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Article Looks to the Future of Academic Progression in Nursing
Dec 11, 2018
Data collected since 2010 show that nurses’ education levels are advancing and that registered nurses increasingly have a bachelor’s degree or higher. But there is still work to do, says a new article published by education experts at the Center to Champion more
Issues: Transforming Nursing Education
Simulating Poverty to Prepare Nurses for Community Practice
Dec 10, 2018
Nursing programs that more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Transforming Nursing Education Location: Missouri National New Jersey
Federal Report Urges Restrictions Be Lifted to Improve Health Care
Dec 06, 2018
A new federal report recommends ways to increase Americans’ access to care, suggesting improvements to public policy in four areas where federal and state rules “inhibit choice and competition”—including the need for states to expand scope of practice laws more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National
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Transforming Primary Care Delivery Systems
Dec 07, 2018
A two- day workshop, Cultivating Nurses in Primary Care to lead team based care to improve patient experience, quality and access. February 25th & 26th 2019 in Lafayette, Colo. Cost is $100.00 per participant. In 2016 the Macy Foundation Conference, Registered Nurses: Partners in Transforming Primary Care, made recommendations to prepare more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Colorado
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Alaska Nurse Leader’s Time in D.C. Taught Her to Dream Big
Nov 28, 2018
Pat DeLeon, PhD, knows a thing or two about health and public service: The honorary fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and member of the National Academy of Medicine has been, among other things, chief of staff to the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, and past more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Alaska
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Family Caregivers Need Nurses’ Support
Nov 20, 2018
November is National Family Caregivers month at AARP, which along with AARP Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, sponsor both the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA) and the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action. AARP is pleased to recognize and more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National
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Not in our Neighborhood: Emergency Nurses Respond to Human Trafficking
Nov 15, 2018
Can a blanket question about personal safety be effective in identifying cases of human trafficking or domestic violence? Renea Wilson, MSN, RN, CEN, director of the emergency department (ED) at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kan., didn’t think so. more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
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Building a Culture of Health
Nov 08, 2018
“Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is committed to building a national Culture of Health that enables all in our diverse society to lead healthier lives now and for generations to come. A Culture of Health is broadly defined as one in which good health and well-being flourish more
Location: North Carolina
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Nurses (and a Nurse Champion) Win Congressional Seats in Mid-Term Election
Nov 08, 2018
At least one nurse and a well-known champion of the nursing profession won congressional seats in Tuesday’s election, while two additional nurse House members were re-elected, and one nurse left office. Here’s the run-down on nurses in the 116th Congress: U.S. Rep. more
Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
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Center to Champion Nursing in America, RWJF to Honor Colleagues
Oct 29, 2018
The Center to Champion Nursing in America, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will join RWJF on Friday to co-host a reception at the American Academy of Nursing’s annual policy conference, in Washington D.C. This year’s meeting more
Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership
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The 2nd Annual Celebration of Rural Nursing
Oct 25, 2018
On Friday, November 30, 2018, all nine NC AHECs will host eight concurrent conferences for nurses serving rural North Carolina. Two statewide broadcast keynote addresses will link all the regions together. Each AHEC will offer additional live, on-site presentations that focus on regional topics. Nurses will have the opportunity to connect with colleagues in more
Location: North Carolina
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