8th Annual Summit to Address Finding Joy in Home and Work

Mar 22, 2018

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Center for Nursing and Missouri Action Coalition will hold its Eighth Annual Summit on Thursday, May 31 and Friday, June 1, 2018. Nursing executives, nursing students, point of care nurses, nursing educators and other stakeholders from more

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From Struggling Against Hunger to Fighting It: One Doctor’s Story

Mar 20, 2018

This is a guest blog by Robin Dickinson, M.D. Dr. Dickinson is a family physician at Community Supported Family Medicine, a safety-net clinic in Englewood, Colo. Having experienced poverty as a child, one of my goals in becoming a physician was to help other families in more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National

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Nursing Journeys: She Wanted to Become a Rancher

Mar 16, 2018

“Nursing Journeys” is a profile series featuring Action Coalition leaders discussing their career paths and reflecting on the lessons they’ve learned along the way. Mary Burman, PhD, FAANP, FAAN, is dean and professor at the University of Wyoming’s Fay W. Whitney more

Location: National Wyoming

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Nurses, Here’s Your Chance to Be Heard!

Mar 07, 2018

Come March, approximately 100,000 registered nurses (RNs) across the United States will receive a surprise in their mailboxes: the return of the National Sample Survey of more

Issues: Collecting Workforce Data Location: National

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Duchess of Cambridge Helps Launch New Global Nursing Campaign

Mar 05, 2018

Nursing Now, a three-year campaign to raise the status and profile of nurses globally, launched on Feb. 27 in more than 30 countries, including England where the Duchess of Cambridge pledged support and appreciation to nurses “This campaign means a lot to me more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National

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Nurse Helped Coax the Big Easy to Go Smoke-Free

Feb 28, 2018

When New Orleans’ Mayor Mitch Landrieu expressed interest in exploring a citywide smoking ban, Charlotte Parent, RN, MHCM, then the city’s director of health, was on board. While working as an obstetric nurse, Parent had developed an acute awareness of the effects of more

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