Kansas Joins States Offering Consumers Improved Access Care

Apr 26, 2022

Kansas’ approximately 3 million residents will soon have direct access to primary care from advanced practice registered nurses. The Sunflower State on April 15 became the 26th state – and the second state within a month – to adopt full practice authority, meaning more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: Kansas

A Farewell

Apr 19, 2022

It is bittersweet for me to share with you that Susan B. Hassmiller, PhD., RN, FAAN, director of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, is leaving her roles at the Campaign and as senior adviser for nursing at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on May 31, to pursue new more

Lincoln University Student Nurses Thrive in HBCU Mentoring Collaboration

Mar 15, 2022

A diverse nursing workforce means more access to care, and better care, especially for people in communities that have been historically underserved, such as communities of color and rural communities. Efforts are underway across nursing to diversify the workforce so it more

Issues: Increasing Diversity in Nursing Location: Pennsylvania

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

Omicron is Hitting Nursing Homes. Booster Shots Are Critical for This Vulnerable Population.

Jan 20, 2022

The last few weeks have seen record surges in COVID-19 infections in most of the country, in large part due to the arrival of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Nursing homes are also seeing a rapid surge in cases among both staff and residents, according to 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