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Funding Bill Includes Push to VA Facilities to Let Nurses Practice
Oct 09, 2018
President Trump signed into law on September 21 a funding bill for the nation’s veterans, and part of it boosted efforts to implement a policy approved nearly two years ago to more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care
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Retirement Opportunities That Allow Nurses to “Do More”
Sep 25, 2018
When Ellen Elpern, MSN, RN, retired, she was eager to invest more time and energy in her profession. She also wanted to maintain a connection to the medical center where she spent almost 40 years providing inpatient care. But she soon discovered that few volunteer positions are more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
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Encore Performance: Retired Nurses Find Fulfillment Through Volunteering
Sep 20, 2018
Charting Nursing’s Future profiles four retired nurses who are staying active and continuing to contribute to their communities through volunteer work. Three are making sure that people with economic, social or emotional challenges gain access to the supports they need to build more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities
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A School Nurse in 2018
Sep 11, 2018
As a new academic year begins, school nurses are making headlines for their many and varied roles caring for America’s children. Recent stories have highlighted how the job has changed significantly from the days of the first school nurse, hired in the early 1900s to reduce more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National
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2018 Michigan Nursing Summit: Taking Health Care Upstream
Sep 06, 2018
October 18-19, 2018|Lansing, MI OVERVIEW: The Michigan Center for Nursing’s annual Michigan Nursing Summit convenes nurses from all over the state of Michigan. This year’s Summit will equip nurses with knowledge to promote understanding of underlying health factors, and more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Michigan
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Don’t Let Myths About HIPAA Get in the Way of Good Care
Sep 06, 2018
Approximately 40 million family caregivers assume responsibility for the health of loved ones. They bring patients to hospital emergency rooms, drive patients between providers and pharmacies, and oversee at-home care. In many cases, they manage complex medication regimens, more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities
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What Nurses Do
Aug 30, 2018
My work on Charting Nursing’s Future brings me into contact with nurses crunching workforce data, monitoring disease outbreaks, and saving lives in the aftermath of natural disasters—activities that all occur outside the walls of traditional health care settings. And in the more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National
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Nurse Brings Big Picture Mindset to School Board
Aug 24, 2018
Tracey Smith, DNP, PHCNS-BC, MS, is associate professor of family and community medicine and director of population health and community outreach at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. She is vice more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Illinois National