Men Tell Their Stories About Their Moves to Nursing

Nov 07, 2016

Male students represented approximately 12 percent of baccalaureate and graduate nursing students in 2015, up from 9.5 percent in 2005, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. In a piece headlined “Why I Became a Nurse,” four men tell MinorityNurse.com more

Issues: Increasing Diversity in Nursing

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Journal Celebrates Education Program’s Successes

Nov 04, 2016

Accelerated nursing programs are designed to expand the nursing workforce by providing professionals with skills in other fields and students with non-nursing degrees a faster route to becoming registered nurses. A special issue of the Journal of Professional Nursing provides more

Issues: Increasing Diversity in Nursing Transforming Nursing Education Location: National

Military Nursing Officers and the Nursing Faculty Shortage

Nov 02, 2016

Donna Lake, PhD, RN, NEA-BC and colleagues, Patricia Allen, EdD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN and Myrna Armstrong, EdD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, propose a striking call to action to address the ever prominent nursing faculty shortage: Military Nursing Officers. With such an incredibly rich and more

Location: North Carolina

“There is no Culture of Health, without Mental Health”

Nov 02, 2016

North Carolina Action Coalition member and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Public Health Nurse Leader, Connie Mele, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, NE-BC, CARN-AP, FIAAN, is leading an exemplary project on how mental health plays a significant role in our culture of health. The more

Location: North Carolina

Montana State University: Nursing Students Match State’s Diversity

Nov 01, 2016

More than 6 percent of those living in Montana are Native American, and thanks to a program that just received a federal boost, Montana State University’s College of Nursing has a student body that matches that population. Since 1999, the Caring for Our Own Program more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Increasing Diversity in Nursing Location: Montana

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“Be Bold,” and Other Notable Quotes

Oct 31, 2016

Two weeks ago, the American Academy of Nursing hosted its 2016 policy conference, “Transforming Health, Driving Policy.” Those of us who attended were fortunate to hear the views of Campaign leaders and others reflecting on nursing’s role in building a healthier future. For more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National

Looking at Childhood Poverty Through a Nursing Lens at AAN Conference

Oct 28, 2016

Childhood poverty – the lack of regular meals, clean water, fresh air and safe housing – has profound, lifelong effects on health. Adults who grew up poor are more likely to have unmanaged diseases, to be obese, to smoke and to be hospitalized.  They are also likely to more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities

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#WeGotThis: Rewriting the Script of Nursing

Oct 26, 2016

We are nurses. We Got This. That is the new script of nursing, according to a campaign launched recently by the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Nurses across the world agree and are helping to rewrite the script by posting their stories and experiences on Facebook, using the more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National