On Masculinity and Nursing
Not long ago, I was a panelist for an event entitled Building Ourselves: New Paradigms of Masculinity. As can be discerned from the event’s…
Diversity/Equity/Inclusion
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts strive to improve healthcare for everyone. Health equity requires supporting nurses and providing them with the tools they…
Implementing trauma-informed care
Childhood trauma can result in severe mental and physical consequences that reverberate throughout a person’s life. Despite the widespread occurrence of childhood trauma, most…
Examining racism in nursing
National Commission releases foundational report. The National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing released a series of six reports on racism in nursing in…
Addressing transgender myths
Transgender (trans) people encompass various genders and experiences, but generally speaking, their gender doesn’t match the sex they were assigned at birth. According to…
A journey of healing
“This is a journey.” So starts the American Nurses Association (ANA) Racial Reckoning Statement, which the ANA Membership Assembly—the governing and official voting body…
Reporting on racism in nursing
National Commission finds nurses of color harmed by practices, policies, individual behaviors across key aspects of the profession In a major series of 6…
Caring for diverse patient populations in their homes
CS/PC strategies enhance the three essential skills of home health nursing: building a caring-trusting relationship with the patient, holistic and advanced assessment and care…
Tide of change
Report calls on nursing to confront and eradicate racism. Racism: “Assaults on the human spirit in the form of biases, prejudices, and an ideology…
Staying in the fight
The day I was inducted into the Naval Academy as a midshipman, I took an oath swearing to support and defend the Constitution against…
Inequity kills the dream of ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic
Four decades after the CDC first used the term “AIDS” in a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the New York Times has reported a…
When blood transfusion isn’t an option
Jehovah’s Witnesses and their scriptural beliefs frequently are challenged within our current healthcare system. Blood transfusion for the Jehovah’s Witnesses patient isn’t an option,…
On Masculinity and Nursing
Not long ago, I was a panelist for an event entitled Building Ourselves: New Paradigms of Masculinity. As can be discerned from…
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts strive to improve healthcare for everyone. Health equity requires supporting nurses and providing them with the…
Implementing trauma-informed care
Childhood trauma can result in severe mental and physical consequences that reverberate throughout a person’s life. Despite the widespread occurrence of childhood…
Examining racism in nursing
National Commission releases foundational report. The National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing released a series of six reports on racism in…
Addressing transgender myths
Transgender (trans) people encompass various genders and experiences, but generally speaking, their gender doesn’t match the sex they were assigned at birth.…
A journey of healing
“This is a journey.” So starts the American Nurses Association (ANA) Racial Reckoning Statement, which the ANA Membership Assembly—the governing and official…
Reporting on racism in nursing
National Commission finds nurses of color harmed by practices, policies, individual behaviors across key aspects of the profession In a major series…
Caring for diverse patient populations in their homes
CS/PC strategies enhance the three essential skills of home health nursing: building a caring-trusting relationship with the patient, holistic and advanced assessment…
Tide of change
Report calls on nursing to confront and eradicate racism. Racism: “Assaults on the human spirit in the form of biases, prejudices, and…
Staying in the fight
The day I was inducted into the Naval Academy as a midshipman, I took an oath swearing to support and defend the…
Inequity kills the dream of ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic
Four decades after the CDC first used the term “AIDS” in a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the New York Times has…
When blood transfusion isn’t an option
Jehovah’s Witnesses and their scriptural beliefs frequently are challenged within our current healthcare system. Blood transfusion for the Jehovah’s Witnesses patient isn’t…