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AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins on ‘Why We Celebrate Nurses’

May 06, 2016

For a smooth-functioning, equitable health care system, “we’re going to need every nurse,” says AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins in her essay celebrating National Nurses Week. For everyone’s good, the nation needs more nurses and needs to make sure that they are partners in making more

Issues: Collecting Workforce Data Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Improving Access to Care Increasing Diversity in Nursing Promoting Nursing Leadership Transforming Nursing Education Location: National

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National Nurses Week: A Time to Say Thank You

May 05, 2016

At 3.4 million strong, nurses are the largest group of health care providers in the U.S. Year after year, Gallup’s annual poll finds nurses rank as having the highest honesty and ethical standards of any profession. We interact with nurses every day—in our hospitals, more

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

West Virginia APRN Bill Signed Into Law

Apr 04, 2016

The Future of Nursing West Virginia is delighted to announce that after a nine year effort, HB 4334 passed both the WV House of Delegates (unanimously), WV Senate (one nay vote) and was signed into law by Governor Tomblin on March 27, 2016. This law removes the restrictive more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: West Virginia

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University of Maryland School of Nursing Awarded State Implementation Program Grant

Mar 30, 2016

The University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) has been awarded a $150,000 State Implementation Program (SIP) grant through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. UMSON’s grant is in effect from November 2015 through January 2017. SIP grants were created to support the more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Increasing Diversity in Nursing Transforming Nursing Education Location: Maryland National

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The Evidence Shows: Better Laws Mean Better, More Accessible Care

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Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training. So said the Institute of Medicine in its recommendation, and so says the evidence, which shows that consumers have better access to high-quality care when nurses have the authority to provide the care more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National

Highlights of President’s FY2017 Budget Proposal for Nursing

Feb 18, 2016

The administration’s budget for fiscal year 2017 touched on a lot of Culture of Health themes: In announcing it early this month, President Obama spoke of the need to work to deliver to all a fair shot at opportunity, tackle poverty, boost education, help families move to safer more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Increasing Diversity in Nursing Transforming Nursing Education

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Champions of Nursing

Feb 12, 2016

The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action Summit 2015, the national conference that took place in Washington, D.C., December 9–10, could not have happened were it not for the generosity of five sponsors who understand how important a strong nursing field is to America’s more

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

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“Nursing Has a Great Role to Play in Building a Culture of Health”

Feb 12, 2016

In December, the president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation made clear in a speech to hundreds of nurses, more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National