Safety Net Matters Blog: National Nurses Week: Advancing Nursing to Transform Health

Submitted by Staff on May 12, 2011
May 12, 2011
National Nurses Week: Advancing Nursing to Transform Health
By Sheila Burke, M.P.A., B.S.N.

Read the rest of Sheila's post on the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health System's Safety Net Matters blog. 

Human Capital Blog: National Nurses Week: Continuing the Legacy of Florence Nightingale

Submitted by Staff on May 12, 2011
May 12, 2011
National Nurses Week: Continuing the Legacy of Florence Nightingale
By Susan Hassmiller, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.

Read the rest of Sue's blog post at the RWJF Human Capital blog. 

The Gainesville Sun: Health care reform starts with the health professionals

Submitted by Staff on May 11, 2011
May 5, 2011
Health care reform starts with the health professionals
By Mary Lou Brunell & Susan Towler (Florida Action Coalition leads)

Just as Florence Nightingale, the first nursing leader, transformed nursing practice more than 150 years ago, so are the nurses, doctors and other medical professionals in our generation leading the way in health care transformation.

Read the full article on the Gainesville Sun website. 

Advances in Nursing Science Blog: Nurse scholars shape the future – funding opportunities pending

Submitted by Staff on May 6, 2011
May 6, 2011

Nurse scholars shape the future – funding opportunities pending

Read the full article on the Advances in Nursing Science Blog. 

Nurse.com: RN Directs Future of Nursing Initiative

Submitted by Staff on May 6, 2011
May 2, 2011
RN Directs Future of Nursing Initiative
By Janice Petrella Lynch, RN, MSN

Read the full article on Nurse.com. 

Susan Hassmiller, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., Sends Dispatches from the Alabama Tornado Zone

Submitted by Staff on May 6, 2011
May 6, 2011

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Senior Adviser for Nursing, Susan B. Hassmiller, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., is on the frontlines of care again. She has travelled to Alabama to serve as a Red Cross trained disaster volunteer in the aftermath of late April's deadly tornadoes. She's chronicling her time on AJN's Off the Charts blog. 

Read Sue's posts on the recovery situation on Off the Charts.

Linda Burnes Bolton Named Among Top Women in Healthcare

Submitted by Staff on April 26, 2011
April 26, 2011

Modern Healthcare Magazine has named Linda Burnes Bolton, Dr.P.H., R.N., F.A.A.N., member of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action's strategic advisory committee; vice president and chief nursing officer of Cedars-Sinai Health System, among its Top 25 Women in Healthcare.

Read the full news release on Dr. Burnes Bolton's recognition. 

View the 2011 list of Modern Healthcare Magazine's Top 25 Women in Healthcare (subscription required). 

National Association of Hispanic Nurses 36th Annual Conference

Submitted by Staff on April 18, 2011
Start Date: 
July 20, 2011
End Date: 
July 22, 2011

Rosa Gonzales-Guarda, committee member on the Institute of Medicine report Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, will present at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses. 

More information on the Conference is available on the NAHN website. 

Winston-Salem State University: 2nd Annual Leadership Institute Conference

Submitted by Staff on April 15, 2011
Start Date: 
June 16, 2011
End Date: 
June 17, 2011

Anjili Aurora Hinman, committee member for the Institute of Medicine's report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, will speak at the Center of Excellence for the Elimination of Health Disparities at Winston-Salem State University's (WSSU) 2nd annual Leadership Institute Conference which will be held on the WSSU campus, June 16-17, 2011.

Registration form for this event is available Center of Excellence for the Elimination of Health Disparities website. 

8th Annual Mid-Atlantic Nursing Leadership Conference

Submitted by Staff on April 15, 2011
Start Date: 
April 15, 2011

Shirley Gibson, co-lead of the Virginia Regional Action Coalition, and president of the Virginia Nurses Association will speak at the 8th Annual Mid-Atlantic Nursing Leadership Conference. 

More information is available on the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Nursing website. 

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