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75 Years Later, Nursing’s Still the Love of Her Life

Feb 20, 2017

“I always wanted to be a nurse, and I’ve always been one,” says Kay Hodges, who finished nursing school just before the attack on Pearl Harbor. You read that right. At 97, New Jersey’s oldest licensed registered nurse also takes continuing education courses more

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New Law Soon to Provide South Dakotans Better Health Care Options

Feb 16, 2017

South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard is expected to soon sign a bill that will give residents of the state more options when it comes to their health care. Since 1979, nurse practitioners and certified nurse-midwives have been allowed to practice only with a collaborative more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National South Dakota

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Nurses Improve Boards. BoardRoom Press Highlights Why

Feb 15, 2017

The Governance Institute, dedicated for decades to the oversight of health care organizations, has over three months offered three separate takes on the value of nurses serving as board members. The author sharing a byline on all three knows the subject well: Laurie Benson, more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National

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Lights, Camera, Action! The Inside Scoop Highlights Work of AARP’s Nursing Center

Feb 10, 2017

The Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA) and a couple of its staff members were highlighted this week on Inside Scoop, a cable program on Fairfax (VA) Public Access that will also air on 500 stations nationwide. CCNA is an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP and the more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National

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Take a Gander at Five Facts About Men in Nursing

Feb 10, 2017

MidAmerica Nazarene University wants people to know five things about men in nursing. For starters, Becker’s Hospital Review reports, in the 1800s nursing was considered a masculine profession. The publication lists a few other facts unearthed by the researchers at the more

Issues: Increasing Diversity in Nursing Location: National

FONWV Strategic Plan 2017-2020

Feb 09, 2017

The FONWV Executive Team developed the Strategic Plan in November and December 2016. The Executive Team includes the Co-Lead representatives of the WV Hospital Association (Jim Kranz), WV Nurses Association (Cassy Taylor) and WV Organization of Nurse Executives (Lou Ann Hartley). more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: West Virginia

WV Faith Community Nurse Project Launches

Feb 09, 2017

Angie, Gray, our RWJF Public Health Nurse Leader and her project team are creating resources to support improving the culture of health in WV through Faith Community Nurses. Resources include a Toolkit and Network to expand opportunities for nurses to connect with information and more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: West Virginia

FONWV Receives AC Excellence Award

Feb 09, 2017

We are pleased and honored to announce that the Non-Profit Association inaugural Excellence Award was received by Future of Nursing WV on October 27th at the Annual Conference held in Huntington. Three awards were given. FONWV AC was the recipient for an organization with a more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: West Virginia