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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 health. Thanks to these leaders: Aetna Aetna wants to build a better health care 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, business leaders, policymakers, and funders that RWJF’s commitment to a Culture more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
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Succession Planning:Bringing up Tomorrows Leaders
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Leadership change is inevitable in all organizations. Has your coalition developed a succession plan? Do you have potential leaders who should be mentored and given the chance to lead? Prepare your coalition for shifts at the top by learning from coalitions that have made smooth leadership transitions. Attachment: Webinar #10_Feb_2016_Succession more
Location: National
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What Makes an Effective Action Coalition? TCC Group Offers Its Findings
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Hear evaluators from TCC Group explore their findings on how effective the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action has been. TCC presented this summary at the Campaign’s annual Summit in Washington, D.C., December 10; this webinar is for those who did not attend. Use the TCC Coalition Capacity Checklist to assess your coalition’s work, and take part more
Location: National
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VA Submits Proposed Regulation Allowing Full Practice Authority
Jan 19, 2016
Now under consideration: a proposal to allow advanced practice registered nurses full practice authority in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities. This is an important step in a process that has been underway for at least two years, and you can weigh in. On January 8, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs submitted the draft regulation for a more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National
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CVS Health Partners With Two Leading Multicultural Nursing Associations
Jan 19, 2016
CVS Health announced plans to partner with the National Black Nurses Association and the National Association of Hispanic Nurses—two organizations whose missions are to improve the quality of health care for more Americans by increasing the number of nurses with ethnically diverse backgrounds. As part of its collaboration, CVS Health will establish more
Issues: Increasing Diversity in Nursing Location: National
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Study: When Nurse Practitioners Provide Primary Care, Medicare Costs Are Lower
Jan 11, 2016
In a finding that contradicts previous data, the cost to Medicare is lower when nurse practitioners rather than physicians provide primary care, says a new study. Researchers from Mathematica Policy Research, Brandeis University’s Heller School for Social Policy and Management, and Montana State University who studied national data over a 12-month more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National
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Promoting a Culture of Health: Examples from the National Association of Hispanic Nurses
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“Strengthening Integration of Health Services and Systems”: That is one of the four “action areas” in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Culture of Health Framework, and nurses can lead the way. Hear how two chapters of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses have led efforts in their communities to expand the public’s access to health more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Increasing Diversity in Nursing Location: National