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Thanksgiving 2016: Tribute to Nurses and Good Health
Nov 24, 2016
Nurses are among those who allow other Americans to enjoy a day off, but do not necessarily get the day off themselves. For that, we should all be thankful. Today the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action gives thanks to every nurse, whether you’re working on Thanksgiving more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National
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Diversity Made the List of New “Power of Ten”
Nov 23, 2016
This is the second in a series of posts about the top issues facing nursing today as covered in The Power of Ten: A Conversational Approach to Tackling the Top Ten Priorities in Nursing. As a contributor in the second edition of The Power of Ten, I was excited and honored more
Issues: Increasing Diversity in Nursing Location: National
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50 Nurses Outline Profession’s Most Pressing Issues
Nov 21, 2016
Nurses have an unprecedented opportunity to improve the nation’s health, writes Susan B. Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, in a book that’s a call to action for the profession to speak with a unified voice to create healthy societies at community, state, national, and global levels. more
Location: National
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Good Health Knows No Boundaries (or Shouldn’t)
Nov 17, 2016
Just as a driver’s license allows people to cruise state to state without having to pass other driving tests, the nursing profession has long had the Nurse Licensure Compact. However, that agreement among 25 states to let nurses use a multistate license to provide care across more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National
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Celebrating America’s Nurse Practitioners
Nov 15, 2016
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners writes: “National Nurse Practitioner Week is held annually to celebrate these exceptional health care providers and to remind lawmakers of the importance of removing outdated barriers to practice so that NPs will be allowed to more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
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Gauging the Ups and Downs in Number, Education of Nurses
Nov 11, 2016
The 2010 report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health warned of an impending shortage of nurses and a mismatch between nurses’ education and the population’s needs—factors that could threaten the quality of care in the United States. In its report, more
Issues: Transforming Nursing Education Location: National
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Journal Celebrates Education Program’s Successes
Nov 04, 2016
Accelerated nursing programs are designed to expand the nursing workforce by providing professionals with skills in other fields and students with non-nursing degrees a faster route to becoming registered nurses. A special issue of the Journal of Professional Nursing provides more
Issues: Increasing Diversity in Nursing Transforming Nursing Education Location: National
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“Be Bold,” and Other Notable Quotes
Oct 31, 2016
Two weeks ago, the American Academy of Nursing hosted its 2016 policy conference, “Transforming Health, Driving Policy.” Those of us who attended were fortunate to hear the views of Campaign leaders and others reflecting on nursing’s role in building a healthier future. For more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National