Instrumental North Carolina Action Coalition Leader Stepping Down

Nov 14, 2017

After serving as North Carolina Future of Nursing Action Coalition (NCFONAC) program director for nearly five years, Nettie Evans will step down to spend more time with her family. Her steadfast dedication to the nursing profession was recently celebrated at a NCFONAC more

Location: North Carolina

Toolkit for Seamless Progression

Nov 13, 2017

This toolkit was developed by the Ohio Action Coalition Teams working on seamless progression.  Click Here to View more

Location: Ohio

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Illinois Takes a Step Toward Better Health

Nov 03, 2017

Consumers in Illinois will soon have better access to the care provided by advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), thanks to a new bill signed into law on September 20 by Gov. Bruce Rauner. The law, which will go into effect on January 1, 2018, is expected to increase more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: Illinois National

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Reinhard Honored as Recipient of National Policy Award

Oct 31, 2017

Susan Reinhard, PhD, RN, FAAN, senior vice president and director of the AARP Public Policy Institute and chief strategist of the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA), has been honored as the 2017 recipient of the Lois Capps Policy Luminary Award by the American more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National

Men: Look to Nursing for Growth, Urges New Organization Head

Oct 30, 2017

Nursing remains one of the most essential careers in our health care system and the workforce should reflect the nation’s population. When it comes to gender, it does not, but it should, as Blake Smith, MSN, RN, incoming president of the American Association of Men in Nursing, more

Issues: Increasing Diversity in Nursing

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Defining Hope Is Filmmaker's Latest Take on Nurses

Oct 25, 2017

The will to live is powerful, and nurses more than anyone see the hard philosophical and physical choices that most people must make when they reach the intersection of life and death. Defining Hope from filmmaker and documentary photographer Carolyn Jones shows some of more

Location: National

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Paper Lays Out Ways in Which All Nurses Affect Population’s Health

Oct 11, 2017

How can nurses best help reverse course on the nation’s declining health and promote the health of the U.S. population? That question is addressed in a white paper commissioned by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and released last month. The paper, “Catalysts for more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National

Register Today: Mass. Healthcare Workforce Summit

Oct 08, 2017

Registration is open for the 4th Annual Massachusetts Healthcare Workforce Summit. Register now to attend this exciting statewide event, sponsored by the Massachusetts Action Coalition (MAAC), which brings together nurses and leaders from across the healthcare spectrum working more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Massachusetts