Consumers Benefitted When A Hospital Removed Barriers to Nurse Care During the Pandemic; Join a Webinar to Learn How Nurse Leaders at Mount Sinai Health System Accomplished It

Mar 24, 2022

From left to right: Toby Bressler, PhD, RN, FAAN and Marcus Henderson, MSN, RN. As the pandemic ravaged New York City in the spring of 2020, oncology patients at Mount Sinai Health System faced challenges with accessing their life-saving therapy because many members of the more

Lincoln University Student Nurses Thrive in HBCU Mentoring Collaboration

Mar 15, 2022

A diverse nursing workforce means more access to care, and better care, especially for people in communities that have been historically underserved, such as communities of color and rural communities. Efforts are underway across nursing to diversify the workforce so it more

Issues: Increasing Diversity in Nursing Location: Pennsylvania

Clinical Scholars

Mar 12, 2022

The CNE Clinical Scholar Program was created to support the professional development of experienced nurses focused on supporting nursing students in the clinical setting.  In order to attend the program, you should hold at least a BSN, and be available to lead clinical more

Location: Colorado

COVID-19 AT TWO YEARS: LESSONS FOR THE FUTURE

Mar 11, 2022

The following post was originally posted on AARP’s Thinking Policy blog.  As we pass the second-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is no question that it has disproportionately impacted older people. More than 93% of COVID-19-related more

In Wyoming, Pandemic Innovating to Build Community, Manage Health

Mar 09, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted everyone’s lives in different ways. But in Wyoming, one Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action state-based coalition has figured out how to use those disruptions as an opportunity for innovation, community building and managing more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Wyoming

A Look at Proposed Nursing-Related Federal Policy Changes

Feb 23, 2022

Federal policy makers are taking much-needed steps to bolster the nation’s health care workforce for the first time in years. In 2021, largely in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress advanced several major pieces of legislation intended to strengthen the nursing more

Nurses Can Help Defeat Health Misinformation

Feb 09, 2022

An article in American Nurse Journal challenges nurses to take an active role in combatting health misinformation. Misinformation is “false, inaccurate, or misleading information” and it has proliferated at alarming rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in what more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership

National Survey of Nurses Finds Extensive Racism in the Workplace

Feb 01, 2022

The National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing has released a national survey that asked 5,600 nurses about racism in their places of work; nearly half said there is “a lot” of racism in nursing. Large majorities of nurses of color reported that they have more