Nurses Can Help Defeat Health Misinformation

Feb 09, 2022

An article in American Nurse Journal challenges nurses to take an active role in combatting health misinformation. Misinformation is “false, inaccurate, or misleading information” and it has proliferated at alarming rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in what more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership

Being a Nurse in a Different Kind of Nursing Home: A New Report

Jan 26, 2022

“As the nurse in the Green Houses it took me some time to get used to not being the ‘charge nurse’ and letting go of what I didn’t need to be involved with. But once I did realize I didn’t have to ‘do it all,’ it was wonderful, and it did give me the time to teach and mentor the Shahbaz on ‘nursing things.’” more

CRNA Week 2022 runs from January 23-29

Jan 24, 2022

For more than twenty years, the last week in January has provided an opportunity for the healthcare community and the public alike to reflect on the heroic work and unique expertise of certified registered nurse anesthetists, or CRNAs. CRNAs are anesthesia professionals who more

Update: More States Improved Patients’ Access to Nurses in 2021

Jan 19, 2022

Lifting restrictions on the care nurses can provide gives more Americans better access to high-quality, affordable health care when and where they need it, including in rural and other underserved areas of the country. The Nurse Practitioner Journal is just out with its more

Issues: Improving Access to Care

Purpose Prize Celebrates Changemakers on December 15th

Dec 03, 2021

A nurse from Maryland is one of five winners of this year’s AARP Purpose Prize Award for people age 50+ who are giving back, solving problems, and changing lives. They will all be celebrated at a virtual awards show on Wednesday, December 15th which the public is invited more

Issues: Improving Health Equity Increasing Diversity in Nursing Location: Maryland

Giving Thanks

Nov 18, 2021

The weeks before and after Thanksgiving are usually filled with grace and gratefulness. And so it is even this year, a year of highs and lows. Through it all, you, our great network of allies and friends, have shown remarkable strength. Today, we write simply to say thanks. more

Issues: Improving Access to Care

Trusted Advisors to the Campaign for Action Win Prestigious AAN Awards

Oct 13, 2021

At its October conference, the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) recognized two nurse leaders who are also friends more

Campaign Names Winners of 2021 Nursing Innovations Fund Award

Oct 07, 2021

The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), has announced that six nurse-led projects will receive Nursing Innovations Fund awards of up to $25,000 each. The projects submitted by the more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Health Equity Location: Delaware Kentucky Montana Pennsylvania Utah West Virginia