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• Mar 20 School Nurse Shortage Update Advance for Nurses The majority of school districts in the U.S. fail to meet recommended nurse-to-student ratios despite growing number of children needing complex care.
• Mar 01 Nurse Practitioners Say How They’re Paid Affects Care They Can Provide Alvin Tran, Kaiser Health News Restrictive payment policies impact patient care more than state “scope of practice” laws.
• Nov 15 The role of nursing in delivery of primary care Health Affairs Policy Brief Nurse practitioners could fill the growing primary care shortage . . .
• Aug 23 School nurses' duties wide ranging Lisa Larson, The Spectrum Nurses deal with everything from students with diabetes to paralysis…
• Jul 30 CMS announced the five hospitals receiving funds under the Graduate Nurse Education Demonstration. This project provides up to $200 million over four years to the five eligible hospitals for the cost of providing clinical training to advanced practice registered nursing (APRN) students.
• Jul 20 Hospital's heavy lifting lightens load on nurses USA TODAY Nurses, nursing aides and orderlies have borne the weight of the nation's obesity epidemic and suffered the consequences.
• Jul 11 The Nursing Alliance for Quality Care (NAQC) releases Guiding Principles for Patient Engagement Nursing Alliance for Quality Care Nine core principles designed to support nurses, health care providers in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care.
• May 30 CMS Announces Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Press Release Government partnering with providers, caregivers, patients to ensure appropriate use of antipsychotic medications.
• May 23 Local Health Department Job Losses and Program Cuts Research Brief, National Association of County & City Health Officials Report finds local health departments cut almost 40,000 employees since 2008, hitting clinical health services.
• May 15 Obama administration presents national plan to fight Alzheimer’s disease Press Release, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Sebelius outlines research funding, tools for health care providers, awareness campaign and new website
• May 14 Nurses balance tech advances with old-fashioned patient care Maria Sonnenberg, USA Today Yvonne Yacoub has been a nurse for half a century. In 50 years, she has seen her profession redefine itself to meet the challenges of change, yet continue to struggle with shortages of new practitioners.
• May 01 Report finds physician and nursing communication key to patient safety 2012 Patient Safety & Patient Satisfaction Report, HealthGrades Study finds 27% more patient safety events in hospitals performing in the bottom 10% for nursing communication.
• Apr 12 Obama, Biden stress PTSD to nurses Stacey Burling, Philadelphia Inquirer The 1st and 2d ladies thanked Penn for vowing to have nurses improve soldiers' services.
• Jul 08 Statement of AFSCME Pres. McEntee on the June Jobs Report Press Release
• Jul 07 “A Healthy Economy Is the Best Deficit Reduction Strategy” Press Release Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on debt ceiling negotiations
• Jun 03 Ordinary workers took extraordinary stand, made history Hilda L. Solis, Secretary of Labor, Memphis Commercial Appeal Memphis sanitation strike an important turning point in the fight for civil rights, workplace equality
• Apr 28 Workers Memorial Day Press Release Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on Workers Memorial Day
• Apr 12 Countering the Siege New York Times AFSCME President McEntee on how attacks on public service workers have energized union members and our allies in a growing battle over workers’ rights.
• Jul 24 AFSCME Ramps Up Health Care Campaign with New TV Ad Press Release New Spot Featuring Union Nurses Part of Unprecedented Legislative Push