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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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Alaska Nurse Leader’s Time in D.C. Taught Her to Dream Big
Nov 28, 2018
Pat DeLeon, PhD, knows a thing or two about health and public service: The honorary fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and member of the National Academy of Medicine has been, among other things, chief of staff to the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, and past more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Alaska
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Family Caregivers Need Nurses’ Support
Nov 20, 2018
November is National Family Caregivers month at AARP, which along with AARP Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, sponsor both the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA) and the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action. AARP is pleased to recognize and more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities 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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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