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Nursing Charter High School Proposed in Pennsylvania

Oct 02, 2019

To increase the number of nurses with BSNs and diversify the nursing workforce in Pennsylvania, the state nurses association is in the process of creating a charter high school that more

Issues: Increasing Diversity in Nursing Transforming Nursing Education Location: Pennsylvania

Congratulations to Dr Mark Hand, ECU College of Nursing Professor

Sep 30, 2019

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Mark Hand on being elected to the National League for Nursing’s Board of Governors. Dr Mark Hand is a faculty member at ECU College of Nursing and was recently elected to the National League for Nursing’s Board of Governors. This is a tremendous accomplishment that will have national impact on nurses. more

Location: North Carolina

Nurse Innovator Honored as 1 of 5 Recipients of 24th Heinz Awards

Sep 17, 2019

Innovative thinking, persistence, courage, and compassion are among the reasons that five Americans have earned this year’s Heinz Awards, including nurse researcher Sarah L. Szanton, PhD, ANP, FAAN. Szanton, an alumna of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Nurse more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership

AARP Bulletin Shines Light on Nursing Work and Leader Reinhard

Sep 16, 2019

“We work to empower nurses,” says Susan Reinhard, RN, PhD, FAAN, chief strategist of the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA), in the latest edition of AARP Bulletin, which goes to AARP’s 38 million members. The full-page article focuses on Reinhard and CCNA’s 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

Groundbreaking Nursing Podcast Series Highlights Pennsylvania Nurses

Sep 12, 2019

Season One Launches Thursday, September 12 The Pennsylvania Action Coalition is excited to announce “At the Core of Care,” a new podcast series that highlights the creative efforts of nurses and their partners to meet the health and health care needs of patients, more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Location: Pennsylvania

Mentoring for Student Retention and NCLEX Success at Historically Black Colleges & Universities Training

Sep 10, 2019

Two of our NC FON AC Executive Members Christopher Jay Wiggins Sr. MSN, RN, CEN and Dr. Valerie Howard, Duke SON Associate Dean for Academic Affairs) attended the Diversifying the Nursing Workforce: Mentoring for Student Retention and NCLEX Success at Historically Black more

Location: North Carolina

Join Culture of Health Prize-Winning Communities

Sep 10, 2019

Communities are making health a priority. Since 2013, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has used its Culture of Health Prize to honor communities such as Brownsville, more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities

Tennessee Nurses Approach Social Determinants of Health in Two Ways

Sep 06, 2019

Clinical nurse leader Megan Williams, MSN, RN, CNL, who oversees a hospital-based population health program and Susan Cooper, MSN, RN, FAAN, who spearheaded the effort work with a client at Regional One Health in more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Tennessee

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