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Nurses Push to Bring Research Back Into the Gun Violence Debate
https://www.flickr.com/photos/vpickering// credit: Victoria Pickering Nurses are on the front lines of gun violence, and it’s not just in the emergency room. For the country’s estimated 80,000 school nurses, the epidemic…
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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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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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Trauma-Informed Approach Provides Framework
…Nursing,4 provided key recommendations for health care, including dismantling racism and discrimination. Creating a culture free of racism and focused on equity requires individual and structural changes, and a trauma-informed…
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Future of Nursing 2020-2030 Report Delayed Until Spring 2021
…on August 20, 2020, the NAM will host a free 90-minute webinar during which it will seek public input on nurses’ roles in responding to COVID-19. Entitled, Nursing’s Role in…
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Nurses Can’t 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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