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Why Campaign Staffers Are Lacing Up their Walking Shoes and Hope You Will, Too
The Center to Champion Nursing in America’s (CCNA) Jennifer Peed, MSW, is participating in AARP’s Fit & Fun Challenge by walking 30 minutes every day with her children. Earlier this…
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Nurses (and a Nurse Champion) Win Congressional Seats in Mid-Term Election
…office. Here’s the run-down on nurses in the 116th Congress: U.S. Rep. Karen Bass, (D-CA) easily won her race for California’s 37th Congressional District. Bass started her career as a…
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Montana’s Quest to Boost Native Americans in Nursing
The first class of the licensed practical nursing program at Blackfeet Community College graduated in May 2014. The school recently added an associate’s degree in nursing program. Montana has a…
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Red Tape Delays Nurse Practitioner-Ordered Home Care
Home health care services ordered by nurse practitioners like Ron Ordona are sometimes delayed, putting patients at risk. Photo: Randall Benton Could an outdated Medicare regulation be creating care delays…
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High School Student Finds Herself on the Frontlines of Care
…Providence, R.I. According to RINIMC Chief Executive Officer Pamela McCue, PhD, RN, the school, where 88 percent of students receive free or reduced-price lunch, also aims to eliminate health care…
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Social Determinants of Health. Now what?
…of racism and all forms of inequity is the test of mankind set forth by our creator. The choices we make are what free will is about. Challenging inequity is…
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โEveryone Can Play a Roleโ in Advancing Health Equity
…addressing structural racism to achieve workforce health equity, making health equity a strategic priority within participants’ organizations, developing a loan or debt-free program for rural and/or other underserved communities, increasing…
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Nurses Canโt Be Good Advocates Without Good Data
…everyday lives when almost no social activity is completely free from the risk of infection. Nurses who work in schools and other public settings may need to assess risk just…
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