Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Program
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Summit to Discuss Nursing Shortage and Faculty Shortage
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On June 26 and 27, 2008, AARP, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the U.S. Department of Labor will hold a summit at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, VA to discuss the shortage of nurses and the shortage of nurse educators. The goal is to find solutions to the shortage of nurses […]
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Still Time to Contact Senators
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The deadline for the “Dear Colleagues” letter in the U.S. Senate has been extended until tomorrow April 3. Go to the NLN site and you can send an email directly from there. One is already written that you can use, or compose your own. All you have to do is complete your demographic information and […]
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Support Candidates who Support Nurses!
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The Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Act passed in the House of Representatives last week! Many thanks to all of you who contacted your Representatives!
Now, nurses need your help… there is still time to get signatures on the “Dear Colleagues” letter being circulated by Representatives Lois Capps (D-CA) and Steven LaTourette (R-OH) to encourage […]
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Help Encourage Increased Funding for Nursing Workforce Development Programs
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On Feb 25, 2008, Congressional Representatives Lois Capps (D-CA) and Steven LaTourette(R-OH) began circulating a “Dear Colleagues” letter in the House of Representatives seeking support of funding the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Program at a level of $200 million for FY 2009.
The American Nurses Association and the National League for Nursing are […]
