Roots of Success Take Hold in Nevada

Sep 09, 2016

Two inspired nurses met one inspired urban farmer, and a Culture of Health began to blossom. The dedication on the part of Debra Collins, BSN, co-chair of the Nevada Action Coalition (NAC) and former chair of the Nevada Alliance for Nursing Excellence, and Linda Paulic, RNC, more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Nevada

Treating People Not the Same As Treating Illness

Sep 08, 2016

It’s no secret that health care is hardest to come by in rural parts of the country. But, as it turned out in at least one rural community, building more clinics did not help; what helped was building relationships. More than a decade ago, the Centers for Disease Control and more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Pennsylvania West Virginia

Alaska’s Summer Triumph

Sep 07, 2016

Members of the state’s APRN Alliance gather around Alaska Gov. Bill Walker just after the signing of SB 53, which brings Alaska into full alignment with the APRN Consensus Model, a key recommendation for state legislatures in the Institute of Medicine report. This more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: Alaska

At Case Western, Students to Work Together to Prepare for Future Care

Sep 02, 2016

Beginning in 2019, a building larger than eight football fields will house an equally big idea: that students from multiple health fields should learn how to work together as they are mastering their fields. The Cleveland Clinic is the site of what will soon be the Case more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Location: Ohio

National

Campaign Allies Among Modern Healthcare’s Top 100

Sep 01, 2016

Modern Healthcare has named its 100 most influential people in health care in 2016, and among the leaders are many whom the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action is proud to call allies. For starters, the Campaign is closely linked to these two luminaries on the more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National

Pennsylvania’s Villarruel Speaks Out on Greater Access to Care

Aug 31, 2016

Months after the Pennsylvania Senate passed a bill allowing nurses to provide health care to the full extent of their education and training, Antonia Villarruel, PhD, FAAN, dean of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, explained in a column on philly.com what the more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: Pennsylvania