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U.S. Rep. Lois Capps Bids Farewell to Congress, Not to Nursing

Sep 22, 2016

After 18 years, U.S. Rep. Lois Capps of California uses the recent renewal by Congress of legislation that improves people’s access to high-quality care by nurses as a springboard to say goodbye. (Capps announced her plan to retire early last year.) In a column on The more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: California National

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The Four Forces That Will Reshape Nursing

Sep 20, 2016

Right now, America has a knowledge shortage, not a nursing shortage, says nursing expert and health care economist Peter Buerhaus, PhD, RN. In an interview with Hospitals & Health Networks, Buerhaus, a health care economist and professor of nursing, offers insights on what it more

Issues: Collecting Workforce Data Improving Access to Care Transforming Nursing Education Location: Montana National

Nursing, Not Football, Now Goal for Two Athletes

Sep 16, 2016

One cites the team atmosphere; the other, the value of hard work and staying calm under pressure. Both are football players-turned-nurses who see common elements in their old and new professions. Patrick Hill and Brandon Rice, two star college players who grew up in Los more

Issues: Increasing Diversity in Nursing Location: California

New York Nurses Go to the Fair

Sep 16, 2016

It’s not called great for nothing: Held on 375 acres near Syracuse over 12 days, the Great New York State Fair welcomed a record crowd of more than 1 million people this year. Amid the rides and fried foods and cotton candy were nurses talking with fairgoers about more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: New York

Petition Aims to Put a Nurse in Every Public School in Va.

Sep 14, 2016

Children who aren’t healthy can’t learn. That’s the premise behind a campaign to require every public school in Virginia to have at least one full-time registered nurse. The campaign is led by Dana Holladay-Hollifield, BSN, RN, NCSN, a school more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Virginia

In Memoriam: Dean Rita Frantz

Sep 13, 2016

The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action is saddened to learn of the death of University of Iowa College of Nursing Dean Rita Ann Frantz, PhD, RN, FAAN, on September 7. Dean Frantz had retired the day before her death. Dean Frantz, who was co-lead of the Iowa Action Coalition, more

Location: Iowa

Good Health Means Good Business

Sep 13, 2016

Health Means Business, a two-year campaign of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, features forums throughout the country showcasing businesses in each city that know—and act on the belief—that economic health and community health more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Georgia

Roots of Success Take Hold in Nevada

Sep 09, 2016

Two inspired nurses met one inspired urban farmer, and a Culture of Health began to blossom. The dedication on the part of Debra Collins, BSN, co-chair of the Nevada Action Coalition (NAC) and former chair of the Nevada Alliance for Nursing Excellence, and Linda Paulic, RNC, more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Nevada