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Delivering health equity at the bedside

American Nurse

Ensuring that nurses deliver equitable care is more than satisfying a mandatory education requirement. Rather, it requires understanding and connecting with patients, whose backgrounds, families, environments, and experiences play a role in their medical histories and in their health and wellbeing when they return home.

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Nursing innovation and the diversity innovation paradox

American Nurse

Diversity in innovation is critical not only for the creation of solutions that meet everyone’s needs, but to bring a wide range of professional and lived experiences to the process. However, a 2016 study by Nager and colleagues of the demographic make-up of innovation in the United States found that women represented just 12% of all innovators.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Elaina Hall

Minority Nurse

Hall’s passion is consistently delivering the ‘best and brightest’ for SnapCare clients. With a focus on opportunities for the clinician corps working with SnapCare, Hall has expertise in health system quality improvement and supporting clinicians in their journey to reskill and upskill for professional growth.

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The Relentless School Nurse: An Unexpected Honor! HealthImpact DAISY Nurse Leader in Policy Award

The Relentless School Nurse

Preventing domestic violence, increasing inclusion and equity, and creating communities of healing also reflect a society that is compassionate and caring for all. My knowledge of the DAISY awards was limited to bedside nursing in acute care settings, but in fact, there are DAISY recipients for nursing leadership and policy.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Dr. Selena Gilles

Minority Nurse

She’s also an Affiliate Faculty member of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (HIGN), where she serves as Co-Director of the HIGN Scholars Program, an Affiliate Associate Professor at Howard University College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, and a Volunteer Associate Professor for the State University of Haiti.

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The Future of Nursing: Trends in Specialization and Education

The Gypsy Nurse

Increased focus on nurses’ mental health We know that being a nurse is not only emotionally taxing at times but also demanding in terms of workload and stress levels. On the other side, nurses themselves are becoming more aware and assertive in protecting their mental health. What will nursing and studying nursing look like soon?

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Dr. Robin Geiger

Minority Nurse

Dr. Geiger’s professional focus is on health equity and clinician advocacy, aiming to increase resilience for healthcare providers, improve quality care and create solid support systems through the ACT (Advocacy. Tools) program for all clinicians within the Ingenovis Health brands. – Talk about your role in nursing.