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The Mentoring Door Goes Both Ways—Open It
May 25, 2017
Danielle Howa Pendergrass, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC, gets reflective this time of year as graduation ceremonies bloom on college lawns across the country. Reflective, and glad: As she celebrates tomorrow’s nurses, Pendergrass says, what comes to mind especially is the importance of more
Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
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Nurse-Led Models of Care Succeed; Case Studies Count the Ways
May 22, 2017
Nurses will show the way to a Culture of Health: In fact, they already have, as three case studies suggest. A brief whose authors include two Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action allies reports on efforts to understand the role health care providers can play in creating a more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National
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"Most Proud When I Pay It Forward," Says Nurse Leader
May 17, 2017
This is the third in a series of profiles of leaders who are part of the Campaign talking about their connections to the nursing or health care profession and their interests in healthier communities. Maria Torchia LoGrippo, PhD, MSN, RN, is assistant professor at Rutgers more
Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: New Jersey
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New RWJF Chief Talks of Commitment to Service
May 16, 2017
Richard Besser, MD, who recently became president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, talks in a Q&A about his work as a pediatrician, the importance of helping the public understand issues by telling people’s stories, and his thoughts on a Culture of Health. more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National
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A Time to Talk: Palliative Care Groups Gather
May 04, 2017
“The nursing community has a wonderful opportunity to create a collaborative agenda to focus on how nurses lead in transforming care for individuals and their families who have one or more chronic serious illnesses.” The nurse who spoke those words is in a position to more
Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
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Nurses Praised for “Making Mark in Health Care”
May 02, 2017
The U.S. acting surgeon general, a pioneering researcher, and the chief strategist for the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA) have at least two things in common: They are nurses, and they were listed among five “who should be household names.” CCNA’s Susan more
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AARP Praises Bills to Ease Path to Home Health Services
Apr 17, 2017
The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action is pleased that AARP is publicly endorsing the Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act, proposed bills that would help Medicare beneficiaries get care more quickly by allowing advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to do their more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National
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“Fundraising Is a Skill”: 10 Essentials in Supporting Your Cause
Apr 12, 2017
You became a nurse for any number of reasons: You want to help people. You’re hands-on. You like the intensity of working with others to make things right, and the gratifying feeling that comes from responding to a need. As you rise through the ranks, though, you might more
Location: National