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“Nurse Leaders Will Deliver in the Boardroom”

Oct 05, 2016

Two nurses who have sat on many a board write for the Governance Institute about why others—many others—must do the same. Meanwhile, speaking up in Becker’s Hospital Review are two others also leading the push to increase the number of nurses on boards. The piece in more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National

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By Assisting Nurses, Can Robots Ease the Shortage?

Oct 04, 2016

It sounds like something out of a science fiction novel—robots humming around hospitals supporting nurses by delivering medication, retrieving medical records, helping patients out of bed and keeping them company. But it’s already happening in Japan, says a report in The more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National

Proclamation Ceremony Declaring October 2016 as Health Literacy Month

Oct 04, 2016

AL-HAC is a proud member of the Health Literacy Partnership of Alabama. In alliance with this organization, members of AL-HAC were able to take part in the Proclamation Ceremony declaring October 2016 as Health Literacy Month. This signing occurred at the Alabama Capitol on more

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Nurse Turns Surplus Into Better Health

Oct 03, 2016

“Too much hunger, too much waste, too much food” sums up the intertwined problems that Jennifer M. Grenier MSN, RN-BC, is helping untangle. Working closely with community partners in Chicago, Grenier is seeing to it that good food is put to good use—and that the hungry get more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: Illinois

Oregon Education Workgroup Produces Video

Sep 30, 2016

The Oregon Action Coalition’s Education Workgroup released a new video, “Nurses: You Can Get Your BSN!” featuring five Oregon nurses who had the experience of going back to school and earning their BSN. These nurses described their motivation for returning to school, how they more

Issues: Transforming Nursing Education Location: Oregon

Not Enough Nurses Prepared to Care for Those Older Than 65

Sep 29, 2016

The number of people in the United States over age 65 is growing quickly and those over age 85 are the fastest growing segment of seniors. But our health care workforce is not well prepared to care for this population. A new discussion paper from the National Academy of more

Issues: Collecting Workforce Data Transforming Nursing Education

Consumer Reports Assesses Need for Nurses in Schools

Sep 28, 2016

“The nurse is in…maybe,” says Consumer Reports  in a review of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In short: America’s schools do not have enough nurses. Among experts addressing the issue is Susan B. Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, senior adviser for more

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U.S. Rep. Lois Capps Bids Farewell to Congress, Not to Nursing

Sep 22, 2016

After 18 years, U.S. Rep. Lois Capps of California uses the recent renewal by Congress of legislation that improves people’s access to high-quality care by nurses as a springboard to say goodbye. (Capps announced her plan to retire early last year.) In a column on The more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: California National