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Bipartisanship Growing When It Comes to Nurses, Better Health Care Laws
Mar 02, 2017
Guess what is “among the few bipartisan areas of agreement in health care these days”? The idea of allowing people more flexibility in getting high-quality health care when and where they want, by letting nurse practitioners do their jobs without physician more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National
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Report Highlights Communities Working Toward Well-Being for All
Feb 27, 2017
In America, health varies by income, education, race and ethnicity, and geography, notes a new report that points out how society as whole pays the price. The study goes on give nine examples of U.S. communities trying to level the playing field, some of which include more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National
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With New Law, South Dakota Ushers in Era of Better Health Care
Feb 23, 2017
South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has made it official: the bill sent to him that eases restrictions on nurse practitioners and certified nurse-midwives is now law. That means 22 states and the District of Columbia have updated their laws to give residents more options more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National South Dakota
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Funders Support Schools Collaborating on Interprofessional Education
Feb 22, 2017
A number of foundations joined forces to offer grants with one goal in mind: To encourage health and other professional schools to develop and expand interprofessional clinical initiatives, working with a community partner and the families they serve to. The bigger goal: to more
Issues: Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Location: National
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75 Years Later, Nursing’s Still the Love of Her Life
Feb 20, 2017
“I always wanted to be a nurse, and I’ve always been one,” says Kay Hodges, who finished nursing school just before the attack on Pearl Harbor. You read that right. At 97, New Jersey’s oldest licensed registered nurse also takes continuing education courses more
Location: National
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New Law Soon to Provide South Dakotans Better Health Care Options
Feb 16, 2017
South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard is expected to soon sign a bill that will give residents of the state more options when it comes to their health care. Since 1979, nurse practitioners and certified nurse-midwives have been allowed to practice only with a collaborative more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National South Dakota
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Nurses Improve Boards. BoardRoom Press Highlights Why
Feb 15, 2017
The Governance Institute, dedicated for decades to the oversight of health care organizations, has over three months offered three separate takes on the value of nurses serving as board members. The author sharing a byline on all three knows the subject well: Laurie Benson, more
Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
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Take a Gander at Five Facts About Men in Nursing
Feb 10, 2017
MidAmerica Nazarene University wants people to know five things about men in nursing. For starters, Becker’s Hospital Review reports, in the 1800s nursing was considered a masculine profession. The publication lists a few other facts unearthed by the researchers at the more
Issues: Increasing Diversity in Nursing Location: National