A Brief But Spectacular take on showing up for nurses

Jul 19, 2020

Betty Ferrell of City of Hope National Medical Center has been a nurse for more than 40 years. She also leads the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium, which provides palliative care training for nurses worldwide. In recognition of International Nurses Day, Ferrell offers her more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: Tennessee

GOVERNOR EXTENDS EMERGENCY, EXECUTIVE ACTIONS THROUGH AUG. 29

Jul 16, 2020

Governor Bill Lee issued Executive Order 50, which extends activation of Tennessee’s emergency management plan and a host of waivers, including many healthcare-related provisions, through Aug. 29. All existing healthcare provisions from Executive Order 36 were included in more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Location: Tennessee

Compact States Welcome No. 34: Indiana

Jul 07, 2020

Thanks to a coalition of organizations that have coordinated efforts for years, Hoosiers and those in nearby states can now more readily find more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Indiana

Hassmiller Co-Edits the First-Ever Book Addressing Advanced Practice Nurses and Global Leadership

May 22, 2020

Susan B. Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, senior advisor for nursing at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and director of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, along with Joyce Pulcini, PhD, RN, PNP-BC, FAAN, tenured professor and chair of the George more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Promoting Nursing Leadership

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Building Coalitions to Promote Health Equity: A Toolkit for Action

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This webinar, which is part of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Learning Collaborative, reviews toolkit Building Coalitions to Promote Health Equity: A Toolkit for Action.  Presenters: Piri Ackerman-Barger, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN, Associate more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities HBCU Learning Collaborative Improving Access to Care Increasing Diversity in Nursing Location: National

During Pandemic, States Increase Access to Care

Apr 29, 2020

Since late-March, states have provided people more direct access to more highly skilled clinicians during the pandemic. more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care

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New Law Soon to Provide Floridians Better Health Care Options

Mar 18, 2020

After decades of legislative efforts in Florida, both the House and Senate passed bills that will provide the state’s 21.5 million residents with significantly improved access to care from advanced practice registered nurses. On March 11, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the law more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: Florida National

Consumer Protection Agency Supports APRN Prescribing Bills

Jan 28, 2020

In order to prescribe drugs, advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in Kansas and Ohio must first enter into a contract with a physician. That could change, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is hoping it does. The agency issued letters earlier this month telling more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: Kansas Ohio