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Contributed Content: How Nurses Can Practice Self-Care

Health Leaders | Nursing

As a nurse educator, I teach students about wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention for their patients. Explore prompts related to gratitude, resilience, and self-compassion to foster personal growth and well-being. Community Service: My favorite self-care practice has nothing to do with self!

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10 Strategic Steps to Eradicating Racism in Nursing Education

Daily Nurse

Poor planning and limited diversity among decision-makers restrict professional development, mentorship, and career advancement opportunities for minoritized communities, perpetuating systemic inequities. Understanding the baseline state of the community is essential for measuring progress and identifying areas needing attention.

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Cultivating Year-Round LGBTQ+ Affirming Care

Diversity Nursing

Pride Month in June is a vibrant and essential time for celebration, advocacy, and raising awareness for the LGBTQ+ community. We see rainbow flags adorning hospitals, clinics, and communities, and it's a wonderful display of solidarity. Non-Judgmental Approach: Approach every patient with an open mind and heart.

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A CNO Guide to Participating in Policy and Advocacy

Health Leaders | Nursing

But right now, most of the elected officials making decisions about nursing policy are not nurses. As this year progresses under a new administration with new ideas about legislation and policy, it’s more important than ever that CNOs and other nurse leaders get involved so that nurses can be the ones leading the way for legislative change.

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Late-Diagnosed and Leading with Heart: An Autistic Nurse’s Story of Self-Discovery

Minority Nurse

Brandon Cagle , RN, NP, CBDCE, opens up about his journey as a late-diagnosed autistic adult and how that experience has shaped his path in the nursing field. His story is a powerful reminder that neurodiversity enriches our communities in countless ways. What is one thing you love about working as a nurse?

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The Relentless School Nurse: Alcohol Consumption & the Cancer Connection

The Relentless School Nurse

Vivek Murthy, MD A Surgeon General’s Advisory is a powerful and authoritative public health communication tool designed to address urgent health issues facing the American people. For men, the lifetime risk of developing any alcohol-related cancer increases from 10% (less than one drink per week) to 13.1% (two drinks daily).

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Why human flourishing matters in nursing

American Nurse

The Code defines flourishing not as an emotion, but as “an aspirational state… about a life well lived, both as an individual and in community with others.” Nurses’ ability to foster flourishing doesn’t begin and end at the bedside; it extends to their advocacy in communities, leadership in policy, and their civic engagement.