RWJF Awards 15 Nurse Faculty Scholars Research and Mentoring Support
September 11, 2008 | News Release
$28 million program addresses nursing shortage,supports next generation of academic nursing leaders.
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RWJF Announces Hospitals Chosen to Participate in New Nurse-Led Quality Improvement Collaborative
March 11, 2009 | News Release
Part of RWJF's ambitious "Aligning Forces for Quality" program, the effort will engage nurses and other front-line staff to develop quality improvement innovations.
Hospital Steps Ease Nurse Shortage in Near Term but Long-Term Worries Persist
June 26, 2006 | News Release
Hospitals have used a mix of short-term and long-term strategies to deal with nurse shortages, particularly efforts emphasizing nurse education, competitive compensation, and temporary staff. Interviews with health care leaders from Round Five of th ...
Eight Dental Schools Receive Funds to Improve Access to Dental Care, Increase Student Diversity
March 5, 2008 | News Release
RWJF announced the names of eight dental schools that will receive grants of up to $200,000 each to improve the diversity of their student body or to increase access to dental care in underserved areas.
Improvement Needed: Study Finds Little Progress in Participation of Early-Career Registered Nurses in Hospital Quality Improvement Activities
January 23, 2013 | News Release
“Nurses Are an Important Resource in Efforts to Improve Care and Patient Outcomes, and That Resource Needs to be Optimized”
New Study Shows Improving Nurses’ Work Environments and Staffing Ratios Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions for Medicare Patients
January 10, 2013 | News Release
A study in the current issue of Medical Care suggests that improving nurses’ work environment can help to reduce Medicare readmissions.
Nigerian Nurse Helps African Immigrants Battle Breast Cancer
October 17, 2012 | News Release
RWJF honors Ifeanyi Anne Nwabukwu, RN, BSN, with a 2012 Community Health Leaders Award.
Want to Know About the Quality of Care at a Hospital? Ask the Nurses Who Work There
October 3, 2012 | News Release
New study indicates nurses' assessments of care accurately reflect hospital quality.
Better Environments for Nurses Mean Fewer Medication Errors
August 28, 2012 | News Release
Interdisciplinary study affirms vital role of nurses in ensuring patient safety, focuses on work environment factors that improve health and fiscal outcomes.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing Program Awards Grants to 55 Schools of Nursing to Provide Scholarships for Students in Accelerated Degree Programs
June 19, 2012 | News Release
Scholarships, program support will aid second career nurses from groups underrepresented in nursing who are enrolled in accelerated degree programs.