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A Note of Appreciation From Campaign Headquarters
May 05, 2016
While National Nurses Week, May 6-12, is an invitation to the public to thank a nurse, it also gives us nurses a chance to understand what we as a force, all 3.4 million of us, mean to the nation’s health. As many of you know, the two of us who proudly lead the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action are nurses. We knew at the start of our careers that more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National
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Thanks to Nurses Who Support Family Caregivers
May 05, 2016
Thanks to nurses, millions of Americans stand to get the help they need delivering care to loved ones at home. The help is through the Caregiver Advise, Record and Enable (CARE) Act, legislation enacted in 26 states and pending the governors’ signatures in several more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National
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As Leaders, Nurses Can (and Do, and Should) Take the Initiative
May 05, 2016
Good leaders listen. Good leaders stay calm. They have empathy, take in small details while considering big goals, and figure out needs and how to solve problems. They have experience gleaned from handling the unpredictable. This is what nurses do, every day. That’s why more
Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
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National Nurses Week: A Time to Say Thank You
May 05, 2016
At 3.4 million strong, nurses are the largest group of health care providers in the U.S. Year after year, Gallup’s annual poll finds nurses rank as having the highest honesty and ethical standards of any profession. We interact with nurses every day—in our hospitals, 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
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Nurses Are the Essence of a Culture of Health
May 05, 2016
Everyone deserves to live the healthiest life possible. How do we improve health for all, and who do we need to do this? National Nurses Week was established to recognize all that nurses do in the workplace, in schools, in hospitals and homes, and to thank them—at 3.4 more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
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Nurses as Partners in Redesigning Health Care
Event
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 key collaborators on health care teams. Since the report’s release, nurse more
Issues: Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
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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 public health. Nursing leadership is associated with positive patient outcomes more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National Oregon
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Building a Culture of Health, State by State
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How does your Action Coalition begin building a Culture of Health, or continue progress you’ve already made? Join us to answer that critical question. We will make connections between the Institute of Medicine’s nursing recommendations and Culture of Health opportunities for each Campaign pillar area. We’ll share a new tool to make this more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National