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RWJF Announces Future of Nursing National Research Agenda Grant Recipients

Research teams funded to study nurse residency programs, impact of laws regarding advanced practice nurses, future primary care workforce needs.

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Dementia’s Growing Cost

New research estimates that the average cost of dementia to society is staggering, due in large part to costs absorbed by family members who provide informal care, sacrificing productivity and income as they withdraw from the formal labor market.

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Adequate and Stable Nurse Staffing Is Key to Improving Care for Heart Failure Patients

New study finds nurse staffing plays important role in implementation of measures that improve care for heart failure patients in rural hospitals. Read more

Women Who Give Birth as Teens at Higher Risk of Obesity

New study by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar links teen pregnancy with obesity later in adulthood.

Thirty Primary Care Practices Selected as Exemplary Models of Workforce Efficiency and Innovation

Spotlighted primary care practices provide insights for improving health care quality.

RWJF Health & Society Scholars Program Announces New Cohort

Twelve new scholars will look beyond the traditional explanations of health care and biology to examine how social factors impact the population’s health.

Not Enough Nurses in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

New study reveals striking understaffing for critically ill babies compared with national guidelines.

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RWJF Initiative Supports State Efforts to Transform Health Care through Nursing

New program will strengthen 20 Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action Coalitions across the country.

A Roadmap for Improving Patient Care

Seven-year initiative built research science, provided definitive evidence of nursing’s contributions to improving care, identified new area...

New Jersey Nursing Initiative Leader to Step Down

RWJF leaders applaud Bakewell-Sachs’ work to ensure a nurse will be there for you in New Jersey.

Boosting Nurse Education Gives Patients a Better Chance After Surgery

New study shows fewer deaths in hospitals that have higher percentages of nurses with baccalaureate degrees.

Not Enough Participation of Early-Career RNs in Quality Improvement Activities

“Nurses Are an Important Resource in Efforts to Improve Care and Patient Outcomes, and That Resource Needs to be Optimized”

Funding for Research, Career Development Available to Junior Nurse Faculty Members with PhDs

RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholars Program Offers Exciting Opportunity for Future Nurse Leaders.

Better Work Environment for Nurses Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions

A study in the current issue of Medical Care suggests that improving nurses’ work environment can help to reduce Medicare readmissions.

Why New Moms Don't Get Enough Sleep

Study identifies factors that keep new mothers from getting the sleep they need.

A Road Map for Encouraging Nurses’ Academic Progression

A new study identifies the factors that best predict whether nurses will return to school to earn higher degrees.

Multi-Million-Dollar Initiative Reports Progress in Addressing New Jersey’s Nurse Faculty Shortage

State Senate committee hearing highlights efforts to avert health workforce crisis, challenges that remain.

New Study Suggests Short-Term Contract Nursing Workforce Could Help Offset Looming Nursing Shortage

With similar education levels, more geographic mobility, and greater diversity compared with permanent nurses, short-term contract nurses co...

RWJF Executive Nurse Fellows Program Issues Call for Applications; Webinar for Applicants November 2nd

Prestigious three-year program provides leadership, professional development for nurses to lead change in health care system.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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