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      I wanted to thrive, not just survive
      /i-wanted-to-thrive-not-just-survive
      i-wanted-to-thrive-not-just-survive
      • Education
      • incivility
      • education
      • diversity
      I want diverse students to have a better experience than what I had. I want to use the voice given to me that my ancestors did not have to create change.
      7/29/2021
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      By
      Ronald Harris Jr.
      BSN, RN
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      Three wishes for my father
      /three-wishes-for-my-father
      three-wishes-for-my-father
      • North America
      • Education
      What losing my dad to colon cancer taught me about the “culture gap” in preventative care.
      7/8/2021
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      By
      Rosaoleana Aguilar Audeo
      DNP, RN, FNP-BC
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      Words are everything
      /words-are-everything
      words-are-everything
      • North America
      • Education
      • North America Region
      • education
      • Disability
      • Communication
      How do you know if the vocabulary you use to describe disability is right or wrong, offensive or positive, outdated or updated?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.
      3/9/2021
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      By
      Suzanne C. Smeltzer
      EdD, RN, ANEF, FAAN
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      Delivering Quality Healthcare for People with Disability Download
      /delivering-quality-healthcare-for-people-with-disability-download
      delivering-quality-healthcare-for-people-with-disability-download
      https://www.sigmanursing.org/docs/default-source/rnl/disability_download_r3.pdf
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      Overcoming obstacles to achieve a dream
      /overcoming-obstacles-to-achieve-a-dream
      overcoming-obstacles-to-achieve-a-dream
      • Global - Africa
      • North America
      • Education
      • member stories
      • education
      • COVID-19
      • clinical
      Aisha Faal joined her mom in the US to finish her last year of nursing school. Little did she know that she would hit a roadblock at every corner.
      9/24/2020
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      By
      Nursing Centered editorial staff
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      An effective approach for difficult, end-of-life communication
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      an-effective-approach-for-difficult-end-of-life-communication
      • Global - Middle East
      • North America
      • Education
      • COVID-19
      The COMFORT model focuses on the nurse, the patient, and the family as a holistic method for easing stress and dealing with the grief that impacts all involved (including the nurse).
      8/14/2020
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      By
      Nasreen Sulaiman Lalani
      PhD, MScN, RN
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      https://thecircle.sigmanursing.org/people/nasreen-lalani
      Maureen P. Keeley
      PhD
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      Nurturing the student-patient relationship
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      nurturing-the-student-patient-relationship
      • North America
      • Education
      • student
      • connection
      Passing nursing exams is important; however, being able to connect to patients and establish a relationship is one of the main ingredients for meaningful and successful patient care.
      7/30/2020
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      By
      Heidi Gerostergios
      MSN, RN, PCCN
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      Implicit bias in nursing: Identifying and confronting the issue
      /implicit-bias-in-nursing-identifying-and-confronting-the-issue
      implicit-bias-in-nursing-identifying-and-confronting-the-issue
      • North America
      • Education
      • education
      • diversity
      Diversity, equity, and inclusion must be woven into every aspect of healthcare. And acknowledging differences is not equal to celebrating and embracing them.
      7/27/2020
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      By
      Tiffany Montgomery
      PhD, RNC-OB, C-EFM
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      Grace Murphy
      Junior nursing student at Widener University
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      Resiliency, from a nursing student’s perspective
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      • North America
      • Education
      • student
      • COVID-19
      I hear that I am strong, time and time again, in my email, on social media, and from my friends and family. So why do I feel so useless?
      5/20/2020
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      By Madison Germuska
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      Guilt: I feel it right now. Do you?
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      • North America
      • Education
      • COVID-19
      We all have a job to make a difference. As I sit in the safety of my own home, continuing to teach the future of nursing online, I am reminded that while I may not be on the front lines any longer that I am still doing my part.
      5/5/2020
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      By Dr. Gretchen Wheelock
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      The ups and downs of remote teaching
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      the-ups-and-downs-of-remote-teaching
      • North America
      • Education
      • COVID-19
      A day in the (social-distancing) life of an assistant professor of nursing in rural upstate New York.
      4/27/2020
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      By Tana Hare
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      To the nursing students derailed by COVID-19
      /nursing-students-covid-19
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      • North America
      • Education
      • student
      • COVID-19
      What’s happening now is out of your hands, but you do have control over your future.
      4/3/2020
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      Marianne Biangone
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      By Marianne Biangone
      MSN, RN, PHN
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      What do you do with a PhD in nursing?
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      • North America
      • Education
      • education
      • PhD
      I now view the question as an opportunity to educate.​
      10/17/2012
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      Tiffany Montgomery
      By
      Tiffany M. Montgomery
      MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM
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