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“Be Bold,” and Other Notable Quotes

Oct 31, 2016

Two weeks ago, the American Academy of Nursing hosted its 2016 policy conference, “Transforming Health, Driving Policy.” Those of us who attended were fortunate to hear the views of Campaign leaders and others reflecting on nursing’s role in building a healthier future. For more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National

Looking at Childhood Poverty Through a Nursing Lens at AAN Conference

Oct 28, 2016

Childhood poverty – the lack of regular meals, clean water, fresh air and safe housing – has profound, lifelong effects on health. Adults who grew up poor are more likely to have unmanaged diseases, to be obese, to smoke and to be hospitalized.  They are also likely to more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities

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#WeGotThis: Rewriting the Script of Nursing

Oct 26, 2016

We are nurses. We Got This. That is the new script of nursing, according to a campaign launched recently by the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Nurses across the world agree and are helping to rewrite the script by posting their stories and experiences on Facebook, using the more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National

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Report Recommends Ways for Nurses to Prepare for Greater Roles in Primary Care

Oct 25, 2016

Yasmine R. Legendre, MPA, is program associate of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation. Because registered nurses make up the largest portion of the health care workforce in a nation with growing health needs, this year’s Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation conference focused on the topic more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National

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At AAN Conference, Reinhard Urges Support for Family Caregivers

Oct 21, 2016

Family caregivers provide $470 billion of free care every year.  That’s a whopping number.  $470 billion is roughly equal to the annual volume of sales at Walmart, the world’s largest company. And the figure surpasses the total dollars spent by Medicaid in any given more

Location: National

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Nurses of Strong Mind, Body, and Spirit Deliver Better Care

Oct 21, 2016

LeAnn Thieman,  guest writer today for the Campaign blog, was a nurse at the bedside for 30 years. She has written 16 books, including Chicken Soup for the Nurse’s Soul. In the spirit of Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation, an American Nurses Association initiative, Thieman writes more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National

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Federal Data on Nurses Now Easier to Find

Oct 20, 2016

A new resource from the American Nurses Association provides, for the first time, in one place, federal statistics on employment and wages of registered nurses. The 2016 edition of Nurses by the Numbers includes data on jobs and wages by state; average earnings of RNs who more

Issues: Collecting Workforce Data Location: National

Telehealth Expands Care for Those in Vulnerable Communities

Oct 19, 2016

It may be the wave of the future: A nurse-managed clinic in Los Angeles that uses telehealth to increase consumers’ access to care is expanding its services to connect people who don’t live nearby with nurse practitioners who can provide the care they need. Thanks to a more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Location: California