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Words are everything

Suzanne C. Smeltzer |

How do you know if the vocabulary you use to describe disability is right or wrong, offensive or positive, outdated or updated? I have a few tips to promote positive communication.

Design thinking: developing a vaccination plan

Lisa M. Koonin |

Our report, The Public’s Role in COVID-19 Vaccination, centers on the human factor in this unprecedented, global effort—with a focus on culturally-relevant information and equitable access.

Building a healthier workplace

Nursing Centered editorial staff |

From interprofessional teamwork to navigating COVID-19, our CHWE presenters are researching innovative ways to make a difference in healthy work environments.

At the intersection of family and career

Jennifer Hanlon Wilde |

Volunteering with an adoptee culture camp taught me a great deal about being a nurse—and a parent.

Finding joy while fighting against racism and for justice

Staja Booker |

I decided to be part of the solution and set seven goals to enable and spread joy in my life despite the racial tension, division, conflict, and civil unrest around me.

Crystal blue waters as far as the eye can see—and that’s the problem. All our people deserve access to equitable healthcare, but the road to telemedicine in the Maldives has been lined with roadblock after roadblock.

Furthering the global agenda

Dania Itani Mousa |

You can make vital contributions toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals as an individual or as a chapter—here’s how.

Gaslighting, betrayal, and a culture of fear

Cynthia Clark |

Are we moving the civility needle in nursing education?

Relationships and trust: the glue to hold global health together

Brittney van de Water |

In the short-term ‘voluntourism’ opportunities I had participated in, I was gaining and learning more from my experience than I was actually giving.

The most difficult year

Richard Ricciardi |

My Call to Action—Infuse Joy—may seem out of place for 2020, but in many ways, this year has underscored and reinforced the need for the three essential elements of that call: Awareness, Balance and Purpose, and Co-creation.