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IOM Evaluation Report Will Reflect Research, Perspectives From Many

Oct 21, 2015

Speaking in July to the IOM evaluation committee for the IOM Evaluation Report about models of academic progression are Jenny Landen, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, dean of the School of Fitness Education, School of Health, Math, more

Issues: Collecting Workforce Data Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Improving Access to Care Increasing Diversity in Nursing Promoting Nursing Leadership Transforming Nursing Education Location: National
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Champions of Nursing: Aetna and Cigna

Oct 21, 2015

One hardly needs the meaning of CEO, CFO, or COO spelled out. But CNO? It’s relatively new, say the chief nursing officers at Aetna and Cigna, who are helping define the C-suite job at two of the largest health care delivery organizations in the world. As chief nursing officers, Aetna’s Susan Kosman, RN, DNP, and Cigna’s Mary Picerno, RN, are among more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
Nurse of the Future Nursing Core Competencies for LPNs

Sep 24, 2015

Five years after the publication of the Nurse of the Future Nursing Core Competencies© – Registered Nurse (NOFNCC-RN) and their implementation into academic and practice settings across the state, Massachusetts nurse leaders have developed a similar set of competencies specific more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Transforming Nursing Education Location: Massachusetts
W. Virginia-RWJF Awards Public Health Nurse Leader Grant

Sep 09, 2015

The Future of Nursing West Virginia Action Coalition is pleased to announce that Angela Gray, BSN, RN, nursing director of the Berkeley County Health Department in Martinsburg, West Virginia, is one of only 25 nurses from across the country selected as a Public Health Nurse more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: West Virginia
“The Impact of BSN Education on Nursing Practice: Moving toward the ’80/20′ Recommendation in WV”

Sep 08, 2015

The Future of Nursing West Virginia has produced a white paper on how West Virginia is moving toward the “80/20” Institute of Medicine recommendation. The research reveals that BSN prepared RNs practicing in hospitals results in: Decreased mortality rates Decreased readmissions Increased likelihood of failure to rescue a more
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An Interview with Filmmaker Carolyn Jones, Director of The American Nurse

Aug 29, 2015

For most Americans, nurses occupy an abstract space, somewhere between “the person who takes my blood pressure” and “the voice at the other end of the nurse call button.” Photographer and documentary filmmaker Carolyn Jones more

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Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration in Health Care

Aug 08, 2015

Collaboration is the cornerstone of success in any team. Interprofessional collaboration is one of the trademarks of several highly successful health care innovations. When nurses collaborate as equals with other health care providers, patient outcomes and quality of care tend to improve. It also improves the coordination and communication between the more

Issues: Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Location: New Jersey New York
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Plenty of Industries See the Larger Benefits of Supporting Nursing and State Coalitions

Jul 22, 2015

Michelle Miller is always looking for those who can help Missouri’s largest health care foundation meet its mission—to improve the health of people and communities in the Show-Me State. As public policy liaison at the Missouri Foundation for Health, she struck gold when she learned of the Missouri Action Coalition (MOAC) and its effort to familiarize more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Transforming Nursing Education Location: Missouri National Pennsylvania West Virginia