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SPEACS 2: Improving Patient Communication and Quality Outcomes in the ICU
The purpose of this research was to test the impact of a unit-wide program (SPEACS-2) of nurse training, speech language pathologist collaboration and “low tech” communication materials on nursing care…
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Rural Health and Academic Progression Meeting Summary
“Finding Creative Solutions to Challenging Issues in Rural Health” took place June 29 through July 1 in Denver. This invitational technical assistance meeting was designed to help Action Coalitions working…
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Texas APIN RN to BSN Education Briefing Paper
In the spring of 2014, Texas APIN released a guide to the benefits, enrollment process, and barriers to nursing programs in Texas to promote potential nursing students to get a…
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Hosting an Action Coalition Event
Hosting an event can be a great opportunity for your Action Coalition to engage local communities, organizations, funders, and state leaders as well as to increase support to advance the…
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Envisioning a Future of Nurse Leaders in the Boardroom
In this article published in the the Nov/Dec 2009 issue of the NSNA’s official membership magazine, Imprint, author Sue Hassmiller shares the background on the absence of nurses from high…
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Arkansas Leadership Development Programs
Nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other healthcare professionals in redesigning health care in the United States. The Arkansas Action Coalition wants to engage, encourage, and empower nurses…
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Graduate Nursing Education Pilot Improving Access to Quality Care
Health care consumers are more likely to find highly qualified clinicians because of a little-known provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) that authorized Medicare to pay…
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AARP Insight on the Issues: Removing Barriers to Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Care: Home Health and Hospice Services
Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) provide high-quality primary care on a daily basis in communities across the nation, particularly in rural and underserved areas. APRNs also play a vital role…
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