August 12, 2021 Looking in the Mirror, Not Through the Window Exploring the Impact of Minority Nurses

In nursing school, most of us recall learning about Florence Nightingale, known as the "Lady with the Lamp," and all of her efforts to improve sanitation, healthcare reform through education, and advance the nursing profession.

She was British, from an affluent family, had access to nursing education, and quickly succeeded in her nursing career. While her legacy and impact are to be admired, for minority nurses, Florence Nightingale only serves as a window- allowing minority nurses and students to see out but not see themselves.

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August 11, 2021 Hi, I'm Richie, And I'll Be Your Nurse Today My gender identity plays no part in my ability to save your life or notify the doctor of a critical clinical change.

I'm a genderqueer and in a same birth sex marriage. Yes, I still have the competency and the skill to be your nurse. My gender identity plays no part in my ability to save your life or notify the doctor of a critical clinical change.

This is what goes through my head every time I walk into a patient's room. How do you care for people who, at the moment they find out you're not who they think you are, doubt your clinical judgment? Your personal struggles, gender identity, or your sexuality have nothing to do with the great nurse you are.

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August 02, 2021 CEO's Corner - August 2021 Here We Go Again… It certainly is disheartening and maddening to see the fourth COVID wave marching through our communities, our towns and cities, and our states, not to mention other areas of the globe.
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August 02, 2021 New Beginnings At this time of the year, it is common to find many new clinical nurses in orientation at hospitals across the country.

It is not uncommon that most of the new nurses in hospitals right now are new graduates.

They are experiencing their first few weeks out of nursing school and learning to practice in the real world. After 20 years of being a nurse, I still remember my first few months as a brand new nurse caring for patients on a medical-surgical unit.

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July 05, 2021 CEO's Corner - July 2021 Nursing Leadership: The Role You Play and the Opportunity for Innovation Leadership, is finding solutions despite the obstacles. And I know you are all leaders. I know it because you’re nurses. You lead in many aspects of your professional and personal lives. You advocate for others on a daily basis.
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June 30, 2021 Keep It Simple National Simplicity Day When I think about what I like most about being a medical-surgical nurse, I find myself pondering the simple things. Those times, I share a laugh with my patient, helping a patient understand how to take their medication, or connecting my patient to a community resource when they call for help after discharge
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June 14, 2021 Implicit and Explicit Bias Where do we go from here? By Antoinette Falker, DNP, RN, GCNS-BC, CMSRN. Oftentimes, the biases seem to exist outside of the sphere of healthcare. However, the reality is that it is ever-present in healthcare and negatively affects the people to whom we provide care.
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June 08, 2021 Nurse Leaders Attributes I Want to Emulate and Why Have you ever heard some say that nurses are natural-born leaders?

Then, of course, the complete opposite is how did this nurse ever get chosen to be a nurse leader.

Throughout my nursing career, there have been many different types of leaders I have worked with. Some leaders stand out more than others. I have often pondered, is this a born trait, or can it be learned? What can I do to be a better leader?

I have learned that being a leader is a learned skill with experience and education. As a medical-surgical nurse, no matter your current nurse role, we are all leaders at some level the minute we obtain our nursing license.

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June 01, 2021 CEO's Corner - June 2021 The Future of Nursing and Nurse Well-Being

As you have likely heard or seen, the much-anticipated Future of Nursing 2020-2030 report "Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity" was released last week by the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).

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May 31, 2021 The Future is Now for Nurse Wellbeing Future of Nursing 2020-2030 Report

You may have heard that the Future of Nursing 2020-2030 report was released last month.

Work on this document has been ongoing for several years, and it is a resource that will help drive our profession forward for the next ten years. It is 503 pages and contains many calls to action.

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