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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September 18, 2012 | Program Result
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing provides scholarships to college graduates from groups underrepresented in nursing who enroll in accelerated bachelors and masters degree nursing programs.
September 4, 2012 | Program Result
Researchers from Sage Colleges conducted an analysis of the social network connections among members of the strategic advisory committee guiding the implementation of the recommendations of the Initiative on the Future of Nursing.
August 2, 2012 | Program Result
The Center to Champion Nursing in America is an RWJF-AARP initiative to strengthen the nation's nursing workforce. It coordinates a national campaign to implement the Institute of Medicine's Future of Nursing report recommendations.
June 25, 2012 | Program Result
In August 2010, the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, in Los Angeles, added a nursing school to address the needs of underserved communities. Under this project (2008–2011), the school developed programs leading to a Master of Science in Nursing degree and enrolled its first students.
December 16, 2011 | Program Result
Interdisciplinary research teams at four institutions examined nursing's role in - and contribution to - medication management in hospital and transitional care settings.
December 9, 2011 | Program Result
A progress report on Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars, a program that aims to create the next generation of national leaders in academic nursing through career-development awards to outstanding junior faculty.
August 9, 2011 | Program Result
Transforming Care at the Bedside-New Jersey is a state specific application of the nurse-driven TCAB process of hospital improvement. This is a look at the project's progress at the halfway mark.
August 1, 2011 | Program Result
Researchers studied the VA Nursing Academy's Enhancing Academic Partnerships Program and other innovative programs to train nurses in clinical settings through a literature review and a conference.
July 11, 2011 | Program Result
Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) was a national initiative to improve hospital patient care and the hospital work environment by empowering front-line nurses to implement innovative new practices on their units.
May 18, 2011 | Program Result
Creating a set of measures that would make the connection between what nurses do and the quality of care patients receive and studying their implementation in hospitals.