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      Lead before you're ready
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      • North America
      • Leadership
      • Featured
      New graduate nurse Michelle Novominski and faculty mentor Cindy Paradiso share two perspectives on why early leadership isn’t just possible; it’s essential.
      3/24/2026
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      Wisse Sage, Cindy Paradiso, and Fresh Mint Michelle Novominski
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      Michelle Novominski
      BSN, RN
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      Michelle Novominski
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      Cindy Paradiso
      PhD, RN-BC, CNE
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      Cindy Paradiso
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      Empowering internationally educated nurses: A global mission through collaboration
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      • North America
      • Leadership
      Dr. Paul Biluan is an active Sigma member and president of SIENNA, which recently became a Nurse Learning Exchange partner. Because both organizations champion nursing excellence and inclusivity, it’s a natural partnership.
      12/18/2025
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      By
      Paul Biluan
      DNP, APRN, FNP-C, FFNMRCSI, FSIEN
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      Paul Biluan
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      Unseen and unspoken
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      • Global - Asia
      • Leadership
      Noriel Calaguas is an HIV nurse in the Philippines, where the disease still carries tremendous stigma. He shares the quiet grief and emotional labor it takes to do his job and issues a call to action for compassionate visibility.
      12/1/2025
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      Red ribbon, the symbol of World AIDS Day.
      By
      Noriel Calaguas
      PhD, MSHSA, RN, ACRN
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      Family Health Conversations in HIV Nursing Care: A Qualitative Case Study on Supporting a Closeted Gay Filipino Man in the Philippines
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      https://www.sigmanursing.org/docs/default-source/rnl/2025_janac_famhc-in-hiv-care.pdf?Status=Master&sfvrsn=edffbf2_5/ 2025_JANAC_FamHC-in-HIV-care
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      From survivor to leader: My journey as a nursing-centered advocate
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      • Leadership
      • North America
      Nursing gave me a second chance at life, one where I get to empower others, advocate for mental health, and mentor future nurses.
      6/18/2025
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      By
      Ivonne Espinosa
      DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
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      All in
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      • North America
      • Leadership
      • education
      • diversity
      During Jamil Norman’s first years of nursing school, she only had one African American professor, even though she attended a historically Black college. She's now a change agent to help her students.
      https://youtu.be/fN0I0ycJqkQ
      8/13/2021
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      Take Leadership to the Next Level: The Global Nursing Leadership Competency Framework
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      • Global - Europe
      • Leadership
      In this webinar, Emily McWhirter and Barbara Stilwell discuss how the framework acts as a guide for nurses seeking to evaluate their leadership skills at every level of nursing
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      12/5/2023
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      Empowering Early Career Nurses as Decision Makers and Leaders
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      • Leadership
      Shares the training model used by Nursing Now in the global Nightingale Challenge and Sigma Nursing’s offering to the Nightingale Challenge participants.
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      3/18/2021
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      From the start | S6 E1
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      • Leadership
      Believing nurses are truly "first"—to care, lead, and drive change—Lucas M. Davis, Sigma’s new CEO, aims to lead with empathy, amplify nurses' voices, and advance global nursing excellence.
      https://www.buzzsprout.com/908983/episodes/16491326-from-the-start.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-16491326&player=small
      Featuring Lucas M. Davis
      1/29/2025
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      Transcript | From the start
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      Stay the course | S5 E2
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      • North America
      • Leadership
      When faced with adversity and inequality, Patricia Coleman-Burns chose to challenge the status quo. This fueled her passion for advocacy, leading to groundbreaking changes in nursing and creating a positive impact on her community.
      https://www.buzzsprout.com/908983/15643059-stay-the-course.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-15643059&player=small
      Featuring Patricia Coleman-Burns
      8/28/2024
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      Transcript | Stay the course
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      Create space | S4 E5
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      • Leadership
      • North America
      From creating a groundbreaking peer mentoring program to navigating leadership roles with strategic focus, Benita Chatmon's story is a testament to the power of mentorship in achieving long-term goals.
      https://www.buzzsprout.com/908983/14901206-create-space.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-14901206&player=small
      Featuring Benita Chatmon
      4/17/2024
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      Transcript | Create space
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