A Look at Proposed Nursing-Related Federal Policy Changes

Feb 23, 2022

Federal policy makers are taking much-needed steps to bolster the nation’s health care workforce for the first time in years. In 2021, largely in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress advanced several major pieces of legislation intended to strengthen the nursing more

Omicron is Hitting Nursing Homes. Booster Shots Are Critical for This Vulnerable Population.

Jan 20, 2022

The last few weeks have seen record surges in COVID-19 infections in most of the country, in large part due to the arrival of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Nursing homes are also seeing a rapid surge in cases among both staff and residents, according to more

Nurse Vaccine Hesitancy Isn’t Surprising

Sep 16, 2021

As we find ourselves in the midst of another COVID-19 surge with hospitals once again reaching capacity, there has been much discussion about COVID-19 vaccination and whether this had become a “pandemic of the unvaccinated.” What might surprise some is the rate of vaccine more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities

New Magazine Powered by Black Nurses Takes on Health Equity Challenges

Aug 03, 2021

In the midst of a pandemic that was killing Black people at more than twice the rate of their white counterparts, Michelle Greene Rhodes (MHS, RN, more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Health Equity

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Handling Future Crises Requires Bold Action

May 28, 2021

When the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) began its Future of Nursing 2020-2030 study in 2019, disaster preparedness was not on the agenda, but the events of 2020 brought two realities into stark relief: Our institutions need to better prepare most nurses to deal with more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National

Nursing Podcast Series Building Vaccine Confidence

May 19, 2021

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses have played a critical role as frontline caregivers, leaders, and educators. As COVID-19 vaccines are developed, produced, distributed and communities vaccinated, vaccine confidence is critical. To build that confidence, more

Location: Pennsylvania

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Transforming nursing education to achieve health equity

May 18, 2021

Addressing patients’ unmet social needs has always been an aspect of the practice of nursing. But to meet today’s health equity challenges, nursing schools will need to embrace some bold new ideas and uncomfortable conversations. The new report from the National Academy more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Transforming Nursing Education Location: National

Meet 3 South Carolina Nurses Who Disrupted Healthcare through the COVID-19

May 11, 2021

     Kristi Alvey, APRN An educator at Columbia VA Health Care System in South Carolina, Kristie Alvey, APRN used her positive spirit and compassionate attitude to make a meaningful difference in a year when positivity was hard to come by. Kristie embraced more

Location: South Carolina