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Featured News Posts:
Entrepreneurs with Heart: Tom Ahrens and Natasha Dickinson
Apr 16, 2021
Solving problems is in nurses’ DNA. When they implement a “workaround,” we call more
Improving the Nation’s Health Equity through a More Diverse Nursing Workforce
Apr 12, 2021
“Nursing…has a responsibility to society to prepare a health care workforce that is truly going to serve and be able to be truly take care of everyone in our growing diverse society. That is embedded in our ethical code.” – Sheldon Fields, PhD, RN, FAAN (March more
New Co-Chair to Help Lead Campaign’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Apr 01, 2021
The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Steering Committee welcomes Scharmaine Lawson, DNP, FAANP, FAAN, as a new co-chair. Lawson is well prepared to help lead the committee’s efforts to build health equity through nursing more
Issues: Increasing Diversity in Nursing
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Passing the Baton
Mar 16, 2021
Donna E. Shalala, PhD, and Mary K. Wakefield, PhD, RN, share a unique role in the history of nursing. Shalala led the study committee that produced the first future of nursing report in 2010, the Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. Wakefield and David R. more
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AARP Foundation President Extols Partnership With Nurses
Mar 15, 2021
Following a year when nursing was front and center in the public’s mind, it’s easy to forget how visionary it was to recognize the profession’s essential role in advancing health for all Americans back in 2007. That’s when AARP Foundation, in association with AARP and more
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From First Gen to Nurse Leader: Two Pathways to the Profession
Mar 15, 2021
As a child engaged in caring for two older relatives with Alzheimer’s disease and Down syndrome, Marcus Henderson, MSN, RN, had a front-row view of his future profession. “Seeing the nurses come into the home and their compassion, their respect, and their attention to the more
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As Witnesses to Inequity, Nurses Can Be Powerful Advocates
Mar 15, 2021
More than 1,200 nurses and nurse champions from every state, Washington D.C. and a dozen countries, gathered online Feb. 24 to honor nurses’ contributions during the pandemic, recognize 10 years of nursing progress by the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action and others, more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Increasing Diversity in Nursing Promoting Nursing Leadership
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NINR, NIH Directors Address Consequences of Structural Racism
Mar 08, 2021
Two leaders of health institutions have recently been vocal in saying how they will address structural racism and direct their organizations’ resources to close the resulting disparities in health and wellness. “There’s a straight line from policies that enforced more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities
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Looking back to look forward
Feb 23, 2021
Nurses, nurse leaders, nurse champions and allies from across the country will virtually gather Wednesday to reflect on the profession’s achievements since the release of the 2010 Institute of Medicine report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. More more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Collecting Workforce Data Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Improving Access to Care Increasing Diversity in Nursing Promoting Nursing Leadership Transforming Nursing Education
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2021 Maryland Action Coalition Virtual Leadership Summit – CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND REGISTRATION OPEN
Feb 22, 2021
https://www.nursing.umaryland.edu/academics/pe/events/mdac/ Join us for the 2021 MDAC Virtual Leadership Summit! Registration and Call for Abstracts Now Open Meeting Challenges Head On: Maryland Nurses Respond Monday, May 24, 2021 9:15 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. offered virtually Keynote Speakers: • Brian Castrucci, Author, The Practical Playbook: more
Location: Maryland
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Two AARP Programs to Fund Ideas Large and Small
Feb 22, 2021
AARP applauds and supports innovators and entrepreneurs who aim to improve others’ lives with two funding opportunities: The 2022 Purpose Prize, and the 2021 Community Challenge. Applications for both are now being accepted. “The AARP Purpose Prize,” said AARP CEO Jo more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities
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