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  1. Arizona Leader Receives Legend in Nursing Award

    Sep 19, 2016

    For the first time in five years, the March of Dimes Arizona chapter has bestowed its Legend in Nursing Award. The honoree: Robin Schaeffer, MSN, RN, CAE, co-leader of the Arizona Action Coalition and executive director of the Arizona Nurses Association. “Utterly shocked more

    Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership

  2. Nursing, Not Football, Now Goal for Two Athletes

    Sep 16, 2016

    One cites the team atmosphere; the other, the value of hard work and staying calm under pressure. Both are football players-turned-nurses who see common elements in their old and new professions. Patrick Hill and Brandon Rice, two star college players who grew up in Los Angeles, did not meet until each found his way to the UCLA School of Nursing, where more

    Issues: Increasing Diversity in Nursing Location: California

  3. New York Nurses Go to the Fair

    Sep 16, 2016

    It’s not called great for nothing: Held on 375 acres near Syracuse over 12 days, the Great New York State Fair welcomed a record crowd of more than 1 million people this year. Amid the rides and fried foods and cotton candy were nurses talking with fairgoers about more

    Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: New York

  4. Petition Aims to Put a Nurse in Every Public School in Va.

    Sep 14, 2016

    Children who aren’t healthy can’t learn. That’s the premise behind a campaign to require every public school in Virginia to have at least one full-time registered nurse. The campaign is led by Dana Holladay-Hollifield, BSN, RN, NCSN, a school more

    Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Virginia

  5. In Memoriam: Dean Rita Frantz

    Sep 13, 2016

    The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action is saddened to learn of the death of University of Iowa College of Nursing Dean Rita Ann Frantz, PhD, RN, FAAN, on September 7. Dean Frantz had retired the day before her death. Dean Frantz, who was co-lead of the Iowa Action Coalition, more

    Location: Iowa

  6. Good Health Means Good Business

    Sep 13, 2016

    Health Means Business, a two-year campaign of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, features forums throughout the country showcasing businesses in each city that know—and act on the belief—that economic health and community health are inextricably intertwined. The Campaign is proud to note Lisa Eichelberger, more

    Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Georgia

  7. The Arkansas Action Coalition and Arkansas Center for Nursing

    Sep 12, 2016

    The Arkansas Action Coalition is pleased to announce the formation of the Arkansas Center for Nursing, Inc., a nonprofit organization.  The work of the Arkansas Action Coalition over the years to create changes for improved health care in our state will continue to be accomplished and sustained by the Arkansas Center for Nursing, Inc. Arkansas more

    Issues: Collecting Workforce Data Location: Arkansas

  8. Dubree Inducted Into YWCA’s Academy for Women of Achievement

    Sep 09, 2016

    Marilyn Dubree, MSN, RN, executive chief nursing officer, will be inducted along with seven other inspiring Nashville women into the YWCA’s 2016 Academy for Women of Achievement. Marilyn Dubree, MSN, RN, NE-BCExecutive Chief Nursing OfficerVanderbilt University Medical Centerphoto: Anne more

    Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Tennessee

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