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Nurses Push to Bring Research Back Into the Gun Violence Debate
Apr 24, 2018
Nurses are on the front lines of gun violence, and it’s not just in the emergency room. For the country’s estimated more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership
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Nurses, Here’s Your Chance to Be Heard!
Mar 07, 2018
Come March, approximately 100,000 registered nurses (RNs) across the United States will receive a surprise in their mailboxes: the return of the National Sample Survey of more
Issues: Collecting Workforce Data Location: National
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Nurse Helped Coax the Big Easy to Go Smoke-Free
Feb 28, 2018
When New Orleans’ Mayor Mitch Landrieu expressed interest in exploring a citywide smoking ban, Charlotte Parent, RN, MHCM, then the city’s director of health, was on board. While working as an obstetric nurse, Parent had developed an acute awareness of the effects of more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Louisiana National
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APRN Practice Report Shows Consumers Gaining Access to Care
Jan 29, 2018
Legislation passed last year in more than 20 states will mean better access to care for many Americans from advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), according to the 30th Annual APRN Legislative Update. Practice restrictions lifted from Wyoming to Washington, D.C. will allow more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National
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The Next Disaster: Are You Ready?
Jan 19, 2018
Disasters and their aftermath follow a predictable cycle that includes prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery, yet no two disasters are exactly alike. Nurses need different skills and knowledge to respond to a hurricane, a novel infectious disease outbreak, or a mass shooting. That makes it tough for nurses—the backbone of our nation’s disaster response more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National
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Hurricane-Battered Hospital Offers Lessons in Disaster Preparedness
Jan 19, 2018
When Hurricane Harvey hit the Gulf Coast in late August 2017, nearly 100 nurses and other licensed professionals who work for CHRISTUS Southeast Texas St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas, were stranded at home. Yet St. Elizabeth remained open, having strengthened its disaster preparedness after years of practice and planning. more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National Texas
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Five Nurse Leaders Share Policy Wishes for 2018
Dec 27, 2017
In late 2017, Charting Nursing’s Future spoke to five nurse thought leaders about their priorities for policy change in 2018. Here are the items that topped their policy wish lists. Sheila Burke, RN, MPA, FAAN, strategic advisor, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National
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Law Would Enhance Patient Access to Addiction Treatment by APRNs
Dec 14, 2017
No one becomes a midwife to treat drug addiction, but pregnant women and their babies are not immune from the opioid crisis, which claims more than 100 American lives each day. Infants who are exposed to opioids in utero undergo withdrawal after birth and require extra more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Location: National