Nurses Transform Practices to Provide Next-level Care

To meet future health care needs, nurses must lead the change.

The 4.3 million registered nurses in the U.S. are well positioned to drive transformation that improves access to health care and creates better outcomes for all.

Today, American Nurses Foundation Reimagining Nursing (RN) Initiative announced 10 new nurse-led projects selected to drive healthcare transformation across the U.S. Each project will receive up to $1.5 million over three years to change long-standing practices that leave nurses under-developed, under-utilized, and under-appreciated.

“For too long, nurses have been an undervalued member of care teams, despite having the most direct access to patients and expertise on regular practices in care settings,” said Foundation Executive Director Kate Judge. “These projects are going to elevate nurses’ ideas and create large-scale, replicable change that improves the lives of nurses and people in their care.”

One project makes it easier to pay for home-based, nurse-led primary care for people living with dementia. Another project uses artificial intelligence to analyze nurse knowledge and observations to drive care team decisions and improve patient outcomes.

Explore all projects on the RN Initiative webpage.

The Foundation is supporting these nurse-led ideas and scaling projects that work to help nurses realize their full potential—giving them the tools, resources, and power to improve their profession and health care for generations to come.

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