Have you ever wondered, what the pandemic would have looked like if we’d had more health professionals – more nurses – in elected office? Learn why you may want to attend Campaign School ..read more

In 2015, I put a countdown timer on my phone for January 1, 2026. This is when the first Baby Boomer turns 80. I thought this was when all the duct tape, string, and glue nurses use to keep healthcare functional would begin to fall apart ..read more

Most nurses do not see themselves as innovators. The AACN's Clinical Scene Investigator (CSI) Academy wants to change that ..read more

I believed with design training, I could be at the front end of patient care, co-creating the structure that frames our processes and outcomes ..read more

I wasn’t yet familiar with the concept of nursing innovation and I was more concerned about making any medication errors ..read more

I almost left nursing. Then I accepted an invitation to teach a course in contemporary issues in healthcare at Antioch University. I realized my combined expertise from school, nursing, improv, and therapy was needed in healthcare and started to provide communication training. I integrated improv activities into workshops on assertiveness, listening, constructive feedback and emotional intelligence ..read more

After a long day I was approached by an elderly gentleman who said, “estas haciendo el trabjo de los ángeles” which roughly translated means, “you are doing the work of angels.” He then shook my hand and thanked me ..read more

My primary career was as a full scope midwife. Like many others, my professional and personal life has taken different roads, a few far off the more common path. But that is what’s great about nursing, isn’t it ..read more

Interview with KaSheta Johnson Jackson, DNP, RN; Winner of the 2022 ANA Individual Innovation Award; Community Pop-Ups: A Rural Approach ..read more

Interview with Michael Pickett, MSN, APRN, CPNP; Winner of the 2022 ANA Team Innovation Award; RediStik® Wearable Simulation Task Trainers ..read more