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North Carolina CNO Perceptions of BSN Workforce Survey

Jan 09, 2017

North Carolina Future of Nursing Action Coalition member Mary Schuler served as the project leader on a survey of North Carolina Chief Nursing Officers’ perceptions on promoting higher education in the nursing workforce. The survey also assessed plans and incentives hospitals, acute care facilities, and Public Health Chief Nursing Officers have in place to more

Location: North Carolina
Michigan Updates Law, Improves Health Care Options

Jan 09, 2017

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a bill that will increase the number of health care providers residents of that state can turn to. The new law expands some nurses’ rights to practice and prescribe. That means that advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: Michigan
Utah Schools Join Forces to Increase Number of Nurses

Jan 06, 2017

The Utah Action Coalition is integrally involved in an initiative to increase the number of nurses in the state. As an opinion piece in The Salt Lake Tribune recently reported, the Utah Nursing Consortium—which includes all the public nursing schools in Utah—aims to more

Location: Utah
Increasing Diversity in the Nursing Workforce is a Challenge. Could Licensed Practical Nurses be Part of the Solution?

Jan 06, 2017

There are more than 21,000 Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) in Massachusetts alone. Beginning as an LPN affords those with low income, single parents, career changers, and new immigrants a relatively quick admission to the workforce. This brings a more diverse population into nursing that otherwise may not have the opportunity to enter the profession. There more

Issues: Increasing Diversity in Nursing Transforming Nursing Education Location: Massachusetts
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Happy New Year: Time for (More) School?

Jan 04, 2017

It’s the time for new resolutions and goals. Jennifer Mensik, PhD, RN, FAAN, gives you food for thought if you’re thinking of going back to school. In a piece on Nurse.com, the executive director of nursing programs at OnCourse Learning and faculty member at Arizona more

Issues: Transforming Nursing Education Location: National
Steps to Take for Those Not Home for the Holidays

Dec 23, 2016

“Nurses are keenly aware of how missing holiday traditions can impact patients,” says a nurse in a story that says upfront that nurses should know, as they themselves must often work holidays. Although that is hard, the MinorityNurse.com piece notes that holidays in more
Beloved Dean Frantz Left Legacy–and a Gift of Millions

Dec 21, 2016

The University of Iowa College of Nursing is celebrating an unexpected gift made on behalf of a former longtime nursing school dean who also led the Iowa Action Coalition for many years. The husband of Rita Ann Frantz, PhD, RN, FAAN, who died September 7, announced the more
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Campaign Leaders Send Thanks for a Bountiful 2016

Dec 20, 2016

Campaign leaders Sue Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Susan Reinhard, PhD, RN, FAAN, this month sent an end-of-the-year thank you to Action Coalition co-leaders for all they’ve accomplished the past 12 months to improve America’s health through nursing. Action Coalitions have made great strides on the Institute of Medicine’s 2010 recommendations; this more

Location: National