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Welcome
Rural and remote perinatal care operates under realities that urban models routinely overlook, where distance, workforce instability, and informal relationships shape outcomes as much as clinical skill.
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Obstetricians, Rural, Communities, Systems, Issues, Funding, About, Trust, Policy, Advocacy, Workforce, Certified Nurse-Midwives, California, Caregivers, Innovation, Voices, Featured, DNP 711
Interviews with Policy “Change Agents” (DNP 711 – Post #5)
Through three interviews with seasoned policy change agents, a consistent pattern emerged—real change begins long before legislation, in relationships, persistence, and practical problem-solving. Their stories show how progress is built quietly over time, not handed down from above.
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Issues, Funding, Policy, Advocacy, Workforce, Certified Nurse-Midwives, Innovation, Advanced Practice RNs, Registered Nurses, Profession of Nursing, Featured, DNP 711
Artificial Intelligence as a Tool for Advocacy and Policy Analysis (DNP 711 – Post #4)
Use ChatGPT or another generative AI product to write a 400-700-word blog post describing how existing policy related to your topic incorporates evidence, and advance policy related to your topic.
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Rural, Communities, Integration, Systems, Issues, Funding, Remote, Policy, Advocacy, Workforce, Certified Nurse-Midwives, Innovation, Advanced Practice RNs, Registered Nurses, Voices, Profession of Nursing
Growing Outrage in the Media – “Stop Picking on Nurses”
The voices are gathering, and the volume is increasing as the reaction to what some call the "demotion of nursing" as a profession hits popular, social, and professional media.
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Rural, Communities, Integration, Systems, Issues, Funding, Remote, Care Receivers, Policy, Advocacy, Workforce, Caregivers, DEI, Innovation, Voices, Featured
Bending the Arc – A Call to Moral Justice
The film Bending the Arc is a testament to what is possible to improve healthcare. It is a testament to Paul Farmer and his best friends who changed the world.
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Funding, Issues, Systems, Integration, Policy, Advocacy, Certified Nurse-Midwives, Workforce, Advanced Practice RNs, Innovation, Profession of Nursing, Registered Nurses, Featured, DNP 711
Professional Nurses as Policy Leaders (DNP 711 – Post #3)
Federal rule-making mechanics, including public comment, determine whether graduate nursing education is supported or constrained, with direct workforce implications.
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Systems, Integration, Issues, Funding, Policy, Advocacy, Certified Nurse-Midwives, Workforce, Advanced Practice RNs, Innovation, Profession of Nursing, Registered Nurses, Featured, DNP 711
Profession, Professional, & Professionalism – Policy Implications (DNP 711 – Post #2)
How nursing is defined in policy carries real consequences, shaping the availability of funding for graduate nursing education and affecting critical workforce issues.







