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How to Engage Insurers
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On this webinar, former Aetna CEO and current Strategic Advisory Committee member Jack Rowe presents on how to engage insurers in the work of Action Coalitions. Alexia Green, professor and dean emeritus of Texas Tech University Health Science Center, shares how BlueCross BlueShield of Texas became involved in Texas Team. Susan Kosman, Aetna’s chief more
Location: National
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Nurses Are Key to Meeting America’s Health Care Needs
Oct 06, 2014
Susan Reinhard, PhD, RN, FAAN, is senior vice president and director of the AARP Public Policy Institute and chief strategist at the Center to Champion Nursing in America, which coordinates the Future of Nursing:Campaign for Action. In this post, she reflects on the fourth anniversary of the Institute of Medicine’s landmark report, The Future of Nursing: more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
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Webinar: Jonas Scholars – A Valuable Resource
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This webinar provides Action Coalition co-leaders and taskforce leaders with valuable information on how to engage Jonas Scholars in their Action Coalition’s work. Jonas Scholars are proving to be a valuable resource to Action Coalitions across the country. The incoming class of 2014 Jonas Scholars is beginning to explore leadership project topics. If more
Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
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Walmart Enters Primary Care Role With Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics
Aug 19, 2014
Across the nation, nurse practitioners (NPs) are providing care by meeting consumers where they are: retail stores. Champion Nursing Coalition members CVS MinuteClinic, Target, and Walgreens’ Healthcare Clinic Systems are providing convenient, high quality care by supplying NPs where and when consumers need them. This often means weekends and after more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National South Carolina Texas
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The Role of the APRN on the Provider Team: Developing New, Innovative Models of Care
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On this webinar, The Center for Advancing Provider Practices (CAP2) presents their comprehensive database designed to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of provider teams. This web-based service provides organizations with the resources and information needed to assess and manage advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) within provider teams more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National
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AARP The Magazine: Nurse Practitioners Fill the Gap
Aug 05, 2014
The August/September 2014 issue of AARP The Magazine features an article on nurse practitioners filling a void when access to health professionals is limited. The article,Nurse Practitioners Fill the Gap, makes the case for nurse practitioners to do the work they’ve been trained to do. The article shares the story of nurse practitioner Danielle more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National Utah
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Transforming Nursing Education
Jul 16, 2014
More highly educated nursing workforce needed to provide more complex patient care, experts say. Many registered nurses (RNs) start—and finish—their post-secondary education with an associate degree in nursing (ADN). But health care experts want more nurses to see the ADN as a first step on a career-long educational journey. “Our goal is to improve more
Issues: Transforming Nursing Education Location: National New York Texas Wyoming
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In the States: Making BSN Education Accessible to Minnesotans in Their Home Communities
Jul 16, 2014
In Minnesota, hundreds of rural nursing students will soon have a more streamlined pathway to the baccalaureate degree thanks to the persistence and foresight of nursing leaders in the state. This past year, 1,500 residents applied to a new dual-admission bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) program, a collaboration between seven community colleges and more
Issues: Transforming Nursing Education Location: Minnesota National