The AARP Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on Dec. 5 announced the launch of the Center to Champion Nursing in America--a joint initiative undertaken to address the growing nurse shortage.
The center is intended to serve as a focal point for advocacy and educational efforts working toward affordable, high-quality health care. The center will advocate at the state and national level for greater funding to support expanded nursing education programs and to prepare more nursing faculty, and for a more prominent role for nursing leaders. In particular, the Center will press for more nurse leaders on the governing boards of hospitals and other healthcare institutions to provide critically needed practical perspective on improving the safety and quality of care. Read the announcement.
