Study: Nurses’ Models of Care Match Culture of Health

Oct 14, 2016

Nurses are the health care professionals best positioned to contribute to a Culture of Health in their communities, says a study published in Nursing Outlook (there is a fee to download the study). “Innovative Nursing Care Models and Culture of Health: Early Evidence” more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Pennsylvania

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AARP: Veterans Win When VA Approves Proposal

Oct 12, 2016

“Getting health care when and where it is needed has been our country’s main problem in giving veterans the excellent care they deserve,” writes Catherine A. Georges, PhD, in an opinion piece in today’s STAT. Georges, an AARP board member, addresses the Veterans Affairs more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National

Breakthrough Leader in Nursing to Speak at White House-Hosted Conference

Oct 11, 2016

Monica R. McLemore, PhD, MPH, RN, assistant professor at the Family Health Care Nursing Department at the University of California, San Francisco, will speak—fast—in a lightning talk at the White House Frontiers Conference Thursday, October 13, in Pittsburgh. As a 2015 more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Increasing Diversity in Nursing Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: California Pennsylvania

Nebraska hosts 3rd Biennial Leadership Conference and 40 Under 40 Induction

Oct 10, 2016

The Nebraska Action Coalition (NAC) held its 3rd Biennieal Leadership Conference and 40 Under 40 awards’ ceremony on September 16, 2016 at Union College in Lincoln. The day started with Sue Hassmiller PhD, RN presenting: Leading the Way: Building a Culture of Health Together. more

Location: Nebraska

(Updated) Post-Hurricane, Red Cross Calls for Volunteers

Oct 10, 2016

Update: As of October 15, the American Red Cross is no longer recruiting for volunteers in the hurricane-hit region. Hurricane Matthew, which flooded coastal communities in the Southeast and inland areas of North Carolina as well, has left thousands stranded and multiple more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: North Carolina

Advance Your Nursing Education: Open House

Oct 07, 2016

Calling all nurses — students and working — to the RN Educational Advancement Open House on October 27 in Holyoke, MA. Hosted by the Western MA Nursing Collaborative, the event is for student nurses nearing graduation and practicing RNs interested in advancing their more

Issues: Transforming Nursing Education Location: Massachusetts

Tips, Tools From a Nurse Can Help Patients Stop Smoking

Oct 07, 2016

The rate at which patients were able to stop smoking doubled when they conferred with a nurse before leaving for home, finds a new study. Nurses participated in one-hour trainings on how to help people quit smoking, according to the study written by Sonia Duffy, PhD, RN, more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Michigan

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Charting Nursing’s Future: A Valuable Resource

Oct 06, 2016

Charting Nursing’s Future has been providing information on key policy issues for the past 10 years, and highlights the important role nurses play in building a Culture of Health. In its September 2016 issue, the American Journal of Nursing praised Charting Nursing’s more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Collecting Workforce Data Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Improving Access to Care Increasing Diversity in Nursing Promoting Nursing Leadership Transforming Nursing Education Location: National