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Jul 2, 2024 | myamericannurse.com | Lillee Gelinas |FAAN Cite

New International Council of Nurses report focuses on nurses’ crucial role in creating prosperity for all. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) released an important new report on International Nurses Day. The report brings together evidence from economists and other renowned experts from across the world to demonstrate the contribution nurses and nursing can make to global economic growth with an adequate level of investment.

Jun 5, 2024 | myamericannurse.com | Jennifer Kennedy |FAAN Cite

More men in nursing supports population and workforce health. All nurses—regardless of gender—should be concerned that the nursing profession remains predominantly female. In 2023, men comprised just 12.6% of RNs and 10.2% of nurse practitioners (NPs), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. These figures have changed only modestly since 2013, when 10% of RNs and 8.2% of NPs were men.

Mar 7, 2024 | myamericannurse.com | Jennifer Kennedy |FAAN Cite |Chris Evans Gartley

Nurses make powerful advocates for causes that matter. “Let me tell you about my experience.” That simple phrase, spoken by nurses to lawmakers in Congress, state legislatures, and even city councils, carries tremendous weight. Our lived experience as the largest group of healthcare providers who see patients in all care settings and all stages of life makes real what otherwise can be dry and abstract policy discussions.

Sep 9, 2023 | myamericannurse.com | Lillee Gelinas |FAAN Cite |Chris Evans Gartley

National provider identifiers serve as a critical step in recognizing the vital role of nursing. In 2021, I advocated for the use of unique nurse identifiers to aid tracking nursing licensure across a nurse’s career as they change jobs and locations, and also as a means of identifying nurses in the electronic health record to aid education and research (myamericannurse.com/special-and-unique-you-uni).