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 30, more

Issues: Improving Health Equity

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

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

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

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 Improving Health Equity Increasing Diversity in Nursing Promoting Nursing Leadership

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

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 Improving Health Equity Increasing Diversity in Nursing Promoting Nursing Leadership Transforming Nursing Education