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Nurses’ ability to provide primary care is “hampered by the constraints of outdated policies, particularly those involving nurses’ scopes of practice.”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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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.
Randomized Clinical Trial of the Effectiveness of a Home-Based Advance Practice Psychiatric Nurse Intervention
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
New study led by RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholar finds having advanced practice nurses manage care improves patient health, quality of life.
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.
RWJF Grantee Helps Rebuild Milwaukee's Public Health Nursing Workforce
November 28, 2011 | Story
Executive Nurse Fellows alumna leads RWJF-funded effort to encourage nursing students to consider careers in public and community health nursing.
New Jersey Nursing Initiative Brings Together New Scholars
November 24, 2009 | Story
NJNI is a joint project of RWJF and the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Its goal is to increase the number of nurse faculty in the state.
Resources to Support Nursing Education: A "Bipartisan No-Brainer"
March 13, 2009
Rep. Lois Capps, a member of the House Nursing Caucus, offers a passionate statement on the urgent nursing shortage. Her statement elicited comments from President Obama.
Clinical Nurse Leaders as Agents of Change
February 26, 2009 | Story
New role could help redesign health care delivery.