Tools & Resources

There are many tools and resources that are provided by the IOM. Below are links to the websites for the Center to Champion Nursing in America, the Future of Nursing Campaign for Action and AARP, an organization that has embraced the IOM Future of Nursing goals.

1. Center to Champion Nursing in America® (CCNA) http://championnursing.org
   1. Overarching main website of AARP & RWJF Future of Nursing Initiative
   2. 5 major nursing topics on website, which describe the problem and the solution with the supporting evidence for each of the following:
      1. Skills for the Future
      2. Education Capacity
      3. Recruitment and Retention
      4. Practice and Access to Care
      5. Leadership
   3. Direct link on CCNA home page to Future of Nursing-Campaign for Action
   4. Link on CCNA website under Public Policy to AARP website nursing topics under Eye on Nursing.
2. Future of Nursing^TM– Campaign for Action (CFA) http://thefutureofnursing.org
   1. Secondary website with focus on the state Action Coalitions
   2. This Campaign for Action is coordinated through the overarching main website, Center to Champion Nursing in America® (CCNA)
   3. This is the website to go to for details and progress for all the state Action Coalitions. The website overall purpose includes:
      • Learn about nursing , including the following topics:
        

        Practice

        Education

        Leadership

        Workforce

      • Provides links to all of the state Action Coalitions
      • Provides videos about selected Action Coalitions
      • Provides reports on progress of Action Coalitions
3. AARP http://www.aarp.org
   1. AARP website topics r/t
      1. Funding for the Nursing Workforce
      2. Expanding Nursing Education Capacity
      3. Health Care Reform
      4. Nurse Retention