State Action Coalitions

Action Coalitions are the driving force of the campaign at the local and state levels, forming a strong, connected grassroots network of diverse stakeholders working to transform health care through nursing.

In Indiana, Physicians and Nurses Work Together to Transform Nursing

For the Indiana Action Coalition, nurses and doctors are joining together to transform the nursing profession to improve health and health care in the state.

Kimberly Harper, RN, MS, executive director of the Indiana Center for Nursing, and Richard Kiovsky, MD, FAAFP, professor of clinical family medicine at Indiana University, have teamed up as co-leads of the Indiana Action Coalition, a group of nurses and nursing champions who are working to transform the nursing profession.

The Coalition is co-led by a doctor and a nurse; the executive committee is comprised of two nurses and two doctors; and its 22-member steering committee includes six people who are not nurses, three of whom are physicians. Learn more about the Indiana Action Coalition.

Nurse Leaders Mount Campaign in Large State with Small-Town Feel

For the Montana Action Coalition, living in a frontier state has its advantages.

“It’s like living in a small town,” Cynthia Gustafson, the Montana Action Coalition co-lead said. “We know each other. We have easy access to policy-makers. They might be your neighbors or your friends—or even your students.”

The small-town feel of Montana—one of the country’s largest states by area but one of its smallest by population—makes Gustafson’s job as co-lead of a campaign to improve health and health care by transforming the nursing profession that much easier. When Gustafson, PhD, RN, executive director of the Montana Board of Nursing (MHA), wants to hold a statewide meeting on nurse education policy, for example, she can simply contact her friends at the state’s nurse education programs and arrange a conference call. Learn more about the Montana Action Coalition.

*Excerpts taken from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Sharing Nursing’s Knowledge.

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Assignment Benchmark Assignment: Implementation of the IOM Future of Nursing Report

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Due Date: Sep 14, 2014 23:59:59 Max Points: 150

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In a formal paper of 1,000-1,250 words discuss the work of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Committee Initiative on the Future of Nursing and the Institute of Medicine research that led to the IOM report, “Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.” Identify the importance of the IOM “Future of Nursing” report related to nursing practice, nursing education and nursing workforce development. What is the role of state-based action coalitions and how do they advance goals of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action?

Explore the Campaign for Action webpage: https://campaignforaction.org/states

Review your state’s progress report by locating your state and clicking on one of the six progress icons for: education, leadership, practice, interpersonal collaboration, diversity, and data. You can also download a full progress report for your state by clicking on the box located at the bottom of the webpage.

Summarize (2) initiatives spearheaded by your state’s Action Coalition. In what ways do these initiatives advance the nursing profession? What barriers to advancement currently exist in your state? How can nursing advocates in your state overcome these barriers?

Implementation of the IOM Future of Nursing Report

1) In a paper of 1,000-1,250 words:

a) Discuss the work of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Committee Initiative on the Future of Nursing and the Institute of Medicine research that led to the IOM report, “Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.”

b) Identify the importance of the IOM “Future of Nursing” report related to nursing practice, nursing education and nursing workforce development.

c) What is the role of state-based action coalitions and how do they advance goals of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action?

Summarize (2) initiatives spearheaded by your state’s Action Coalition. In what ways do these initiatives advance the nursing profession? What barriers to advancement currently exist in your state? How can nursing advocates in your state overcome these barriers?

A minimum of three scholarly references are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

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