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Did Somebody Say Nurses Week Video Contest?
Apr 12, 2018
Nurses Week is a few weeks away, May 6–12, and our friends at the “It Takes A Nurse” Facebook page are launching a video contest, with prizes! They want to highlight the unique ways nurses show their strengths—on or off the clock—whether through clinical care and more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
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Why We Need More Native American Nurses
Apr 11, 2018
Our nation’s 5.2 million Native American/Alaskan Native people have long experienced greater health problems than any other group in the U.S., challenging health care providers, researchers, and tribal leaders across Indian reservation communities. They face high levels of more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Increasing Diversity in Nursing Location: National
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Omnibus Spending Bill Has Significant Wins for Nursing Education, Research
Apr 04, 2018
There were some significant wins for nursing education and research in the $1.3 trillion spending bill, knowing as the Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus, signed into law by President Trump on March 23, 2018. Here are the highlights. Title VIII Nursing Education programs more
Issues: Transforming Nursing Education Location: National
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From Struggling Against Hunger to Fighting It: One Doctor’s Story
Mar 20, 2018
This is a guest blog by Robin Dickinson, M.D. Dr. Dickinson is a family physician at Community Supported Family Medicine, a safety-net clinic in Englewood, Colo. Having experienced poverty as a child, one of my goals in becoming a physician was to help other families in more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National
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Nursing Journeys: She Wanted to Become a Rancher
Mar 16, 2018
“Nursing Journeys” is a profile series featuring Action Coalition leaders discussing their career paths and reflecting on the lessons they’ve learned along the way. Mary Burman, PhD, FAANP, FAAN, is dean and professor at the University of Wyoming’s Fay W. Whitney more
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Nurses, Here’s Your Chance to Be Heard!
Mar 07, 2018
Come March, approximately 100,000 registered nurses (RNs) across the United States will receive a surprise in their mailboxes: the return of the National Sample Survey of more
Issues: Collecting Workforce Data Location: National
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Duchess of Cambridge Helps Launch New Global Nursing Campaign
Mar 05, 2018
Nursing Now, a three-year campaign to raise the status and profile of nurses globally, launched on Feb. 27 in more than 30 countries, including England where the Duchess of Cambridge pledged support and appreciation to nurses “This campaign means a lot to me more
Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
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Nurse Helped Coax the Big Easy to Go Smoke-Free
Feb 28, 2018
When New Orleans’ Mayor Mitch Landrieu expressed interest in exploring a citywide smoking ban, Charlotte Parent, RN, MHCM, then the city’s director of health, was on board. While working as an obstetric nurse, Parent had developed an acute awareness of the effects of more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Louisiana National