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Culture of Health and Nursing Education Learning Collaborative
…each of the essentials, she provided a crosswalk to the Culture of Health Action Areas and Drivers. She also reviewed other competencies within nursing curricula and shared questions that can…
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Her Passion Now: “Preparing Nurses To Build Resilience In Our Community”
…why? Excellent question! If I had a magic wand, I would establish parity in nursing practice across our nation. We as a country are missing a great opportunity utilizing nurse…
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Wisconsin Action Coalition Conference Focuses on Dealing With Disparity
…at Ascension Wisconsin, summarized the day’s highlights and participants shared the lessons they had learned. Some raised important questions about how to turn inspiration to action, calling the conference “inspiring…
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Nursing Journeys: Moving Diversity in Nursing Forward
…it was a question of affordability. At the time, I was lucky enough to be working at a full-time job that had a very generous tuition reimbursement plan, and I…
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Family Caregivers Need Nurses’ Support
…Academy of Nursing policy conference. “They’re worried about making mistakes, and they don’t know what questions to ask.” Thankfully, family caregivers have nurses to help them. This month, as our…
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Alabama Reports on Demographics of RN Workforce
The Alabama Health Action Coalition (Al_HAC) created a 31-question survey that was included with the 2016 Alabama Board of Nursing RN license renewal application. The Action Coalition developed a report…
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Alabama Surveys Nursing Programs to Track Diversity Metrics
…worked with nursing school deans and directors to refine the questions, and disseminated the tool electronically. Findings from the survey showed that targeted recruitment efforts and mentoring programs positively affected…
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Mayor Jean Stothert: A First for Omaha
…the policy arena? How has their nursing perspective informed their policymaking? We asked these questions, and others, of Jean Stothert. In 2013, she became the first woman to serve as…
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