The Information On This Page Relates To:

The Institute of Medicine Study-The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health
Initiative on the Future of Nursing
California Action Coalition (CA AC)
Campaign for Action: To Champion Nursing in America

How to Write and Place an Op-Ed

Take the CA AC Survey and sign up for one of the 8 recommendations work group.

 

May 2013 CA Action Coalition Report From Director Mary Dickow

 

Physician Foundation: A report on Scope of Practice
As the movement to remove barriers to APRN practicing to their full potential it will be important to continue to mindful of the reactions from physician groups. A report from the physicians foundation entitle "Accept No Substitute: A Report on Scope of Practice" would prove helpful as groups navigate the water in removing practice barriers.

 

March 2013 CA Action Coalition Update

January 7, 2013 Report from Statewide Director Mary Dickow
Happy New Year-we are looking forward to working with all of you in 2013! We are back and ready to kick off 2013 with a commitment to providing you with regular updates and new items.

2012 brought a number of successes for the CA AC and the Future of Nursing Campaign. We owe much of that success to the Leadership Council, the Recommendation Workgroups, our Regional Champions and the vast number of volunteers who devoted time and energy to this important work. We have the continued support of the California Institute of Nursing and Health Care. A special note of appreciation from the Executive Director goes out to Deloras Jones, who retired in November 2012 from her position at the Institute, who helped assure that the Coalition would be well supported. We are excited to be working with Judee Berg in her role as the Institute's new Executive Director and we are committed to continuing the development of a long-term plan to advance health of all Californians. I have included the 2012 highlights and other items of interest for your review.

The 8 recommendations from the IOM Study are:

  • Remove Scope of Practice Barriers
  • Expand opportunities for nurses to lead and diffuse collaborative improvement efforts
  • Implement nurse residency program
  • Increase the proportion of nurses with a BS degree to 80% by 2020
  • Double the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020
  • Ensure that nurses engage in lifelong learning
  • Prepare and enable nurses to lead change to advance health
  • Build an infrastructure for the collection and analysis of inter professional health-care workforce data

    To learn more about this important work, visit the following links:

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