quinn, PhD, (center) is inducted as an honorary fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners during the 2018 AANP National Conference in Denver, Colorado. She is accompanied by Mary Jo Goolsby, more

Location: National

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Shirley Nathan-Pulliam: A Nurse Turned Maryland Legislator

Jun 26, 2018

Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, RN, BSN, MAS, grew up in Jamaica, began her nursing studies in England, and then settled in Baltimore, Maryland. Since 2014, she has represented District 44, which includes parts of Baltimore County and Baltimore City, in the Maryland Senate. She spent the more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Maryland National