How to Improve Health Care by Empowering Nurses
Thursday, January 13, 2011 – 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. ET
 

On October 5th, 2010, the Institute of Medicine, in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, published a landmark report, The Future of Nursing: Advancing Health, Leading Change. This 600+ page report, the result of two years of research and work, has already generated a great deal of discussion and controversy in the nursing and medical professions.

Join Elaine Keavney (American Public University) and Luda Lobodzinskiy (MultiCare Health System) for an in-depth analysis of this report, its recommendations, and its repercussions for both nursing education and clinical practice. Some of the recommendations for discussion include:

• Removing scope-of-practice barriers
• Implementing nurse residency programs
• Increasing the proportion of nurses with B.S.N. degree to 80% by 2020
• Expanding opportunities for nurses to lead and diffuse collaborative improvement efforts
• Preparing and enabling nurses to lead change to advance health

Join APU and industry experts as they discuss the various avenues for encouraging growth and education in the field of nursing.

- By Online Learning Tips Staff

Today is Veterans Day. A time when we salute those who have fought in local and foreign wars on behalf of our country. The history behind the holiday is quite noble in itself.

According the the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, even though World War I was officially ended on paper with the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919 fighting had actually ceased months earlier between the Allied nations and Germany. It went into effect on “the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.” Because of this informal treaty November 11, 1918 is usually regarded as the end of “the war to end all wars.” “The United States Congress officially recognized the end of World War I when it passed a concurrent resolution on June 4, 1926, making November 11 a legal holiday.”

The purpose of Veterans Day, as stated in an Act approved May 13, 1928, ”is a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and known as Armistice Day.” This ”Armistice Day” was to be primarily for WWI veterans, changed in 1954 to include WWII soldiers as well. And with the approval of Public Law 380 on June 1, 1954, November 11th became a day to “honor American veterans of all wars.”

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Join other parents like you next week for a live chat and learn about their experience of going back to school, including keys to their success and valuable lessons learned along the way.

Register today to participate in the live discussion. Take notes or contribute your best tips and tricks for keeping it together while having a family at home and a full class load.

Join the conversation:

	Helenjene Curtis: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Marie Raffay: Master of Science in Environmental Management Tuesday, August 24 at 8 p.m. ET
	Jenn Deater: Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality Management Thursday, August 26 at 12:00 p.m. ET

Meet the parents in next week’s lively discussion >

- By J. Mason

Announcing a unique opportunity to chat and connect with other parents going back to school.

This August, meet parents like you for a live chat and learn about their experience of going back to school, including keys to their success and valuable lessons learned along the way.

	Helenjene Curtis: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Tuesday, August 24 at 8 p.m. ET
	Jenn Deater: Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality Management Thursday, August 26 at 12:00 p.m. ET

This special series of webcasts is sponsored by American Public University.

- J. Mason