Category: RN Patient Advocates

Attention everyone! Did you know that by 2025, the United States is projected to have a shortage of 200,000 to 450,000 registered nurses available for direct patient care? That’s a significant gap of 10 to 20 percent, and it places a huge demand on the nurse graduate pipeline over the next three years. To make matters worse, the International Council of Nurses has declared this shortage as a global health emergency (May 12, 2023). Let’s work together to raise awareness...

Who are these nurses?  They are independent RN Patient Advocates (iRNPAs): highly qualified clinical RNs who have completed an advanced educational program: the RN Patient Advocates/University of Arizona College of Nursing Learning Intensive.  There are now iRNPAs in 25+ states.   Where are they leading?   There is a whole world of advanced medical research and clinical practice emerging globally:  The Functional Medicine Chronic Care Model and Integrative Medicine.  Sure, you may have heard the words, but do you realize...