New Magazine Powered by Black Nurses Takes on Health Equity Challenges

Aug 03, 2021

In the midst of a pandemic that was killing Black people at more than twice the rate of their white counterparts, Michelle Greene Rhodes (MHS, RN, more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Health Equity

Speakers, Topics, & Agenda Announced for Upcoming Health Equity Event

Jul 29, 2021

We’re pleased to share our full lineup of speakers and the agenda for Achieving Health Equity through Growth, Innovation, and Reflection. This event will take place virtually on October 22, 2021. Achieving Health Equity Through Growth, Innovation, and Reflection will more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Health Equity Location: Michigan

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Handling Future Crises Requires Bold Action

May 28, 2021

When the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) began its Future of Nursing 2020-2030 study in 2019, disaster preparedness was not on the agenda, but the events of 2020 brought two realities into stark relief: Our institutions need to better prepare most nurses to deal with more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National

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Transforming nursing education to achieve health equity

May 18, 2021

Addressing patients’ unmet social needs has always been an aspect of the practice of nursing. But to meet today’s health equity challenges, nursing schools will need to embrace some bold new ideas and uncomfortable conversations. The new report from the National Academy more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Transforming Nursing Education Location: National

In Dark Times, NAM Study Sees a Bright Future for Nursing

May 11, 2021

Earlier today, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) released its eagerly awaited report, The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity. The report’s dedication to “nurses around the world who paid the ultimate price of caring for people more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Improving Health Equity Increasing Diversity in Nursing Promoting Nursing Leadership Transforming Nursing Education

Passing the Baton

Mar 16, 2021

Donna E. Shalala, PhD, and Mary K. Wakefield, PhD, RN, share a unique role in the history of nursing. Shalala led the study committee that produced the first future of nursing report in 2010, the Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. Wakefield and David R. more

AARP Foundation President Extols Partnership With Nurses

Mar 15, 2021

Following a year when nursing was front and center in the public’s mind, it’s easy to forget how visionary it was to recognize the profession’s essential role in advancing health for all Americans back in 2007. That’s when AARP Foundation, in association with AARP and more

From First Gen to Nurse Leader: Two Pathways to the Profession

Mar 15, 2021

As a child engaged in caring for two older relatives with Alzheimer’s disease and Down syndrome, Marcus Henderson, MSN, RN, had a front-row view of his future profession. “Seeing the nurses come into the home and their compassion, their respect, and their attention to the more