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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
Building an Educational Model that Promotes Competence Through Innovation
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Baccalaureate degree program in nursing pairs online content delivery with simulations and traditional nursing program clinical rotations.
Hospital Nursing and 30-Day Readmissions Among Medicare Patients With Heart Failure, Acute Myocardial Infarction, and Pneumonia
January 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Improving the hospital nurse work environment can prevent readmissions for three common conditions.
Nine N.J. Nursing Scholars Complete Advanced Degree Programs
May 20, 2013 | Story
New Jersey Nursing Initiative’s first PhD graduates join pipeline of nurses prepared to fill faculty positions in the Garden State.