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Facing Growing Pressure, States Are Tackling Outdated Nurse Practitioner Laws
Feb 19, 2018
With a looming physician shortage and a dearth of health care providers in rural areas, states are increasingly turning to nurse practitioners, a type of advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), to meet the demand for health care. But in many states, outdated laws prohibit more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National
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New Video Highlights Role of Nurse Practitioners in Rural West Virginia
Feb 15, 2018
A new video highlights the important role nurse practitioners are playing in delivering primary care in rural West Virginia. Bolstered by the passage of a 2016 law that was supported by AARP and others, the Mountain State now permits nurse practitioners to perform all the more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National West Virginia
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Get Involved in Community, Urges Nurse Leader
Feb 13, 2018
This is the 11th in a series of profiles of Campaign leaders talking about their connections to the nursing or health care profession and their interests in healthier communities. more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National Oregon
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Seeding a Culture of Health by Spreading Innovative Ideas
Feb 09, 2018
Now that we’re going full throttle on the goals and leading-edge projects of 2018, I’m excited to share with you a few details concerning some important work that accelerated in 2017 and, as a result, promises to continue to bear fruit this year. AARP Public Policy more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National
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From One Coast to Another, Nurse Brings Health to Neighborhoods In Need
Feb 06, 2018
When asked where she grew up, Gloria McNeal responds with a mere ZIP code. But don’t expect to hear 90210, or any other such posh digits. “One-nine-one-two-three,” she says, “and that is a ZIP code you didn’t want to come from.” It may not have been her (or more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: California National Pennsylvania
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A Nurse Manager Who Is Growing the Nursing Profession
Feb 01, 2018
This is the tenth 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. Dan Lose, DNP, RN, CNML is a nurse manager and leader at the University of more
Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Iowa National
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APRN Practice Report Shows Consumers Gaining Access to Care
Jan 29, 2018
Legislation passed last year in more than 20 states will mean better access to care for many Americans from advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), according to the 30th Annual APRN Legislative Update. Practice restrictions lifted from Wyoming to Washington, D.C. will allow more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National
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Progress Continues on IOM Future of Nursing Report Recommendations
Jan 26, 2018
As of 2016, 54 percent of employed registered nurses held bachelor’s of science degrees in nursing—up from 49 percent in 2010. That’s no small feat when you consider that there are over 3.3 million nurses in the United States! This is just one of many noteworthy progress 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