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---From Where I Stand | Written by Dr. Leah Curtin---

Dr. Leah Curtin, ScD (h), RN, FAAN, is the Executive Editor, Professional Outreach for American Nurse Today. She is an internationally recognized nurse leader, ethicist, speaker, and consultant in the nursing field and a strong advocate for the nursing profession and the quality of patient care. She has also been listed in Who’s Who in America since 1991 and Who’s Who in the World since 1992.

Leah has always had the ability to trigger provocative debate on important issues and she looks forward to her blog being a destination where nurses are involved in stimulating commentary of our day.

The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or recommendations of the ANA, the Editorial Advisory Board members, or the Publisher, Editors and staff of American Nurse Today.

What’s up with the Affordable Care Act in 2012?

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 01:29:42 EST

A number of readers commented about my last blog, “Politics 2012 style: Open, obscene, and unmistakable.” ...

Politics 2012 style: Open, obscene, and unmistakable

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:54:06 EST

“The more things change, the more they remain the same.” This certainly is the case with politics ...

Super committee’s failure affects us all

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:21:15 EST

It was difficult to believe Congress could do more to tarnish its already sad, do-nothing reputation. But the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction...

A frightening thought

Mon, 7 Nov 2011 09:25:18 EST

The only Americans desperately watching court decisions regarding the insurance mandate portion of the Accountable Care Act of 2010 (often called ObamaCare) are those who work for insurance companies! ...

Occupy Wall Street: The America we knew

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:39:25 EST

Although it was originally proposed by the nonprofit Canadian magazine Adbusters, Occupy Wall Street (OWS) is essentially leaderless....

Automatic cuts gut critical programs

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:47:55 EST

The clock is ticking and the partisan blockheads on the deficit “super committee” continue to insist that it’s their way or no way. The only thing that has gotten bipartisan agreement among committee members is a refusal to compromise....

Here we go again!

Thu, 6 Oct 2011 10:21:37 EST

Few things make people grouchier than change, which may well explain why so many people working in healthcare delivery today are so crabby. Just ask any patient. Change has come so fast and so furiously it literally came in one...

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American Nurse Today Wins Two ASHPE Award

Tue, 4 May 2010 01:30:54 EST

American Nurse Today, the official journal of the American Nurses Association (ANA), today announced that its June 2009 cover, Autism Today, has been named “Best Cover” by the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE)....

Check out the American Nurse Today Dream Job Center

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:13:40 EST

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RSS Feeds for AmericanNurseToday.com Now Available

Thu, 4 Jun 2009 09:30:36 EST

A number of site visitors requested a RSS feed for AmericanNurseToday.com. We are happy to announce we now have 3 RSS feeds that will allow our users to follow what we publish with a few clicks of the mouse. Any reader can be used by...

Follow AMNT.com on Twitter

Thu, 21 May 2009 03:56:53 EST

You can now follow American Nurse Today on Twitter at http www.twitter.com AmerNurse2day. We'll discuss ideas, what's new with our print and online publication, and you'll get to know the American Nurse Today publishing team We'll also be randomly giving away free stuff all spring...

American Nurse Today wins 3 prestigious ASHPE awards

Wed, 13 May 2009 01:27:08 EST

The entire team at American Nurse Today, the official journal of the American Nurses Association, is honored to again be recognized by the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE) with the receipt of three awards—gold, silver, and bronze. In...

Welcome to AMNT FYI

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:39:25 EST

There are currently more than 175,000 dedicated nurses in a multitude of specialties and practice settings who have direct access to American Nurse Today – the journal. You may be one of them, and through AMNT FYI, we will continue...