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Article Looks to the Future of Academic Progression in Nursing
Dec 11, 2018
Data collected since 2010 show that nurses’ education levels are advancing and that registered nurses increasingly have a bachelor’s degree or higher. But there is still work to do, says a new article published by education experts at the Center to Champion Nursing in more
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Simulating Poverty to Prepare Nurses for Community Practice
Dec 10, 2018
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Federal Report Urges Restrictions Be Lifted to Improve Health Care
Dec 06, 2018
A new federal report recommends ways to increase Americans’ access to care, suggesting improvements to public policy in four areas where federal and state rules “inhibit choice and competition”—including the need for states to expand scope of practice laws for more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National
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Building Healthier Communities
Charting Nursing's Future News In Brief: Summer 2018
Aug 30, 2018
The theme of this collection of stories from Charting Nursing’s Future is “Nurses Work to Build a Culture of Health.” It reports on public health and primary care initiatives throughout the nation and highlights nurses helping to lead the effort to create vibrant and healthy communities through high-quality care, education, and leadership. Two more
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Building Healthier Communities Collecting Workforce Data Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Improving Access to Care Increasing Diversity in Nursing Promoting Nursing Leadership Transforming Nursing Education
Dashboard Indicators
Aug 28, 2018
The Campaign for Action Dashboard is a series of graphs and charts the Campaign uses to evaluate its efforts to implement the recommendations in the Institute of Medicine’s The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health report. It contains seven primary indicators: education, doctoral degrees, state practice environment, interprofessional more
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Improving Access to Care: What You Need to Know
Nov 04, 2016
The Campaign for Action works to bring better care and wellness to more Americans by changing laws and policies that prohibit nurses from practicing to the full extent of their education and training. Below are facts you can use to educate others about our efforts. The four types of advanced practice registered nurses: nurse practitioners clinical more
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