According to Nursing Leadership from Bedside to Boardroom, 75 percent of opinion leaders say government officials will have a great deal of influence in health reform in the next five to 10 years, compared to 56 percent for insurance executives, 46 percent for pharmaceutical executives, 46 percent for health care executives, 37 percent for doctors, 20 percent for patients and 14 percent for nurses.

Other Research & Data

New Survey co-funded by RWJF and Published in the New England Journal of Medicine

Read a blog post about the study.

 

Read about RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey’s comments to more than 250 nurses, health and business leaders, and advocates at the annual summit of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action. In an interview with RWJF Senior Communications Officer Linda Wright Moore, Lavizzo-Mourey talked about nurses’ vital role in creating a culture of health.

New Study Shows Fewer Deaths in Hospitals That Have Higher Percentages of Nurses with Baccalaureate Degrees