Join a RWJF Leadership Program in 2020

Jan 14, 2020

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has long trained tomorrow’s leaders through its four leadership development programs: Clinical Scholars; Culture of Health Leaders; Health Policy Research Scholars; and Interdisciplinary Research Leaders. It is now accepting applications more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership

NOVEL CLINICAL APPROACHES TO PREPARE THE CONTEMPORARY NURSE

Jan 13, 2020

THE NC AHEC NURSE COUNCIL ACADEMIC PROGRESSION CONFERENCE NOVEL CLINICAL APPROACHES TO PREPARE THE CONTEMPORARY NURSE Thursday and Friday February 13 and 14, 2020 McKimmon Conference and Training Center 1101 Gorman Street Raleigh, NC 27606 The NC AHEC Nurse Council Academic more

Location: North Carolina

Maryland Waiver Eases Homebound Patients’ Access to Nurses

Jan 09, 2020

A major recommendation of the Institute of Medicine’s 2010 Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health report, written to improve health and health care for all Americans, is to allow advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to order and certify home health more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: Maryland

Eyes on 2020

Jan 06, 2020

Wondering what to expect on the health policy front in 2020? We were, too, so we reached out to someone in the know. more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities

Our Top 10 Most-Read of 2019

Dec 20, 2019

As 2019 comes to a close, we take time to look back at all the stories that we’ve posted throughout the year, including coverage of the National Academy of Medicine’s Future of Nursing 2020-2030 Committee meetings and states’ efforts to make nurse-led care more more

In 2019, Slow but Sure Progress in Laws, Policy

Dec 18, 2019

The past 12 months have seen shifts in the legal landscape that mean more people have, and might soon have, greater options in their health care. At the federal level: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on November 1 announced a final ruling on more

Issues: Improving Access to Care

Well-Being Champion = Purpose Prize Winner

Dec 16, 2019

Recently I was pleased to see a familiar name on the list of AARP Purpose Prize winners for 2019-2020. That name was Paul Leon, who has developed innovative solutions to more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership

Nurse Delivers Mouth Care with Just the Right Touch

Dec 12, 2019

The care of older adults with dementia has come a long way since 1982. That’s when Rita Jablonski, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, professor and director of research and scholarly development at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, began studying nursing. more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Alabama