Maryland Waiver Eases Homebound Patients’ Access to Nurses

Jan 09, 2020

A major recommendation of the Institute of Medicine’s 2010 Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health report, written to improve health and health care for all Americans, is to allow advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to order and certify home health more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: Maryland

Our Top 10 Most-Read of 2019

Dec 20, 2019

As 2019 comes to a close, we take time to look back at all the stories that we’ve posted throughout the year, including coverage of the National Academy of Medicine’s Future of Nursing 2020-2030 Committee meetings and states’ efforts to make nurse-led care more more

In 2019, Slow but Sure Progress in Laws, Policy

Dec 18, 2019

The past 12 months have seen shifts in the legal landscape that mean more people have, and might soon have, greater options in their health care. At the federal level: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on November 1 announced a final ruling on more

Issues: Improving Access to Care

Well-Being Champion = Purpose Prize Winner

Dec 16, 2019

Recently I was pleased to see a familiar name on the list of AARP Purpose Prize winners for 2019-2020. That name was Paul Leon, who has developed innovative solutions to more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership

The Importance of Diversity in Nursing

Dec 03, 2019

Nurses are essential to meeting the growing demand on health care in the United States. But according to an Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Health, Advancing Change, the health care system needs a “greater emphasis” on increasing diversity of more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Increasing Diversity in Nursing

Nurses involved in 2019 Culture of Health Prize Winning Community

Nov 19, 2019

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation selected five communities to receive the 2019 RWJF Culture of Health Prize. The communities – Broward County, Fla; Greenville County, S.C.; Gonzales, Calif.; Lake County, Colo; and Sitka, Alaska – came together around a shared commitment more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities

Nurses Play Critical Role in Supporting Family Caregivers

Nov 01, 2019

Family caregivers are engaging in care that is intense and complex, with more than 20 million performing medical–nursing tasks. With that in mind, Susan C. Reinhard, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Heather M. Young, PhD, RN, FAAN, write in the November issue of the American Journal more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities

Baccalaureate Degrees on Rise, Latest Figures Show

Oct 14, 2019

Since its beginning in 2010, The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action has tracked progress made by our state-based Action Coalitions, nurses, and supporters, as we continue to more

Issues: Collecting Workforce Data Increasing Diversity in Nursing Promoting Nursing Leadership