New Funding Opportunity for Action Coalitions
The Campaign is excited to announce a new competitive funding opportunity that will mean $25,000 for each of 10 Action Coalitions that can demonstrate a commitment to sustainability by advancing at least one recommendation by the Institute of Medicine’s report on nursing, while connecting that work to a Culture of Health.
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We’re Building Healthier Communities Through Nursing
America’s 3.6 million registered nurses are key to promoting health and creating communities in which everyone has access to high-quality care.
The Latest News
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Many States, One License: The Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact Is Now Live
May 14, 2018
As the 21st century has progressed, it’s become increasingly apparent that allowing geographical boundaries to limit health care professionals’ reach is not good for consumers or the people providing care. The average American now moves approximately 11 times in a lifetime; the days of settling and staying in one place are all but gone. more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Promoting Nursing Leadership
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Multistate Licenses Help Military-Spouse and Other Nurses Begin Working Right Away
May 14, 2018
When Yumuriel Whitaker’s husband was transferred to Georgia from the Florida naval base where he was stationed, Whitaker applied for a Georgia nursing license in order to work legally in the state. The process, she says, was “tedious, challenging, and confusing.” She had to pay $60. Submit passport photos. Fill out paperwork. And wait. more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care
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The Best Partners May Be Right in Your Own Backyard
May 11, 2018
For the past few years, The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action’s state-based Action Coalitions have been partnering with local groups to build a Culture of Health in their communities. As we know, the most effective way to do this usually involves working with more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Michigan New Jersey
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Latest Resources
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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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Building Healthier Communities Transforming Nursing Education
Education Ideas Emerge From Learning Collaboratives
Mar 23, 2017
Agreements between nursing schools and population health initiatives; academic programs that include community-based care; reports that show the value of teaching student nurses the many variables that affect people’s health. These are among materials educators and nurses have mentioned as they discuss how to integrate a Culture of Health perspective into more
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Workforce Data: A Plan to Measure Progress
Nov 17, 2016
Nurses play a huge role in keeping Americans healthy, but for nursing to be able meet the country’s growing health needs, we need more facts about the nursing workforce. In 2010, the Institute of Medicine future of nursing report spelled out this demand for data. In its follow-up report five years later, the call was more urgent: “The Campaign should play a more
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Learning Collaboratives
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May 23, 2018
Culture of Health and Nursing Education Learning Collaborative
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Culture of Health and Nursing Education Learning Collaborative
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Culture of Health and Nursing Education Learning Collaborative
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Nov 14, 2018
Culture of Health and Nursing Education Learning Collaborative
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