title: Working to implement the recommendations of the future of nursing report.
abstract: When national efforts and recommendations are developed, it is often difficult and complex to actualize a plan for their implementation. This column attempts to provide examples of the work being done by nurses and their partners across the country in actualizing the recommendations of The Future of Nursing report.
authors.affiliation: Colorado Centre for Nursing Excellence, Denver, CO, USA. karren.kowalski@worldnet.att.net
authors.forename: Karren
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kowalski
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000639:trends*; D003120:Colorado; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000639:trends*; D004507:Education, Nursing, Associate / Q000639:trends; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000639:trends; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000600:supply & distribution; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000639:trends*