Copyright © 2007 by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. All rights reserved.	AACN Releases a New Fact Sheet on Creating a More Highly Qualified Nursing Workforce This fact sheet looks at today’s nursing workforce; highlights research connecting education to outcomes; and outlines the capacity of four-year colleges to enhance the level of nursing education in the U.S.     New Issue Bulletin on State Legislative Initiatives Available Find out about the latest legislative successes at the state level to address the RN and nurse faculty shortage. This new publication also contains a list of resources for nurse educators interested in launching their own local initiative.     AACN Board Endorses New White Paper on the Education and Role of the Clinical Nurse Leader Updated July 2007       September-October 2007 Syllabus Read the latest edition of AACN's newly redesigned Syllabus newsletter online.   .AACN Endoses Two Position Statements at the Spring Annual Meeting See AACN's Statement of Support for Clinical Nurse Specialists and the Position Statement on Nursing Research.   Attention Journal of Professional Nursing Authors! AACN is excited to report that JPN recently converted to an exclusively electronic system for submitting and processing manuscripts. This means we no longer accept hard copy of manuscripts. Authors will be able to easily monitor the progress of their manuscript as it goes through the system. To submit your manuscript electronically see http://ees.elsevier.com/jpn/	2007 Annual Report Discover the Journal of Professional Nursing, AACN's bimontly scholarly journal. Ask A Nurse: From Home Remedies to Hospital Care Implementing Community-Based Education in the Undergraduate Nurse Curriculum