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Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action
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Learn more about Action Coalitions working around the country.
Nurse Practitioners and Primary Care
October 25, 2012 | Issue Brief
Nurse practitioners can help meet the growing need for primary care, if state and federal policy-makers remove barriers that limit their ability to provide, and get paid for, a wider range of preventive services and acute care.
Public Health Nursing
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RWJF established the Future of Public Health Nursing initiative to identify and implement strategies to increase the skills and ability of public health nurses to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing health and health care environment.
Celebrating a Sustained Commitment to Improving Health and Health Care Through Nursing: RWJF Marks Its 40th Anniversary
January 1, 2013 | Issue Brief
The January 2013 issue of Charting Nursing's Future celebrates four decades of RWJF investments targeting nursing's ability to improve care and strengthen the nursing profession.
Shirley Sears Chater: A Role Model, a Pioneer and an Inspiration to Generations
September 17, 2012 | Feature
Today, Chater is a pioneer who has inspired countless others to become nurses and countless nurses to become leaders.
An Increase in the Number of Nurses With Baccalaureate Degrees is Linked to Lower Rates of Postsurgery Mortality
March 4, 2013 | Journal Article
Researchers found that a 10-point increase in the percentage of nurses holding a baccalaureate degree in nursing within a hospital was associated with an average reduction of 2.12 deaths for every 1,000 patients.
A Phased Cluster-randomized Trial of Rural Hospitals Testing a Quality Collaborative to Improve Heart Failure Care
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Nurse staffing stability associated with improved performance measures in heart failure care in rural hospitals according to this study.
Helping Children with Terminal Illness Create Living Legacies
October 25, 2012 | Grantee
RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholar produces videos to give terminally ill children an opportunity to document their lives.
Investing in Nurses and Nursing
February 11, 2013 | Story
Charting Nursing’s Future focuses on RWJF’s 40-year record of improving health care through nursing.