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The Mentoring Door Goes Both Ways—Open It

May 25, 2017

Danielle Howa Pendergrass, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC, gets reflective this time of year as graduation ceremonies bloom on college lawns across the country. Reflective, and glad: As she celebrates tomorrow’s nurses, Pendergrass says, what comes to mind especially is the importance of more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National

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Nurse-Led Models of Care Succeed; Case Studies Count the Ways

May 22, 2017

Nurses will show the way to a Culture of Health: In fact, they already have, as three case studies suggest. A brief whose authors include two Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action allies reports on efforts to understand the role health care providers can play in creating a more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National

"Most Proud When I Pay It Forward," Says Nurse Leader

May 17, 2017

This is the third in a series of profiles of leaders who are part of the Campaign talking about their connections to the nursing or health care profession and their interests in healthier communities. Maria Torchia LoGrippo, PhD, MSN, RN, is assistant professor at Rutgers more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: New Jersey

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New RWJF Chief Talks of Commitment to Service        

May 16, 2017

Richard Besser, MD, who recently became president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, talks in a Q&A about his work as a pediatrician, the importance of helping the public understand issues by telling people’s stories, and his thoughts on a Culture of Health. more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National

Nebraska Celebrates Nurses Week 2017

May 15, 2017

The Nebraska Action Coalition and Nebraska Nurses Association celebrated National Nurses Week 2017 with a 1,200 mile “roadshow” across Nebraska presenting Healthy Nurse, Healthy Community. In six stops throughout the state, more than 200 nurses and community members heard more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Nebraska

LAC Culture of Health Summit addresses Louisiana health needs

May 15, 2017

On April 27 in Kenner, LA, the Louisiana Action Coalition (LAC) hosted more than 130 healthcare professionals, business and community leaders and interested parties from across the state to discuss Louisiana’s healthcare challenges, explore partnerships and learn about more

Location: Louisiana

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Answering the Call to Lead

May 06, 2017

It’s National Nurses Week: a time for accolades, gratitude, and celebration—and maybe a sweet treat or two. I am proud to be one of America’s 3.6 million nurses, and this week (and always), I hope you are being recognized for your dedication. Nurses Week offers a time to more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National

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What 10 Days in the ICU Taught Me About Caregiving

May 06, 2017

During 10 brutal days last fall, I learned anew how nurses comfort families who have experienced unexpected trauma. My husband and soul mate, Bob, became paralyzed after a bike fall on the morning of September 25, 2016. He lingered between life and death for the next 10 days more

Location: National