Reports and White Papers (Non-CCNA)

Health care reform legislation recently signed into law will greatly increase the availability of health insurance and broadly impact the delivery of health care in America. This fact sheet looks specifically at how the legislation will affect the number of physicians, nurses, and other health professionals—especially those providing primary care services—available to treat the expanding ranks of insured Americans.

Recent health care reform legislation will greatly increase the availability of health insurance and broadly impact the delivery of health care in America. These fact sheets look specifically at how the legislation affects aspects of Medicare, Medicaid, health insurance and coverage, the health care delivery system, prevention, long term care options, and the primary care workforce. --- Source: AARP Public Policy Institute

The Forum on the Future of Nursing: Care in the Community, held December 3, 2009, at the Community College of Philadelphia (PA) was the second of three nationwide forums convened by the RWJF Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the IOM.

Learn more and download a copy of the summary here.

Powerpoint presentation by Hassmiller at Champion Nursing State Team Leader Convening, May 25, 2010.

HassmillerPresentation.5.25.10.pdf

The Forum on the Future of Nursing: Acute Care, held   October 19, 2009 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA was the first of three nationwide forums convened by the RWJF Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the IOM.

Learn more and download a copy of the summary here.

The new health care reform  law, signed by President Obama in April 2010, identifies nurses as critical players in meeting the changing health care needs of Americans. Nurses, especially advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), can provide much of the care we need. But statutory and regulatory barriers at state and federal levels prevent many nurses from practicing to the full extent of their licensure.

2010 AARPPolicySupplementScopeofPractice.pdf

In January, the Josiah Macy Foundation convened a conference to address who will provide primary care in the U.S. and how those professionals will be trained. Top among the panel’s recommendations: state and national reimbursement policies should remove barriers that make it hard for nurse practitioners and physician assistants to serve as primary-care providers.

Read the report here.

Newly graduated nurses are finding the job market tight for them as they begin to compete with more experienced registered nurses (RNs) who have continued to work because of the economy.  This is according to a California Institute for Nursing & Health Care paper. Positions typically available to new nurses are scarce because fewer nurses are retiring and many others continue to work part-time. This situation is only worsened due to cut backs on new hires by hospitals and health systems.

NewGradHiringDilemma_0209.pdf

The CCNA Champion Nursing Council met on February 12, 2010 to share and discuss data on nursing supply, demand, and/or education.  The  Bureau of Labor Statistics also shared the nursing workforce data they collect.

American Public Health Association: Public Health Nursing Brief

Oregon nurses are, overall, satisfied with their career choice and this satisfaction has grown in recent years according to a report from the Oregon Center for Nursing. The survey includes nurses from across all sectors of nursing and all regions in the state. Learn more about the survey results here.