RWJF Video- Full Partners: Collaboration Across Professions Improves Patient Outcomes

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It's more than two or more health professionals working side by side; it's about respect and understanding.

Because they are trained to treat the whole patient, nurses are particularly well equipped to understand, promote and facilitate true collaboration. At Children’s Medical Services in Southeast Florida, interprofessional collaboration has been highly effective in treating medically fragile children with chronic health illnesses and specialized health needs. In fact, the nation’s health care system as a whole benefits when health professionals work collaboratively and in fully functional teams.

KevinMD: Quality care is dependent on the total engagement of nurses

Submitted by Staff on October 31, 2011
October 31, 2011
Quality care is dependent on the total engagement of nurses 
By: Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, PhD and John W. Rowe, MD
 
Harvey V. Fineberg is president of the Institute of Medicine. John W. Rowe, who served on the Institute committee on the future of nursing, is a professor of health policy and management at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. 
 

Six months after Congress passed the health reform law last year, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences issued a landmark report on nursing. Although seemingly separate events at the time, it’s clear now that they are integrally linked: Never has quality care been more dependent on the total engagement of nurses as well as other health professionals.

Deloras Jones, Terry Hill, California Action Coalition

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Deloras Jones, RN, MS, and Terry Hill, MD, FACP discuss the work of the California Action Coalition, a California effort to implement the Institute of Medicine recommendations from "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health"

Michael Hutton, Florida Action Coalition

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Michael Hutton, PhD, discusses the work of the Florida Action Coalition, a Florida effort to implement the Institute of Medicine recommendations from "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health"

Dale Allison and Mark Forman, Hawaii Action Coalition

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Dale Allison, PhD, APRN, and Mark Forman, MPH, JD, discuss the work of the Hawaii State Center for Nursing and the Hawaii Medical Service Association Foundation, a Hawaii effort to implement the Institute of Medicine recommendations from "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health"

Linda Ault, Virginia Action Coalition

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Linda Ault, MSN, BSN, discusses the work of the Virginia Action Coalition, a Virginia effort to implement the Institute of Medicine recommendations from "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health"

Center to Champion Nursing in America Second Annual Photo Contest

CCNA asked participants to submit photographs that exemplify nurses, patient and families in rural areas of the country. The submissions proved to be rich and told an important story: nurses are important leaders and partners in providing high quality, seamless and patient centered primary care, care coordination, preventive care, and pain management in rural communities—especially those facing provider shortages and other barriers to accessing health care services.

Below are the entries from the CCNA second annual photo contest. Go to News and Events section on the CCNA website to read the stories behind these powerful photographs (See: Wednesday Features). 


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Vermont Gov. Shumlin Established Blue Ribbon Commission on Nursing

Vermont’s Governor is forming a state Blue Ribbon Commission to make recommendations to ensure that nurses are full partners in Vermont's health care reform.  

The Commission will consider, review and make recommendations specific to Vermont regarding the focus areas of the Institute of Medicine's October 2010 report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.

AARP Vermont is slated to join the commission.

Read the full Executive Order on the Blue Ribbon Commission on Nursing. 

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