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Projecting RN Supply “Not for the Faint-Hearted”

Nov 20, 2017

Are there enough nurses today? Will there be enough nurses tomorrow? A 2017 report from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) at the United States Department of Health and Human Services seems to answer, “Yes.” more

Issues: Collecting Workforce Data Location: National

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Campaign Strategist Novelli Honored for Work to Improve Advanced Illness Care

Nov 17, 2017

The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action congratulates Bill Novelli, a former CEO of AARP and member of our  Strategic Advisory Committee, on receiving a top honor from the mid-Atlantic’s largest hospice center. Capital Caring honored Novelli at a November 11 gala with more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National

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New Videos Guide Caregivers As They Help Family at Home

Nov 16, 2017

“It’s a little scary dealing with wounds like this,” confesses a wife whose husband is being discharged from the hospital. It’s on camera, and she’s talking to nurses as they carefully walk her through the steps she and her husband will need to follow to care for more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National

Mentoring for Diversity in the U.S. West

Nov 14, 2017

Decades of research shows that mentorship helps grow diverse nurse leaders. Last month, several of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action’s western-state Action Coalitions attended a three-day training on diversifying the nursing workforce. The gathering was co-hosted more

Issues: Increasing Diversity in Nursing

Instrumental North Carolina Action Coalition Leader Stepping Down

Nov 14, 2017

After serving as North Carolina Future of Nursing Action Coalition (NCFONAC) program director for nearly five years, Nettie Evans will step down to spend more time with her family. Her steadfast dedication to the nursing profession was recently celebrated at a NCFONAC more

Location: North Carolina

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The Great American Smokeout Is for Nurses, Too

Nov 13, 2017

Linda Sarna, PhD, RN, FAAN (left), and Stella Aguinaga Bialous, DrPH, RN, FAAN (right), received 2017 Edge Runner awards from the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) President Bobbie Berkowitz in recognition of their more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National

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Nursing Journeys: “Have a Voice in Your Profession”

Nov 09, 2017

  Jill Klietheremes, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, was inspired to become a nurse after her father had open heart surgery when she was in high school. She began her nursing career working in a cardiac stepdown more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Missouri National