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Take It From a Nurse, Nurse Tells Congress

Jan 19, 2017

In an opinion piece, a nurse begins his advice to the new Congress by citing his own credentials: Once again, Americans in 2016 ranked nurses as the country’s most trusted professionals. Writing on the Oxford University Press blog, Mark Lazenby, PhD, APRN, FAAN, associate more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National

Michigan Updates Law, Improves Health Care Options

Jan 09, 2017

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a bill that will increase the number of health care providers residents of that state can turn to. The new law expands some nurses’ rights to practice and prescribe. That means that advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: Michigan

Utah Schools Join Forces to Increase Number of Nurses

Jan 06, 2017

The Utah Action Coalition is integrally involved in an initiative to increase the number of nurses in the state. As an opinion piece in The Salt Lake Tribune recently reported, the Utah Nursing Consortium—which includes all the public nursing schools in Utah—aims to more

Location: Utah

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Happy New Year: Time for (More) School?

Jan 04, 2017

It’s the time for new resolutions and goals. Jennifer Mensik, PhD, RN, FAAN, gives you food for thought if you’re thinking of going back to school. In a piece on Nurse.com, the executive director of nursing programs at  OnCourse Learning and faculty member at Arizona more

Issues: Transforming Nursing Education Location: National

Steps to Take for Those Not Home for the Holidays

Dec 23, 2016

“Nurses are keenly aware of how missing holiday traditions can impact patients,” says a nurse in a story that says upfront that nurses should know, as they themselves must often work holidays. Although that is hard, the MinorityNurse.com piece notes that holidays in more

Beloved Dean Frantz Left Legacy–and a Gift of Millions

Dec 21, 2016

The University of Iowa College of Nursing is celebrating an unexpected gift made on behalf of a former longtime nursing school dean who also led the Iowa Action Coalition for many years. The husband of Rita Ann Frantz, PhD, RN, FAAN, who died September 7, announced the more

Alabama Taps Its Networks to Improve State’s Nutrition

Dec 19, 2016

Two years ago, the Alabama Health Action Coalition (AL-HAC) wanted a focus for its efforts to build healthier communities. From a brainstorm among steering committee members came a few great things: a nutrition guidebook and trainings throughout the state; and an example of how more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Alabama

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Federal Register Publishes VA Ruling on Nurses

Dec 15, 2016

It’s official: The Federal Register has published the December 13 ruling by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs giving more nurses more authority to provide care in VA facilities. In those facilities, certified nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National