HealthLeaders Media March 20, 2019
Nurses are in a unique position to coordinate partnerships and provide the kind of patient-centered care needed to address the health issues of the 21st century.
A new report, “Activating Nursing to Address Unmet Need in the 21st Century,” released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation how nurses can increase their contributions to improving patient health in the 21st century.
Healthcare leaders find themselves in a unique situation as traditional medical care may not be enough to address increasing health problems, specifically those that are often referred to as “diseases of despair.” These diseases or health issues are both physiologic and socio-economic/emotionally based, and include issues such as substance abuse, mental health, maternal mortality, and low birth weight.
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