Nursing's bond to patients and link to quality of care are pivotal, as nurses make up more that half of the health care workforce. To improve the quality of hospital care, we must also transform the quality of nursing care at the patient's bedside.
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March 1, 2012 | Commentary
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation outlines the growing need for nurses to be educated at the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) level and beyond, which benefits health care organizations and ensures a competent and skilled health care workforce in the future.
March 1, 2012 | Commentary
This article examines the impact of The Future of Nursing report and its recommendations on the practice of forensic nursing. The authors ask that the International Association of Forensic Nursing endorse the report, and link its recommendations to the IAFN strategic plan.
May 1, 2011 | Commentary
This editorial summarizes recommendations from the 2010 Institute of Medicine report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. The report issued recommendations for policy changes at the national, state and local levels.
November 30, 2010 | Commentary
Health care leaders gather in Washington, D.C., to discuss future of nursing.
October 5, 2010 | Commentary
Related websites The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health On October 5, 2010, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., attended the release of "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health" (IFN) landmark report on nursing develo ...
July 28, 2010 | Commentary
AARP's John Rother speaks on the role of nurses in health care delivery reform.
January 19, 2010 | Commentary/Story
This column by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, was published January 20, 2010, by Kaiser Health News.
January 1, 2010 | Commentary
This commentary examines the role of nursing in shaping health reform. The authors briefly examine the traditional lack of nursing input into health policy and discuss the goals of the newly formed Nursing Alliance for Quality Reform.
November 1, 2009 | Commentary
In this Foreword, president-CEOs of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement review the success of Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) and call on national health care leaders and policy-makers to heed the insights of the insights of TCAB to leverage the skill and energy of nurses to improve patient care.
September 21, 2009 | Commentary
Nurses Provide Quality, Safety Expertise on Boards