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Handling Future Crises Requires Bold Action

May 28, 2021

When the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) began its Future of Nursing 2020-2030 study in 2019, disaster preparedness was not on the agenda, but the events of 2020 brought two realities into stark relief: Our institutions need to better prepare most nurses to deal with more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National

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Campaign’s Diversity and Inclusion Advisors on How Nurses Can Improve Health Equity

May 27, 2021

The nursing profession has enormous potential to help build a United States where all people have the opportunity to attain their full health potential, without social position or other socially determined circumstances standing in the way, which is how the Centers for more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Health Equity Increasing Diversity in Nursing Location: National

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Transforming nursing education to achieve health equity

May 18, 2021

Addressing patients’ unmet social needs has always been an aspect of the practice of nursing. But to meet today’s health equity challenges, nursing schools will need to embrace some bold new ideas and uncomfortable conversations. The new report from the National Academy more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Transforming Nursing Education Location: National

In Dark Times, NAM Study Sees a Bright Future for Nursing

May 11, 2021

Earlier today, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) released its eagerly awaited report, The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity. The report’s dedication to “nurses around the world who paid the ultimate price of caring for people more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Improving Health Equity Increasing Diversity in Nursing Promoting Nursing Leadership Transforming Nursing Education

As Witnesses to Inequity, Nurses Can Be Powerful Advocates

Mar 15, 2021

More than 1,200 nurses and nurse champions from every state, Washington D.C. and a dozen countries, gathered online Feb. 24 to honor nurses’ contributions during the pandemic, recognize 10 years of nursing progress by the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action and others, more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Improving Health Equity Increasing Diversity in Nursing Promoting Nursing Leadership

NINR, NIH Directors Address Consequences of Structural Racism

Mar 08, 2021

Two leaders of health institutions have recently been vocal in saying how they will address structural racism and direct their organizations’ resources to close the resulting disparities in health and wellness. “There’s a straight line from policies that enforced more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities

Looking back to look forward

Feb 23, 2021

Nurses, nurse leaders, nurse champions and allies from across the country will virtually gather Wednesday to reflect on the profession’s achievements since the release of the 2010 Institute of Medicine report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. More more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Collecting Workforce Data Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Improving Access to Care Improving Health Equity Increasing Diversity in Nursing Promoting Nursing Leadership Transforming Nursing Education