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Report Recommends Ways for Nurses to Prepare for Greater Roles in Primary Care
Oct 25, 2016
Yasmine R. Legendre, MPA, is program associate of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation. Because registered nurses make up the largest portion of the health care workforce in a nation with growing health needs, this year’s Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation conference focused on the topic more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National
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At AAN Conference, Reinhard Urges Support for Family Caregivers
Oct 21, 2016
Family caregivers provide $470 billion of free care every year. That’s a whopping number. $470 billion is roughly equal to the annual volume of sales at Walmart, the world’s largest company. And the figure surpasses the total dollars spent by Medicaid in any given more
Location: National
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Nurses of Strong Mind, Body, and Spirit Deliver Better Care
Oct 21, 2016
LeAnn Thieman, guest writer today for the Campaign blog, was a nurse at the bedside for 30 years. She has written 16 books, including Chicken Soup for the Nurse’s Soul. In the spirit of Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation, an American Nurses Association initiative, Thieman writes more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Location: National
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Federal Data on Nurses Now Easier to Find
Oct 20, 2016
A new resource from the American Nurses Association provides, for the first time, in one place, federal statistics on employment and wages of registered nurses. The 2016 edition of Nurses by the Numbers includes data on jobs and wages by state; average earnings of RNs who more
Issues: Collecting Workforce Data Location: National
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National Academy of Medicine Honors Shalala for Leading Nursing Report
Oct 17, 2016
Donna Shalala, PhD, has been honored with an award “for particularly distinguished leadership” for her role as chair of the committee that produced The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health report of 2010. The National Academy of Medicine awarded the David more
Location: National
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AARP: Veterans Win When VA Approves Proposal
Oct 12, 2016
“Getting health care when and where it is needed has been our country’s main problem in giving veterans the excellent care they deserve,” writes Catherine A. Georges, PhD, in an opinion piece in today’s STAT. Georges, an AARP board member, addresses the Veterans Affairs more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National
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Nurse Leaders in Action: Supporting Family Caregivers through the CARE Act
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Join AARP thought leaders and nursing leaders from around the country to talk about nurses supporting family caregivers. Learn how the Caregiver Advise, Record, and Enable (CARE) Act is designed to ensure that family caregivers are well equipped to take care of their loved ones. Family caregivers are increasingly providing complex care at home with more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
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Charting Nursing’s Future: A Valuable Resource
Oct 06, 2016
Charting Nursing’s Future has been providing information on key policy issues for the past 10 years, and highlights the important role nurses play in building a Culture of Health. In its September 2016 issue, the American Journal of Nursing praised Charting Nursing’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