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Designing Better Work Spaces for Nurses and Patients During the next ten years, over $200 billion dollars will be spent on new hospital construction. Organizations must make long-term investments in designing workspaces that are safer and healthier for nurses and the patients they care for. This brochure can serve as a checklist and resource point to guide any nurse or nursing leader to learn more about healthcare design and sustainability.
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Bullying in the Workplace: Reversing a Culture

This guide has been developed for nurses in all practice settings where bullying may be witnessed or experienced. Continuing Education contact hours are available with the purchase of this booklet. See the booklet for details.
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Career Planning: Your Nursing Future

A comprehensive brochure to guide and direct nurses through all phases of their nursing career.

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Legal Basics for Professional Nursing Practice

This legal monograph is designed as a legal "primer" of workforce advocacy concepts for professional nurses.  This monograph summarizes key legal aspects of the work environment with an emphasis on rights and responsibilities.
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“Workplace of the Future: Spotlight on the Mature Nursing Workforce” Proceedings Report

 This report includes transcripts and presentations from the Workplace of the Future conference including: keynote speaker, David DeLong, author of Lost Knowledge: Confronting the Threat of an Aging Workforce on “Safeguarding the Brain Trust for Nursing,” AARP’s Deborah Russell on employers’ policies and practices for maximizing the effectiveness of the mature nursing workforce, as well as research findings on topics such as strategies for retaining mature nurses, providing comprehensive workplace benefits, and maximizing patient care coordination.

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“Workplace of the Future: Spotlight on the Mature Nursing Workforce” report to the White House Council on Aging

This summary report contains issues statements, barriers, and proposed solutions for six priority issues surrounding the mature nursing workforce.

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The Center Update

This quarterly newsletter highlights the Center’s recent activities, upcoming events, and key dates.

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Tips and Tricks for Better Workplace Communication Archive (Members Only)

Nursing that Works

This quarterly publication is designed to support and guide nurses personally and professionally in matters of Workforce Advocacy.

Nursing that Works Archive (Members Only)

The Healthcare Collaborator

This monthly magazine showcases strategies and ideas that help you communicate with your colleagues, peers, patients and administrators. Contents include featured interviews, success stories, a strategy center and training tips.

The Healthcare Collaborator Archive (Members Only)