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Nurses as Partners in Redesigning Health Care

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April 25, 2016 When nurses lead, from the boardroom to the bedside, patient outcomes are better. That’s why two of the recommendations in the IOM’s 2010 report on the future of nursing focus on leadership: nurses need to be decision-makers in designing health systems and more

Issues: Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National

National

What Am I Doing to Help Build a Healthier America?

Apr 10, 2016

In honor of National Public Health Week 2016, Breakthrough Leader in Nursing Jake Creviston, MN, RN, PMHNP, DNP, offers some reflections on the role of nurses in public health and how he is working to build a healthier America.  Nursing’s leadership on boards is crucial to more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National Oregon

SYNC—An Interprofessional Leadership Program

Apr 04, 2016

The Virginia Action Coalition (through its parent organization, the Virginia Nurses Foundation) has partnered with the Medical Society of Virginia and the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association to develop and launch SYNC, a new learning institute designed to teach more

Issues: Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Location: Virginia

National

Latest IOM Report Urges Greater Collaboration, Diversity

Feb 25, 2016

In a new report, the Institute of Medicine cites “significant progress” made over the last five years in implementing its 2010 recommendations about the future of nursing, while highlighting new and remaining challenges. Woven throughout the updated recommendations is a more

Issues: Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Increasing Diversity in Nursing Location: National

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Champions of Nursing

Feb 12, 2016

The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action Summit 2015, the national conference that took place in Washington, D.C., December 9–10, could not have happened were it not for the generosity of five sponsors who understand how important a strong nursing field is to America’s more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Collecting Workforce Data Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Improving Access to Care Increasing Diversity in Nursing Promoting Nursing Leadership Transforming Nursing Education Location: National

Four Cities, One Goal: Define a Culture of Health in Nebraska

Feb 09, 2016

Early this year, Nebraska produced Defining and Transforming a Culture of Health in Nebraska, a report that crystalizes the inspiration coming out of two-day meetings held at one time in four cities late last year. Coordinating the event were the Nebraska Action Coalition, the more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Nebraska

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Huge Interest in IOM’s Future of Nursing Report Shows in Record Number of Downloads

Jan 05, 2016

Reflecting the fact that nurses play a critical role in improving America’s health and health care system, the Institute of Medicine’s Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health report remains the IOM’s most downloaded report since its release in 2010. As of more

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

Preparing the Nursing Workforce to Transform Healthcare

Oct 25, 2015

National & State Perspectives, Initiatives are Focus of MA Workforce Summit More than 150 nurses and leaders from across the healthcare spectrum attended the 2nd Annual Massachusetts Healthcare Workforce Summit and shared updates on national and statewide progress in more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Collecting Workforce Data Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Improving Access to Care Increasing Diversity in Nursing Promoting Nursing Leadership Transforming Nursing Education Location: Massachusetts