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Her first nursing care plan

Amy Haddad |

This poem is a reflection on my personal journey in nursing but also a broader invitation to readers to think about where they started and where they are today in their professional lives.

The role of youth in achieving sustainable development

Dania Itani Mousa |

To achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we must ensure that young people are actively engaged in decision-making processes and supporting the achievement of the SDGs.

Spotlight on six Creating Healthy Work Environments 2023 presentations

Nursing Centered Editorial Staff |

Nurse leaders demonstrate how they are inspiring collaboration to improve work environments.

Follow your nursing dreams

Farah Laurent |

As a nurse career coach, it is my duty to infuse unshakable confidence into nurses to believe in their abilities to pursue whatever nursing specialty they desire with a sense of conviction.

Rediscovering my passion

Jenna Davis |

What I thought would be a straightforward path gifted me a two-year tangent. I am now humbled by the journey, and grateful for my current position.

When you need it

Shanan Thode |

My whole life, I’ve been bullied. Despite my self-doubt, I fought for my career, even feeling like an outsider—until a post on The Circle opened a whole new community of acceptance.

Nurses as oral health champions

Janice E. Hawkins |

I incorporate oral health content in the nursing curriculum where I teach and I am currently on a mission to educate children and parents about the negative impacts of drinking sugary beverages.

The best medicine for your patients is also the best medicine for you

Kevin Kirksey |

As patients, what we remember most is not what you do or say. Instead, it's how you make us feel through your daily affirmation of our value, relevance, and importance as human beings.

A fierce advocate for mentorship

Melissa Sherman |

I hope that other nurses get the opportunity to experience the transformational connection of being a mentee and a mentor.

Spread your wings

Thanoon Thabet |

I put together this poem to thank the experienced nurses who have coached me and to encourage new nurses who are facing the reality of being in an acute care setting.

Inspired in every way

Kunta Gautam |

I recently worked with an experienced physician who challenged me to keep an open mind and be flexible with everyday life changes.

10 ways to build psychological safety at work

Cynthia Clark |

Civility, psychological safety, and communication can help support diversity, equity, and inclusion and lead to a culture of belonging.

Always evolving

Cora O’Leary |

I created the Clinical Practice Specialist role to help train other nurses to be confident in providing care.

Sigma charters first chapter in Chile

Paz Soto |

Welcome to the Sigma family, Alpha Beta Omicron Chapter!

Current methods for assessing the full value of nursing care are inadequate—and often invisible to organizations . We support a new way of determining value and have suggestions for nurses and organizations to correct old ways of thinking.

My COVID-19 journey

Julie Grissom |

I went from jogging five miles on the treadmill three times a week and walking my dog to lying in bed for hours on end. I’m here to tell you that it does get better.

The role of nurse leaders as global health advocates

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Because of our firsthand observations of health inequities and recognition of solutions, our collective voices are needed to advocate for better conditions.

A sense of relief

Katherine Kreis |

In my view, the terrible experiences from Hurricane Katrina made me a better nurse and a better person. I consider it a point of growth.

Sigma charters first chapter in Finland

Tarja Kvist |

Welcome to the Sigma family, Alpha Beta Nu Chapter!

The architects of audacity: Shaping Sigma’s next 100 years

Ken Dion |

As we forge ahead into Sigma’s next 100 years, the organization remains values-driven, dedicated to excellence, and intentionally global. What does the future hold? I can’t say. But I know this: you have an important role to play.