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New Paper Lays Out Why Nurse Practitioners Are the Solution
Oct 15, 2018
This is a revised version of an earlier post. See correction below. “Primary care is a crucial component of American health care, but it faces steep challenges, beginning with ever-increasing demand for primary care services,” writes health care economist more
Issues: Improving Access to Care
Funding Bill Includes Push to VA Facilities to Let Nurses Practice
Oct 09, 2018
President Trump signed into law on September 21 a funding bill for the nation’s veterans, and part of it boosted efforts to implement a policy approved nearly two years more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care
Retirement Opportunities That Allow Nurses to “Do More”
Sep 25, 2018
When Ellen Elpern, MSN, RN, retired, she was eager to invest more time and energy in her profession. She also wanted to maintain a connection to the medical center where she spent almost 40 years providing inpatient care. But she soon discovered that few volunteer more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
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Nurses, Be Counted
Oct 22, 2018
Nurses, Be Counted! You may know that the Nurses on Boards Coalition is in the midst of its annual campaign to register nurses’ board service. If you serve on a board, and haven’t already registered, please visit the Nurses on Boards Coalition website, and be counted. The mission of the Nurses on Boards Coalition is to improve the health of more
Location: North Carolina
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Encore Performance: Retired Nurses Find Fulfillment Through Volunteering
Sep 20, 2018
Charting Nursing’s Future profiles four retired nurses who are staying active and continuing to contribute to their communities through volunteer work. Three are making sure that people with economic, social or emotional challenges gain access to the supports they need to build more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities
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A School Nurse in 2018
Sep 11, 2018
As a new academic year begins, school nurses are making headlines for their many and varied roles caring for America’s children. Recent stories have highlighted how the job has changed significantly from the days of the first school nurse, hired in the early 1900s to reduce more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National
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Three LAC nurse leaders inducted into LSNA Hall of Fame
Sep 10, 2018
Three outstanding registered nurses were recently inducted into the Louisiana State Nurses Association (LSNA) Hall of Fame and all three are active leaders with the Louisiana Action Coalition (LAC). During the Louisiana Nurses Foundation Nightingale Gala on April 1 in Baton Rouge, Cynthia Bienemy, PhD, RN; Mary Broussard, MSN, RN; and Lisa Deaton, RN, more
Location: Louisiana
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2018 Michigan Nursing Summit: Taking Health Care Upstream
Sep 06, 2018
October 18-19, 2018|Lansing, MI OVERVIEW: The Michigan Center for Nursing’s annual Michigan Nursing Summit convenes nurses from all over the state of Michigan. This year’s Summit will equip nurses with knowledge to promote understanding of underlying health factors, and more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Michigan
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Don’t Let Myths About HIPAA Get in the Way of Good Care
Sep 06, 2018
Approximately 40 million family caregivers assume responsibility for the health of loved ones. They bring patients to hospital emergency rooms, drive patients between providers and pharmacies, and oversee at-home care. In many cases, they manage complex medication regimens, more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities
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New Data Show Continued Progress toward Future of Nursing Goals
Sep 04, 2018
Progress continues toward meeting Future of Nursing goals established in 2010 by the then-Institute of Medicine, with particularly noteworthy improvements seen in nursing education. This is illustrated by the latest update to the Campaign Dashboard, a series of national measures more
Issues: Collecting Workforce Data Transforming Nursing Education Location: National
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What Nurses Do
Aug 30, 2018
My work on Charting Nursing’s Future brings me into contact with nurses crunching workforce data, monitoring disease outbreaks, and saving lives in the aftermath of natural disasters—activities that all occur outside the walls of traditional health care settings. And in the more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National
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