The Campaign for Action: An Update
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Nurses’ ability to provide primary care is “hampered by the constraints of outdated policies, particularly those involving nurses’ scopes of practice.”
Advance Practice Nurses (APNs)
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Unprecedented Federal Investment in Training Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
July 31, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
On Monday, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a four-year, $200 million investment to support the training of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). The move was lauded by leaders of the Robert Wo ...
Nurses for the Future
January 20, 2011 | Commentary
The historical pattern of nursing education needs to be altered in order to have enough nursing faculty, advanced practice registered nurses and nurse leaders for tomorrow.
Broadening the Scope of Nursing Practice
December 15, 2010 | Commentary
To bridge the gap between supply and demand for primary care providers, nurses must be permitted to practice to their fullest capacity.
Overlap of Registered Nurse and Physician Practice
February 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Allowing registered nurses (RNs) to perform functions traditionally within the scope of physicians has the potential to reduce costs, while maintaining quality of care. This article examines potential areas of overlap, in legal and clinical terms, between the work of RNs and physicians.
Evaluation of Partnerships for Quality Education
November 12, 2009 | Evaluation
The evaluation of Partnerships for Quality Education (PQE) consisted of a survey of 63 project directors in order to define the specific managed care competencies and related patient care tasks that residence program directors expected residents to learn as a result of the new training.
Evaluation of Take Care to Learn: Teaching Clinical Care Management
November 12, 2009 | Evaluation
Take Care to Learn: Teaching Clinical Care Management (TCTL) supported the development of chronic illness management initiatives in asthma and diabetes to serve as platforms for innovative education in managing care.
Students Learning at a Distance Aided by Local One-on-One Mentors
July 1, 2002 | Program Result
From 1997 to 2000, the Research Foundation of the State University of New York (SUNY), Albany, created a computer-based distance-learning program designed to train clinical preceptors who work with student nurse midwives.
Conference in New York City Addresses Nursing Crisis in the City and Beyond
July 15, 2008 | Program Result
The Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence and the New York Academy of Medicine co-sponsored a day-long invitational symposium in November 2006 addressing the shortage of nurses in New York City and nationwide.