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Wanted: Young Nurse Faculty

Wanted: Young Nurse Faculty

Nursing schools are in desperate need of faculty and not enough young nurses are answering the call.

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Bullying: When Words Get in the Way

Bullying: When Words Get in the Way

New studies by RWJF’s RN Work Project find nurses who experience verbal abuse by physicians and nurse colleagues report greater intent to leave their jobs.

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Nurse Leader Raises Awareness About the Environment’s Impact on Health

Nurse Leader Raises Awareness About the Environment’s Impact on Health

White House honors RWJF Fellow Laura Anderko for her pioneering work exploring the health effects of global climate change.

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RWJF Fellow Tapped to Head New Diversity Initiative in California

RWJF Fellow Tapped to Head New Diversity Initiative in California

Executive Nurse Fellows program alum Mary Lou de Leon Siantz aims to boost the number of Latinas in STEM fields while continuing her work to improve migrant health.

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Twenty Nurse Leaders Chosen for Prestigious National Nurse Fellowship

Twenty Nurse Leaders Chosen for Prestigious National Nurse Fellowship

RWJF Executive Nurse Fellows program provides leaders with professional development, coaching, education.

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Nurses Advocate for Health System Change

Nurses Advocate for Health System Change

RWJF Scholars who have experienced violence, bullying, poor care coordination, other health problems fight for more access, better care, and other reforms.

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We are working to ensure that nurses can contribute as full partners in a reformed health care system that meets current and emerging needs. Read more

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In Their Own Words: Action Coalitions

Action Coalition leaders across the country are working to transform nursing by identifying state-specific priorities and forging partnerships with allies from diverse sectors.
Watch leaders from some of the states discuss their work.

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Toward a More Highly Educated Nursing Workforce

The nation will need a larger, more diverse, and more highly educated nursing workforce in coming years.

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RWJF Nursing Initiatives

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RWJF Nursing Programs

Learn more about RWJF's efforts to promote nurses and nursing.

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The Future of Nursing

The landmark 2010 report from the Institute of Medicine, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, provided a blueprint for transforming nursing.

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Campaign for Action

51 state Action Coalitions around the country are working to improve health and health care by strengthening the nursing profession.

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A Fast Track to Bachelor’s Degrees in Nursing

A new ADN-to-BSN bridge program in southern California welcomed its first cohort of scholars this summer.

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New Nevada Law a 'Huge Win' for Patients and Nurses

The Nevada Action Coalition worked with proponents to enact a new law that is expected to ease shortages of primary care providers.

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More Nurses Advancing Their Education, Study Finds

More nurses are entering the field with bachelor’s degrees; the nursing workforce is still not nearly as diverse as the country.

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Nurse Leader Combats Cancer Among African Immigrant Women

Ifeanyi (Ify) Anne Nwabukwu, winner of prestigious RWJF Community Health Leader award, is working to narrow health disparities.

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Public Health Nurses Satisfied With Their Jobs, In High Demand

New RWJF report offers comprehensive assessment of public health nursing workforce, finds little diversity among public health nursing leade...

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Putting the Skills, Knowledge, and Experience of APRNs to Full Use

Latest Charting Nursing's Future brief focuses on barriers to practice and how some institutions are overcoming them.

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Nurse Historian Helps Build “Nest” for Nurse Scholars

Julie Fairman co-directs new RWJF program designed to create a cadre of well-trained, well-connected nurse scientists.

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces $20 Million Grant to Support Nurse PhD Scientists

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation launches Future of Nursing Scholars program to help more nurses get PhDs.

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Treating Depression in Single Black Mothers

RWJF Scholar seeks to improve mental health care for a population at risk.

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New Online Community for New Careers in Nursing Scholars and Alumni

Network facilitates networking, mentoring, and information sharing.

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Community Colleges, Universities Collaborate to Support a Stronger Nursing Workforce

Leading nurse educators are working together to provide nurses and nursing students with more and better options to advance their education.

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Progress on the Nation’s Nursing Workforce

New government report finds that the nursing workforce is larger, better educated, and more diverse than it was a decade ago.

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