Nursing News

According to a report by noted economist Dr. Ray Perryman, more fully utilizing advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in Texas would enhance efficiency, increase state economic output by $8 billion dollars annually, and create 97,205 permanent jobs resulting in $16.1 billion in total expenditures per year.

In advance of National Nurses Week, and as an opportunity to "recognize the multitude of ways the nursing profession contributes to the health of the nation," the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has created a webpage of useful tools for nurses. Foremost on the site is a video from Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and HRSA Administrator Dr. Mary Wakefield, discussing contributions that nurses make in keeping America healthy and how the work they do will be more important under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Last week, at the University of Pennsylvania, nurses, nursing students, nursing organization leaders, and deans of nursing schools, came together to show their support for a program begun under the watch of the nation’s first and second ladies,  Michelle Obama and Jill Biden.  Four Champion Nursing Council member-organizations, American Nurses Association, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, and the National League for Nursing, along with other

Health care organizations, educational institutions and others are looking intently at the case for advancing nursing education as outlined IOM report. “The Nurse Education Imperative,” a guest editorial by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey in the March 2012 issue of Nursing Outlook, outlines the growing need for nurses educated at the Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing level and beyond and describes the benefits to health care organizations of supporting education progression.