American Nurse

JULY 30, 2025

Jun and colleagues’ integrative review of eight peer-reviewed studies to assess nurse-led interventions concluded that nurse rounding, discharge follow-up calls, and communication education for nurses increase patient satisfaction. Marija Suvacarov is chief nursing officer at Ascension in Elgin, Illinois.

Patient Satisfaction

Health Leaders | Nursing

JULY 29, 2024

"Now as a nurse, it becomes really problematic if you're not getting reimbursed for the care you deliver … and you're lumped into that room and board charge," Woods said, "because it's very difficult to articulate the value that nurses bring to patient care in acute care settings or other settings if you can't reimburse."

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American Nurse

APRIL 2, 2024

Addressing SDOH isn’t new to nurses, said Roberta Waite, EdD, MSN, RN, PMH-CNS, ANEF, FAAN, dean and chief nursing officer at Georgetown University School of Nursing. Nursing has been paying attention to these specific issues that influence health almost since the beginning of the profession,” she observed.

Health Insurance

Capitol Beat

DECEMBER 22, 2022

In September, ANA worked with several other nursing organizations and Congressional Representatives Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) and Dave Joyce (R-OH) to introduce the Improving Care and Access to Nurses , or #ICAN Act, in the U.S. Read more about the #ICAN Act here. Learn more and email your senators, here.

Medicaid

American Nurse

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) worked with purchasers, physicians, healthcare organizations, and consumers to identify evidence-based process measures (core measures) to reduce morbidity, mortality, variability, and cost while improving quality outcomes. Kreiser is vice president and chief nursing officer.

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