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Building Human Capital

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Moving On, Up or Out (from The RN Work Project) To improve retention of second- and third-year RNs, the researchers propose that an advanced residency program be developed to address the changing needs of RNs as they transition from school to the first year of practice and beyond. Published In: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing	Journal articles	11/19/2009
The RN Work Project There is evidence based on anecdotal or small-scale studies that first-time, newly-licensed nurses have the highest turnover rates. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the RN Work Project aims to better understand these issues by following a nationally...	Research highlights	11/16/2009
Community Health Leader Helps Aging American Indians Access Nursing Care Frances Stout, R.N., helped build the first nursing home on the Tohono O'odham Reservation in southwestern Arizona... and then came out of retirement to run it.	Grantee profiles	10/29/2009
The Business Case for TCAB This white paper provides a cost-benefit analysis for Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB). TCAB is a program to improve processes and outcomes in hospital medical and surgical units and is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.	White papers	10/16/2009
Colleagues in Caring: Regional Collaboratives for Nursing Work Force Development Colleagues in Caring: Regional Collaboratives for Nursing Work Force Development was a national program to streamline the nursing education system and increase the capacity and attractiveness of the nursing profession.	Grant Results Reports	10/15/2009
The Initiative on the Future of Nursing The Initiative on the Future of Nursing, aims to create a blueprint for action over to outline nursing's critical role in delivering the care at the front lines of a redesigned system. This editorial invites nurses to participate in the debate by sharing... Published In: American Journal of Nursing	Journal articles	09/24/2009
What Newly Licensed Registered Nurses Have to Say About Their First Experiences (from The RN Work Project) This study analyzes comments from newly registered nurses about their first jobs and discovers that much could be done to reduce turnover and improve these young nurses' experiences. Published In: Nursing Outlook	Journal articles	08/06/2009
Understanding New Registered Nurses' Intent to Stay At Their Jobs (from The RN Work Project) The authors discover from surveying newly-trained nurses that several factors contribute to their unusually high turnover rates in hospitals, including mandatory overtime and weak supervisory support. Published In: Nursing Economics$	Journal articles	07/30/2009
Education Policy Initiatives to Address the Nurse Shortage in the United States In these economic times, it is shortsighted to allow attractive nursing jobs to go vacant when scores of prospective students are being turned away from nursing schools. Published In: Health Affairs (Web Exclusive)	Journal articles	06/12/2009
Recession Masks Persistent Nursing Shortage This opinion column appeared in the June 2, 2009, edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Published In: The Philadelphia Inquirer	Speeches and commentaries, President's Corner	06/02/2009

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