Campaign names Innovations Fund winners
Congratulations to the nine Action Coalitions selected to receive up to $25,000 each for their innovative plans to advance nursing while also building a Culture of Health.
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New Paper Lays Out Why Nurse Practitioners Are the Solution
Oct 15, 2018
This is a revised version of an earlier post. See correction below. “Primary care is a crucial component of American health care, but it faces steep challenges, beginning with ever-increasing demand for primary care services,” writes health care economist Peter more
Issues: Improving Access to Care
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Funding Bill Includes Push to VA Facilities to Let Nurses Practice
Oct 09, 2018
President Trump signed into law on September 21 a funding bill for the nation’s veterans, and part of it boosted efforts to implement a policy approved nearly two years ago to more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care
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Retirement Opportunities That Allow Nurses to “Do More”
Sep 25, 2018
When Ellen Elpern, MSN, RN, retired, she was eager to invest more time and energy in her profession. She also wanted to maintain a connection to the medical center where she spent almost 40 years providing inpatient care. But she soon discovered that few volunteer positions are more
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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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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