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Modern Healthcare’s Top Influencers Includes 10 Campaign Allies
Aug 30, 2017
Modern Healthcare, dubbed the industry’s leading source of health care business and policy news, research, and information, has released its list of 100 most influential people in health care for 2017, among them a number Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action allies: more
Location: National
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Red Cross Seeks Volunteers to Help Those Hit by Hurricane Harvey
Aug 28, 2017
The American Red Cross is asking health professionals, including mental health specialists, to volunteer for disaster-relief needs on the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana, and provides information on whether you are eligible and how to register your interest. The flooding more
Location: National
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Workforce Expert, Citing Studies, Questions Dated Laws, Practices
Aug 22, 2017
Joanne Spetz, PhD, FAAN, associate director of research at Healthforce Center at the University of California San Francisco, studies the effect of policies and politics on the nursing workforce. In a recent interview with Online FNP Programs, Spetz talks about her findings on the more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National
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Study: Postpartum Nurses Need More Education on Risks New Mothers Face
Aug 21, 2017
A new study recently published in MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing finds that many postpartum nurses are not well informed about the risks new mothers face after delivery, and many need more education to help reduce the high U.S. maternal mortality more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National
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Life-Saving Innovation Can Be as Simple as an Orange Vest
Aug 15, 2017
At a trauma unit in a Toronto hospital, it’s easy to see who’s in charge: the person wearing the orange vest. A recent column in the New York Times credits a nurse with coming up with this “simple yet effective innovation,” an idea inspired by the confusion among 20 more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National
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First Nurse at NCAA Is “Inspired to Keep Next Generation Healthy”
Aug 04, 2017
This is the sixth in a series of profiles of leaders who are part of the Campaign talking about their connections to the nursing or health care profession and their interests in healthier communities. Jessica Gonzalez, MPH, BSN, RN, CLC, is assistant director of more
Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Indiana National
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Progress on the Institute of Medicine Recommendations: More Evidence
*Eventhttps://youtu.be/DAmDCuFFbvA The Institute of Medicine made clear: “Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training.” The evidence is also clear: Consumers benefit when they have better access to high-quality care from nurse practitioners and other more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National
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Nursing Journeys: Being An Advocate for Change
Jul 27, 2017
David DeBiasi, RN, BSN, poses in 1988 with a colleague at Springfield Hospital in Springfield, Vermont. The picture appeared in a local newspaper with an article introducing the public to the new patient-controlled more
Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National Virginia