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Global Impact

Design thinking: developing a vaccination plan

By Lisa M. Koonin, and , and | 3/2/2021

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 | 2/26/2021

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 | 2/17/2021

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 | 2/4/2021

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.

Global Impact

The challenge in our beauty

By Mariyam Huda, and , and | 1/29/2021

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 | 1/19/2021

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 | 1/12/2021

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 | 1/7/2021

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 | 12/23/2020

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.

Career

Legacy: The gift that keeps giving

By Anna Dermenchyan, and , and | 12/17/2020

Building a legacy might be a lifetime endeavor, but the real value we add to the people around us is during the journey.

Inspirational

“Why don’t you just quit?”

By Marissa H. Rafael, and , and | 12/10/2020

I decided to do what the nursing process tells me to do: assess the situation and make a plan. I educate myself, and I tread lightly.

Technology

Keep it simple

By Denelle Hebert , and DaiWai M. Olson, and | 12/7/2020

Technology doesn’t always provide the upper hand. We set out to prove that.

Inspirational

The other side of the desk

By Keri Jarvis, and , and | 12/3/2020

I experienced a horrific tragedy six weeks before I started nursing school.

Global Impact

Checking colonialism at the border

By Kate York, and , and | 11/19/2020

This year’s travel restrictions gave me time to consider what we do and what we stand for with our cultural immersion programs.

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Chapters

Sigma charters first chapters in Saudi Arabia

By Yasmin Nadeem Parpio , and , and | 11/12/2020

Middle East Regional Coordinator Yasmin Nadeem Parpio shares her hopes for Alpha Alpha Theta and Alpha Alpha Eta chapters.

Career

Fear and worry: the dis-eases of aging

By Dee Welk, and , and | 11/4/2020

Perhaps Sigma’s value, “courage,” takes on a new meaning as one grows older.

Career

Threads of violence

By Patricia A. Normandin, and , and | 10/28/2020

A cold winter night in the emergency department changed my life—and my research. Now I'm dedicated to teaching others about my “See, Pull, Cut the Threads of Violence” approach.

Global Impact

How do we fix this?

By Neil MacNaughton, and , and | 10/23/2020

I look back and see how much our group has been able to improve the lives of Marshallese living in the Dubuque area, but then I look forward and see the mountains we’ve yet to cross.

Leadership

Visions of joy

By Carole Liske, and Heidi Johnson-Anderson, and Naomi Tutticci | 10/14/2020

Decreasing burnout sounds impossible. But we’re starting with us and our workplace—learning joy, living it, and ultimately, being better at teaching it.

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Inspirational

From the CEO: Love, honor, and courage—the strong foundation from our beginnings

By Elizabeth A. Madigan, and , and | 10/5/2020

While much of our attention is rightfully focused on the coronavirus crisis and ensuing impact, I believe love, courage, and honor have even more meaning.

Inspirational

Why didn’t he want a chance to live?

By Erika Gotway, and , and | 9/30/2020

With a failing heart, my patient had a tough choice to make. And I, as a nursing student, was suddenly faced with the reality of my first patient death.

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