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      Tackling the mental health nursing challenge
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      tackling-the-mental-health-nursing-challenge
      • Global Impact
      • Global - Latin America
      As a contributor to the International Council of Nurses’ new Guidelines on Mental Health Nursing, here are some highlights from the recent webinar and report on efforts to address the overwhelming demand for mental health nurses and resources.
      5/21/2024
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      By
      Sheryl Garriques-Lloyd
      MSN, BSN
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      Empowering nurses to make policy change
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      • North America
      • Global Impact
      • Global - Latin America
      Policy does not always mean politics, and driving effective change does not always mean running for office. We share several tips we’ve learned through monthly cafés to help you grow as a nurse policy entrepreneur.
      3/19/2024
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      By
      Michael J. Polacek
      DNP, RN-RET, PMH-BC
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      Grace Kistner
      MMHA, PgDip-c, BSBA, BSN-RN, CCRN, CSSLHPM
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      Leadership potential, unleashed
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      • Global Impact
      • Global - Latin America
      Reflecting on my enriching experience in Sigma’s Nursing Now Challenge, I've witnessed my own growth and motivation to make a meaningful impact in nursing.
      11/6/2023
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      By
      Aimée Giselle Horcasitas-Tovar
      BSN, RN
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      Break the mental health stigma
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      • Inspirational
      • Global - Latin America
      I’ve battled depression and anxiety for a decade. Through therapy and support from loved ones, I'm learning that seeking help for your mental health is an act of courage, not weakness, and I need you to know that, too.
      10/12/2023
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      By
      Aimée Giselle Horcasitas-Tovar
      BSN, RN
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      The nurse policy entrepreneur as a full partner in healthcare reform
      /the-nurse-policy-entrepreneur-as-a-full-partner-in-healthcare-reform
      the-nurse-policy-entrepreneur-as-a-full-partner-in-healthcare-reform
      • Global - Latin America
      • Global Impact
      The healthcare system lacks the perspective of nurses, who are uniquely qualified to help shape and implement policy. We created a series of monthly cafés to identify what nurse policy entrepreneurship might look like.
      5/23/2023
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      By
      Michael J. Polacek
      DNP, RN, PMH-BC, NDP-BC
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      Stay true to your values
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      • Leadership
      • Global - Latin America
      How do you maintain your integrity in our demanding profession? I’ve found it’s going to be a work in progress throughout my nursing career, but I have some advice for you to keep in mind for yours.
      4/28/2023
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      By
      Aimée Giselle Horcasitas-Tovar
      BSN, RN
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      Advanced Practice Nursing in Chile: Alliances that impact and drive change
      /advanced-practice-nursing-in-chile-alliances-that-impact-and-drive-change
      advanced-practice-nursing-in-chile-alliances-that-impact-and-drive-change
      • Global - Latin America
      • Chapters
      By training competent and qualified professionals, the opportunity arose to contribute to society's and the country's health welfare.
      4/14/2023
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      By
      Francisca Marquez-Doren
      PhD, MNSc, RN
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      The Nurse Antigone project and me
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      • Global - Latin America
      • Leadership
      My Nurse Antigone experience was enriching—it was thought provoking, enlightening, and exciting. I’m grateful for the opportunity to participate in this production and would certainly do it again.
      3/10/2023
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      By
      Olivia Williams-Coombs
      RN, RNM, CEN
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      Sigma charters first chapter in Chile
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      • Chapters
      • Global - Latin America
      Welcome to the Sigma family, Alpha Beta Omicron Chapter!
      11/14/2022
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      Paz Soto
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      The case of the think tank
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      • Chapters
      • Global - Latin America
      • collaboration
      • education
      Six Sigma nurses at the National University of Colombia came together and created a think tank to contribute an academic perspective to the construction of a public policy and a national care system.
      11/23/2021
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      By
      Luz Patricia Díaz Heredia
      PhD, MSN, RN,
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      Maintaining my mental health: Lessons learned from a pandemic
      /maintaining-my-mental-health-lessons-learned-from-a-pandemic
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      • Education
      • Global - Latin America
      • Personalization Targeting
      • nurse leaders
      • educator
      • healthy work environments
      • self-care
      • mental health
      We can view this as an opportunity to not only teach health promotion and health education but to also "practice what we teach."
      9/21/2021
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      By
      Sheryl Garriques-Lloyd
      MSN, BSN
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      Chart your own journey
      /chart-your-own-journey
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      • Global - Latin America
      • Career
      • professional identity
      • leadership
      • career
      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.
      5/13/2021
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      By
      Catherine Godinez
      BScN (Hons), RN
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      Building trust through cultural respect and sensitivity
      /building-trust-through-cultural-respect-and-sensitivity
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      • North America
      • Global - Latin America
      • vol44-2
      Before objecting to a practice that could negatively affect a patient’s health, listen.
      5/2/2018
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      Building trust through cultural respect and sensitivity
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      Building trust through cultural respect and sensitivity
      By
      Diane Langton
      DNP, RN, PPCNP-BC

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