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The Gifts of Nurses
Dec 20, 2017
It’s the season of giving, but as all nurses know, that act for them is not confined to just one season. Nurses give 365 days a year, because, as one nurse put it, they are “willing to get in there and do anything and see people at their very most vulnerable and take care more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National
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Bright Spots to Cheer: Celebrating 2017 Accomplishments
Dec 20, 2017
Dear Action Coalition colleagues: As 2017 comes to a close we send season’s greetings, and a thank you for a year to celebrate. You, our Action Coalitions, are the true heart and engine of our campaign. Over the years, you have partnered in some way with more than more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Increasing Diversity in Nursing Promoting Nursing Leadership Transforming Nursing Education 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
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Compendium Tracks Key Decade of Change for Nursing Education
Dec 12, 2017
Nursing education has changed a lot in 10 years, and much of the progress can be pinned on the success of two programs that recently came to an end: the Academic Progression in Nursing (APIN) program, which ran 2012 through 2016, and the State Implementation Program (SIP), which more
Issues: Transforming Nursing Education Location: National
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Nursing Journeys: From Beauty Queen to Nursing Dean
Dec 08, 2017
“Nursing Journeys” is a profile series featuring Action Coalition leaders discussing their career paths and reflecting on the lessons they’ve learned along the way. Lisa Eichelberger, PhD, RN, is dean of the college of health and professor of nursing at Clayton State more
Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Georgia National
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GNE Demonstration Project At-A-Glance
Dec 06, 2017
Here’s a quick look at the Graduate Nurse Education Demonstration Project. Medicare has been funding the clinical training of physicians through hospital residency programs for decades. Could a similar model work for advanced practice registered nurses more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Transforming Nursing Education Location: National
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Graduate Nurse Education: A Pathway to Increased Primary Care Access
Dec 06, 2017
What if—in just a matter of years—nurses found a way to solve a problem that has been brewing for decades? Findings from the Graduate Nurse Education (GNE) Demonstration Project suggest nursing has uncovered a promising avenue for increasing more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Transforming Nursing Education Location: National
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Projecting RN Supply “Not for the Faint-Hearted”
Nov 20, 2017
Are there enough nurses today? Will there be enough nurses tomorrow? A 2017 report from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) at the United States Department of Health and Human Services seems to answer, “Yes.” more
Issues: Collecting Workforce Data Location: National