Bienemy Is Elected to National Post

May 10, 2016

Cynthia Bienemy, PhD, RN, Louisiana Center for Nursing (LCN) director and co-lead for the Louisiana Action Coalition (LAC), was elected to the national post as president-elect of the National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers on April 27 during the organization’s annual more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Louisiana

Happy National Nurses Week!

May 06, 2016

The Missouri Center for Nursing and Missouri Action Coalition commend the nearly 125,000 licensed nurses in our state and thank them for the contributions they make each and every day. more

Location: Missouri

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AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins on ‘Why We Celebrate Nurses’

May 06, 2016

For a smooth-functioning, equitable health care system, “we’re going to need every nurse,” says AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins in her essay celebrating National Nurses Week. For everyone’s good, the nation needs more nurses and needs to make sure that they are partners in making more

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

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As Leaders, Nurses Can (and Do, and Should) Take the Initiative

May 05, 2016

Good leaders listen. Good leaders stay calm. They have empathy, take in small details while considering big goals, and figure out needs and how to solve problems. They have experience gleaned from handling the unpredictable. This is what nurses do, every day. That’s why more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National

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National Nurses Week: A Time to Say Thank You

May 05, 2016

At 3.4 million strong, nurses are the largest group of health care providers in the U.S. Year after year, Gallup’s annual poll finds nurses rank as having the highest honesty and ethical standards of any profession. We interact with nurses every day—in our hospitals, 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

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Nurses Are the Essence of a Culture of Health

May 05, 2016

Everyone deserves to live the healthiest life possible. How do we improve health for all, and who do we need to do this? National Nurses Week was established to recognize all that nurses do in the workplace, in schools, in hospitals and homes, and to thank them—at 3.4 more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National

Continuing Education Credits for Iowa Nurses

Apr 28, 2016

Iowa nurses: Are you interested in starting or improving a diabetes self-management education program or a diabetes prevention program? There is an opportunity for you to attend a free event on Wednesday, June 1 and Thursday, June 2, at which you can receive 10 continuing more

Location: Iowa

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What Am I Doing to Help Build a Healthier America?

Apr 10, 2016

In honor of National Public Health Week 2016, Breakthrough Leader in Nursing Jake Creviston, MN, RN, PMHNP, DNP, offers some reflections on the role of nurses in public health and how he is working to build a healthier America.  Nursing’s leadership on boards is crucial to more

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