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“Averting Nursing Shortfall” Requires Policy Change, Says Dean
Sep 07, 2017
“America’s looming nurse shortage”: These are well-known words to those aware of health and health care today. In an opinion piece in The Hill, the dean of the School of Health Professions at New York Institute of Technology writes that lawmakers can act to keep the more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National
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Action Coalitions Report on Education Work in Autumn Issue
Sep 05, 2017
Nursing Education Perspectives, the journal of the National League for Nursing (NLN), shines a spotlight on Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action in its September/October issue. To mark the 10 years since the Institute of Medicine published its report on the future of nursing, more
Issues: Transforming Nursing Education Location: National
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Clinical Nurse Specialists: A Force for Improving Safety, Outcomes, and Health Care Delivery
Sep 04, 2017
September 1–7 is National Clinical Nurse Specialist Recognition Week, a time to celebrate the contributions of these highly skilled nurses to our nation’s health and draw attention to the need to remove barriers that prevent them from practicing to the full extent of more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Location: National
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Four Ways Nurses Can Help After Harvey
Aug 31, 2017
We have heard from many nurses interested in learning more about opportunities to help in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Here are four ways nurses—and others—can help: Volunteer Volunteers are needed now and in the foreseeable future as the area affected by Harvey more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National
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Modern Healthcare’s Top Influencers Includes 10 Campaign Allies
Aug 30, 2017
Modern Healthcare, dubbed the industry’s leading source of health care business and policy news, research, and information, has released its list of 100 most influential people in health care for 2017, among them a number Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action allies: more
Location: National
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Red Cross Seeks Volunteers to Help Those Hit by Hurricane Harvey
Aug 28, 2017
The American Red Cross is asking health professionals, including mental health specialists, to volunteer for disaster-relief needs on the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana, and provides information on whether you are eligible and how to register your interest. The flooding more
Location: National
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Workforce Expert, Citing Studies, Questions Dated Laws, Practices
Aug 22, 2017
Joanne Spetz, PhD, FAAN, associate director of research at Healthforce Center at the University of California San Francisco, studies the effect of policies and politics on the nursing workforce. In a recent interview with Online FNP Programs, Spetz talks about her findings on the more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National
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Study: Postpartum Nurses Need More Education on Risks New Mothers Face
Aug 21, 2017
A new study recently published in MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing finds that many postpartum nurses are not well informed about the risks new mothers face after delivery, and many need more education to help reduce the high U.S. maternal mortality more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National