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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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Funding, Issues, Advocacy, Policy, Certified Nurse-Midwives, Advanced Practice RNs, Profession of Nursing, Workforce, Featured
National Nursing Organizations Sue Department of Education Over Graduate Loan Restrictions for Advanced Nursing Degrees
Ten national nursing organizations have filed suit against the Department of Education, claiming new loan rules threaten the future healthcare workforce.
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Advocacy, Policy, Caregivers, Certified Nurse-Midwives, Advanced Practice RNs, Profession of Nursing, Registered Nurses, Workforce, Featured
Congress Must Recognize Nursing as a Profession
Federal policy changes are forcing Congress to confront a larger question: whether nursing will be treated as essential healthcare infrastructure or merely workforce labor.
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Obstetricians, Rural, Communities, Integration, Systems, Issues, Funding, About, Trust, Policy, DEI, Advocacy, Certified Nurse-Midwives, California, Caregivers, Leadership, Profession of Nursing, Innovation, Workforce, Voices, Featured
Interviews with Policy “Change Agents” – 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, Technology, Policy, Advocacy, Certified Nurse-Midwives, Leadership, Profession of Nursing, Innovation, Advanced Practice RNs, Workforce, Registered Nurses, Featured
Artificial Intelligence as a Tool for Advocacy and Policy Analysis – 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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Dogs, Our Guides to Complexity Leadership
In an era of hybrid teams, AI disruption, and constant noise, humans crave the same things animals do: safety, connection, and belonging. Rustin Moore, “Pets, Purpose and Power: The Animal Science of Leadership,”
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Rural, Communities, Integration, Systems, Issues, Funding, Remote, Policy, Advocacy, Certified Nurse-Midwives, Profession of Nursing, Innovation, Advanced Practice RNs, Workforce, Registered Nurses, Voices
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.







