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From One Coast to Another, Nurse Brings Health to Neighborhoods In Need

Feb 06, 2018

When asked where she grew up, Gloria McNeal responds with a mere ZIP code. But don’t expect to hear 90210, or any other such posh digits. “One-nine-one-two-three,” she says, “and that is a ZIP code you didn’t want to come from.” It may not have been her (or more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: California National Pennsylvania
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A Nurse Manager Who Is Growing the Nursing Profession

Feb 01, 2018

This is the tenth in a series of profiles of leaders who are part of the Campaign talking about their connections to the nursing or health care profession and their interests in healthier communities. Dan Lose, DNP, RN, CNML is a nurse manager and leader at the University of more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Iowa National
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APRN Practice Report Shows Consumers Gaining Access to Care

Jan 29, 2018

Legislation passed last year in more than 20 states will mean better access to care for many Americans from advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), according to the 30th Annual APRN Legislative Update. Practice restrictions lifted from Wyoming to Washington, D.C. will allow more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National
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Progress Continues on IOM Future of Nursing Report Recommendations

Jan 26, 2018

As of 2016, 54 percent of employed registered nurses held bachelor’s of science degrees in nursing—up from 49 percent in 2010. That’s no small feat when you consider that there are over 3.3 million nurses in the United States! This is just one of many noteworthy progress more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Collecting Workforce Data Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Improving Access to Care Increasing Diversity in Nursing Promoting Nursing Leadership Transforming Nursing Education Location: National
Nursing Academy Releases Statement on Full Practice Authority for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

Jan 23, 2018

In a new position statement, the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) calls for full practice authority for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), saying it is essential to achieving health equity. The position statement saying APRNs should be allowed to practice to the full extent of their education, training, and experience, appears in the more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care
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The Next Disaster: Are You Ready?

Jan 19, 2018

Disasters and their aftermath follow a predictable cycle that includes prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery, yet no two disasters are exactly alike. Nurses need different skills and knowledge to respond to a hurricane, a novel infectious disease outbreak, or a mass shooting. That makes it tough for nurses—the backbone of our nation’s disaster response more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National
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Hurricane-Battered Hospital Offers Lessons in Disaster Preparedness

Jan 19, 2018

When Hurricane Harvey hit the Gulf Coast in late August 2017, nearly 100 nurses and other licensed professionals who work for CHRISTUS Southeast Texas St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas, were stranded at home. Yet St. Elizabeth remained open, having strengthened its disaster preparedness after years of practice and planning. more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National Texas
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Looking Forward to a Productive 2018 With You

Jan 16, 2018

Dear Action Coalitions and Campaign supporters, Happy, healthy 2018 to all. This being a new year, we have goals and resolutions, as well as announcements and support to offer, including a new funding opportunity. But we want to begin with inspiration by celebrating the vision that has driven us for years: Everyone in America can live a healthier life, more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Collecting Workforce Data Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Improving Access to Care Increasing Diversity in Nursing Promoting Nursing Leadership Transforming Nursing Education Location: National