Stories

Career

Chart your own journey

By Catherine Godinez, and , and |

Life may not go the way we initially envisioned it, but in the end, if we are able to adapt to life with its many challenges and stages, it will be worth it.

Inspirational

Give yourself the kind of care you give others

Excerpts from Self-Care for New and Student Nurses, and , and |

Self-care is self-preservation. Contributing authors to Sigma new book share how they are showing up for themselves so they can support others.

North America
Career

A day in the life of a forensic nurse

By Angie Morris, and , and |

Combining my love and knowledge of the criminal justice system and nursing, I’m supporting patients on one of the worst days of their life.

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Inspirational

By helping others, we better ourselves

By Nursing Centered editorial staff, and , and |

These six volunteers from all over the world donate their time and talents to Sigma, but here’s what their experience gives back to them.

Inspirational

From the CEO: Celebrating the light you bring and the lives you change

By Elizabeth A. Madigan, and , and |

The reminder you need as we look back at this past year and look forward to Nurses Week 2021.

Global Impact

Workplaces can change the world

By Valerie Clary-Muronda , and Janice E. Hawkins, and |

Healthy work environments aren’t just necessary for nurses’ well-being—they are fundamental to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, too.

Inspirational

Feeling like a fraud

By Dania Itani Mousa, and , and |

Don’t let your self-doubt hold you back from achieving your goals. You can’t always control these “imposter” feelings, but you can learn to manage them.

North America
Chapters

Connecting past, present, and future nursing leaders

By Catherine Lawless , and Marisa Probst , and |

We saw a need for increasing our chapter’s online presence and a few simple changes have transformed how we communicate, engage, and collaborate with our members.

North America
Leadership

Preparing communities for disasters

By Jackie Cassagnol, and , and |

Everyone should know what to do in case of an emergency, and nobody should die because they needed first aid they couldn’t get.

North America
Education

Words are everything

By Suzanne C. Smeltzer, and , and |

How do you know if the vocabulary you use to describe disability is right or wrong, offensive or positive, outdated or updated?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.

Global Impact

Design thinking: developing a vaccination plan

By Lisa M. Koonin, and , and |

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.

Research

Building a healthier workplace

By Nursing Centered editorial staff, and , and |

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

Inspirational

At the intersection of family and career

By Jennifer Hanlon Wilde, and , and |

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

Leadership

Finding joy while fighting against racism and for justice

By Staja Booker, and , and |

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.

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Global Impact

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.

Global Impact

Furthering the global agenda

By Dania Itani Mousa, and , and |

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

Research

Gaslighting, betrayal, and a culture of fear

By Cynthia Clark, and , and |

Are we moving the civility needle in nursing education?

Global Impact

Relationships and trust: the glue to hold global health together

By Brittney van de Water, and , and |

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

Inspirational

The most difficult year

By Richard Ricciardi, and , and |

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.