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Sign up today to receive Midwest Nursing SmartBrief.&nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/mona/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/mona?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gifhttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/mona?sb_code=rssen-us21 May 2013 13:42:15 CDThttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD55B8930-9F2E-4070-AF1F-B25173F76D0B%26copyid%3D36076DE7-F0BB-4D94-AF63-1C05916109DF%26brief%3Dmona%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD55B8930-9F2E-4070-AF1F-B25173F76D0B%26copyid%3D36076DE7-F0BB-4D94-AF63-1C05916109DF%26brief%3Dmona%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe Missouri Legislature ended its session without expanding Medicaid but did pass bills to ensure funding for programs that  -More- ]]>21 May 2013 13:42:15 CDTHealth Law, Policy and Regulation in the Midwesthttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD55B8930-9F2E-4070-AF1F-B25173F76D0B%26copyid%3D83E11A83-22B6-4A6C-8927-C6525B43CEFC%26brief%3Dmona%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD55B8930-9F2E-4070-AF1F-B25173F76D0B%26copyid%3D83E11A83-22B6-4A6C-8927-C6525B43CEFC%26brief%3Dmona%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssNebraska lawmakers voted 35-0 in favor of a bill designed to boost children's access to mental health professionals through c -More- ]]>21 May 2013 13:42:15 CDTHealth Law, Policy and Regulation in the Midwesthttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD55B8930-9F2E-4070-AF1F-B25173F76D0B%26copyid%3D62119BD1-3310-4048-8A86-C415F9C816A1%26brief%3Dmona%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD55B8930-9F2E-4070-AF1F-B25173F76D0B%26copyid%3D62119BD1-3310-4048-8A86-C415F9C816A1%26brief%3Dmona%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssRepublican lawmakers are considering work requirements and time limits for Medicaid recipients as alternatives to Ohio Gov.  -More- ]]>21 May 2013 13:42:15 CDTHealth Law, Policy and Regulation in the Midwesthttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD55B8930-9F2E-4070-AF1F-B25173F76D0B%26copyid%3D06AD8836-285B-400D-AD64-AF9D771425EF%26brief%3Dmona%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD55B8930-9F2E-4070-AF1F-B25173F76D0B%26copyid%3D06AD8836-285B-400D-AD64-AF9D771425EF%26brief%3Dmona%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>21 May 2013 13:42:15 CDTHealth Law, Policy and Regulation in the Midwesthttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD55B8930-9F2E-4070-AF1F-B25173F76D0B%26copyid%3D8701E90B-3C9A-4C2E-9C59-D9B4BEAE870F%26brief%3Dmona%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD55B8930-9F2E-4070-AF1F-B25173F76D0B%26copyid%3D8701E90B-3C9A-4C2E-9C59-D9B4BEAE870F%26brief%3Dmona%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssMajorities of nurse practitioners and doctors agreed that NPs should be allowed to practice to the full extent of their train -More- ]]>21 May 2013 13:42:15 CDTNursing and Medical Sciencehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD55B8930-9F2E-4070-AF1F-B25173F76D0B%26copyid%3D58E1EA63-87A4-427D-8E0E-608CEB8DDB1E%26brief%3Dmona%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD55B8930-9F2E-4070-AF1F-B25173F76D0B%26copyid%3D58E1EA63-87A4-427D-8E0E-608CEB8DDB1E%26brief%3Dmona%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>21 May 2013 13:42:15 CDTNursing and Medical Sciencehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD55B8930-9F2E-4070-AF1F-B25173F76D0B%26copyid%3DE1508F19-9F98-4179-B0AD-99692BC4D820%26brief%3Dmona%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD55B8930-9F2E-4070-AF1F-B25173F76D0B%26copyid%3DE1508F19-9F98-4179-B0AD-99692BC4D820%26brief%3Dmona%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssHospitals with the best rates of inpatient cardiac arrest survival also excel at preventing cardiac arrests, University of Mi -More- ]]>21 May 2013 13:42:15 CDTHealth Care Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD55B8930-9F2E-4070-AF1F-B25173F76D0B%26copyid%3DB09788D5-CC84-407D-BE79-B83059842699%26brief%3Dmona%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD55B8930-9F2E-4070-AF1F-B25173F76D0B%26copyid%3DB09788D5-CC84-407D-BE79-B83059842699%26brief%3Dmona%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssCMS said its second round of federal Health Care Innovation Awards will offer $1 billion in grants for projects that can quic -More- ]]>21 May 2013 13:42:15 CDTHealth Care Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD55B8930-9F2E-4070-AF1F-B25173F76D0B%26copyid%3DB675A713-BA5D-496C-BBBD-D7220DDF1C6E%26brief%3Dmona%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD55B8930-9F2E-4070-AF1F-B25173F76D0B%26copyid%3DB675A713-BA5D-496C-BBBD-D7220DDF1C6E%26brief%3Dmona%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssMany of the elements and recommendations of the Institute of Medicine Report on the Future of Nursing are reflected in our on -More- ]]>21 May 2013 13:42:15 CDTMONA Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD55B8930-9F2E-4070-AF1F-B25173F76D0B%26copyid%3DE5C3A69D-0721-4209-8CE2-55B361C9AA33%26brief%3Dmona%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD55B8930-9F2E-4070-AF1F-B25173F76D0B%26copyid%3DE5C3A69D-0721-4209-8CE2-55B361C9AA33%26brief%3Dmona%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3DrssCharles Darwin,British naturalist -More- ]]>21 May 2013 13:42:15 CDTSmartQuote