News posts January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010

Estimate, developed by the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence, is a call for national action

New York City, December 10, 2010 – Each nurse educator position left unfilled could affect the care of as many as 3.6 million patients per year according to the first estimate of the impact of the nation’s persistent shortage of nursing faculty. Nationwide there are nearly 900 faculty vacancies among schools with baccalaureate programs, with thousands more anticipated in the next 15 years as current educators retire or return to practice.

National leaders to develop strategies for action and mobilize New York supporters

Local and national nursing, policy and health industry leaders will discuss what the recently released Future of Nursing report means for the New York City area, and strategies for action. Co-hosted by the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this is the first of a series of regional meetings designed to address the biggest challenges facing the nursing profession. Topics include: nurses as qualified leaders in primary care; importance of inter-professional collaboration; New York’s scope-of-practice laws; types of changes needed in New York; and nursing education issues.

San Francisco Bay Area nonprofits and funders will convene on Oct. 14th for the third annual Jonas Youth Programs Gathering to share best practices, lessons learned and future goals for mentoring and providing internship opportunities for the area’s most at-risk youth.

The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, a report released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Institute of Medicine.

Program to fund students at nation’s leading institutions; partnerships with the John A. Hartford Foundation and the National League for Nursing will address specific needs in geriatrics and education.

YouTube Video - Barbara and Donald Jonas describe the Jonas Center's new Nursing Scholars Partnership with the John A. Hartford Foundation.

Barbara and Donald Jonas recognized in Wall Street Journal for Philanthropy. Read A Retail Mogul's Gift for Mental Health.

Dr. Polly Bednash, CEO of American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), presented an update on Health Care Reform and Nursing at Jonas Center Advisory Board Meeting.

Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Students from Across the Country Meet in Washington, DC to Focus on Health Policy