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Campaign Announces Innovations Fund Award Winners

Jul 26, 2018

The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action is excited to announce nine of its state-based Action Coalitions have each been selected to receive up to $25,000 for innovative ideas to advance nursing and build a Culture of Health. The winners were chosen based on their more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Collecting Workforce Data Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Increasing Diversity in Nursing Promoting Nursing Leadership Transforming Nursing Education Location: Colorado Massachusetts Michigan National Nebraska Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Utah West Virginia

WV Announces 40 over 40 – Nightingale Awards

Jul 20, 2018

The Future of Nursing West Virginia Gala Team announces the inaugural 40 over 40 Nightingale Award Winners. The awards will be presented at the annual Recognition Gala on September 29 in Charleston. This recognition is bestowed on 40 nurses dedicating over 40 years to more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: West Virginia

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Nursing Journeys: Maintain Your Integrity and Seize Opportunities, Urges Nursing Dean

Jul 06, 2018

“Nursing Journeys” is a profile series featuring Action Coalition leaders discussing their career paths and reflecting on the lessons they’ve learned along the way. Jane M. Kirschling, PhD, RN, FAAN, is dean and professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Transforming Nursing Education Location: Maryland National

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Nurse Practitioners Help Keep the Roads Safe—Why Not the Rails and Skies?

Jul 02, 2018

Nurse anesthetist Steven Wooden, DNP, CRNA, NSPM, relies on his private plane and pilot’s license to effectively provide anesthesia services in rural Nebraska. He’s logged more than 40,000 flight miles while providing anesthesia coverage to at least nine hospitals, some as far as 200 miles from his home. more

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

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Shirley Nathan-Pulliam: A Nurse Turned Maryland Legislator

Jun 26, 2018

Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, RN, BSN, MAS, grew up in Jamaica, began her nursing studies in England, and then settled in Baltimore, Maryland. Since 2014, she has represented District 44, which includes parts of Baltimore County and Baltimore City, in the Maryland Senate. She spent the more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Maryland National

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Nurse Practitioners Help Truckers Keep on Trucking

Jun 25, 2018

Truck drivers with three or more medical conditions are at least twice as likely as healthier drivers to be involved in a crash. Nurse practitioners who perform DOT physicals promote both health and safety. The goal: more

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

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AARP’s New National Volunteer President is a Nurse

Jun 21, 2018

A nurse is now serving as AARP’s new national volunteer president. Catherine Alicia Georges, EdD, RN, FAAN, has served on the AARP Board of Directors since 2010, and was elected by the Board to serve as AARP’s National Volunteer President through June 2020. In this role, more

Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National

Many States, One License: The Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact Is Now Live

May 14, 2018

As the 21st century has progressed, it’s become increasingly apparent that allowing geographical boundaries to limit health care professionals’ reach is not good for consumers or the people providing care. The average American now moves approximately 11 times in a lifetime; the days of settling and staying in one place are all but gone. more

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