Treating People Not the Same As Treating Illness

Sep 08, 2016

It’s no secret that health care is hardest to come by in rural parts of the country. But, as it turned out in at least one rural community, building more clinics did not help; what helped was building relationships. More than a decade ago, the Centers for Disease Control and more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Pennsylvania West Virginia

Alaska’s Summer Triumph

Sep 07, 2016

Members of the state’s APRN Alliance gather around Alaska Gov. Bill Walker just after the signing of SB 53, which brings Alaska into full alignment with the APRN Consensus Model, a key recommendation for state legislatures in the Institute of Medicine report. This more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: Alaska

At Case Western, Students to Work Together to Prepare for Future Care

Sep 02, 2016

Beginning in 2019, a building larger than eight football fields will house an equally big idea: that students from multiple health fields should learn how to work together as they are mastering their fields. The Cleveland Clinic is the site of what will soon be the Case more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Location: Ohio

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Campaign Allies Among Modern Healthcare’s Top 100

Sep 01, 2016

Modern Healthcare has named its 100 most influential people in health care in 2016, and among the leaders are many whom the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action is proud to call allies. For starters, the Campaign is closely linked to these two luminaries on the more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National

Pennsylvania’s Villarruel Speaks Out on Greater Access to Care

Aug 31, 2016

Months after the Pennsylvania Senate passed a bill allowing nurses to provide health care to the full extent of their education and training, Antonia Villarruel, PhD, FAAN, dean of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, explained in a column on philly.com what the more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: Pennsylvania

National

Leadership Webinar Features NOBC Head, 2 Emerging Leaders

Aug 30, 2016

Laurie Benson, BSN, RN, executive director of the Nurses on Boards Coalition, is headline speaker in a free webinar September 15 at 1 p.m. ET.  The Illinois Healthcare Action Coalition hosts Benson as she explains NOBC’s goal of increasing community health by boosting the more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Illinois National

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Research Paper Lists Strategies Behind Nebraska’s Success in Changing Laws

Aug 25, 2016

In Nebraska between 2011 and 2013, legislators considered a staggering 1,795 bills related to scope of practice for all health professions. Of those, 349 were enacted. Now three researchers who are friends and allies of the Nebraska Action Coalition have produced a paper that more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National

When Disaster Calls, Nurses Respond

Aug 25, 2016

At least one nurse reading the call from the Red Cross for nurses to help in Louisiana answered immediately: For Cindy Holle, RN, DNP, Tuesday, August 23, was Day Two volunteering for those desperately in need after the flooding that started August 12. Holle was busy even more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Location: Connecticut Louisiana