Nurses Can Help Defeat Health Misinformation

Feb 09, 2022

An article in American Nurse Journal challenges nurses to take an active role in combatting health misinformation. Misinformation is “false, inaccurate, or misleading information” and it has proliferated at alarming rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in what more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership

National Survey of Nurses Finds Extensive Racism in the Workplace

Feb 01, 2022

The National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing has released a national survey that asked 5,600 nurses about racism in their places of work; nearly half said there is “a lot” of racism in nursing. Large majorities of nurses of color reported that they have more

Being a Nurse in a Different Kind of Nursing Home: A New Report

Jan 26, 2022

“As the nurse in the Green Houses it took me some time to get used to not being the ‘charge nurse’ and letting go of what I didn’t need to be involved with. But once I did realize I didn’t have to ‘do it all,’ it was wonderful, and it did give me the time to teach and mentor the Shahbaz on ‘nursing things.’” more

CRNA Week 2022 runs from January 23-29

Jan 24, 2022

For more than twenty years, the last week in January has provided an opportunity for the healthcare community and the public alike to reflect on the heroic work and unique expertise of certified registered nurse anesthetists, or CRNAs. CRNAs are anesthesia professionals who more

Omicron is Hitting Nursing Homes. Booster Shots Are Critical for This Vulnerable Population.

Jan 20, 2022

The last few weeks have seen record surges in COVID-19 infections in most of the country, in large part due to the arrival of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Nursing homes are also seeing a rapid surge in cases among both staff and residents, according to more

Update: More States Improved Patients’ Access to Nurses in 2021

Jan 19, 2022

Lifting restrictions on the care nurses can provide gives more Americans better access to high-quality, affordable health care when and where they need it, including in rural and other underserved areas of the country. The Nurse Practitioner Journal is just out with its more

Issues: Improving Access to Care

The Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP)

Jan 12, 2022

The Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) grant is a 5 year program, federally funded through HRSA, focused on improving gertiatric skills and knowledge of the healthcare workforce. Stride Community Health Center is the grantee, working in partnership with the Colorado more

Location: Colorado

Ripple Effect

Jan 12, 2022

In keeping with the Center’s coaching philosophy, our team has created a program to support the healthcare workforce through these difficult times and beyond.  The goal of the Ripple Effect: Tools & Strategies to Thrive in a Changing World program is to offer a more

Location: Colorado