Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

For almost 40 years as the Director of Nursing for Throughput Operations at Montefiore Health System in New York, Elodia Mercier, RNC, MS, has been advancing patient care and creating and defining new roles for fellow nurses and other providers. I have always believed that happy staff leads to happy patients and great outcomes.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Most nurses are familiar with evidence-based practice (EBP), using research-proven healthcare techniques to enhance patient care and the nursing environment and practices. And the benefits of EBP-led care are well documented. Whether or not they work in an environment that supports EBP, nurses can learn more to apply EBP.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

At nursing school, Johnson fell in love with working with geriatric patients; now, she works in Luminis Health’s Acute Care for Elders (ACE) unit. The series highlights healthcare leaders who are prominent figures in their organizations and are making transformational impacts in nursing. Mindfulness is key!

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Minority Nurse

JULY 20, 2023

And those who answer the call become the backbone of a high-functioning, compassionate health care system. Their expertise, patient care delivery, and commitment to the profession contribute a distinct perspective on how health care should be managed and delivered. Find an organization that shares your values.

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Minority Nurse

JANUARY 25, 2024

Residents spend 6 weeks in clinical rotations, spending shifts in 12 to 40 patient care areas: inpatient, outpatient, surgical services, and ICU. These rotations introduce the nurse residents to the continuum of care at St. Jude, the NRP team organizes regular social outings to tour Memphis’ cultural and entertainment venues.

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 6, 2024

This series highlights healthcare leaders who are prominent figures in their organizations and are making significant changes in the nursing field. My role extends beyond the provision of patient care and involves strategic decision-making and ensuring the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the Center’s nursing operations.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

I have whole units that come–groups of 30, and they make t-shirts. I launched a petition that got over half a million signatures to have organizations like the Joint Commission help us focus on safe staffing. I advocate for healthier work environments for nurses. So, I started a campaign called Band4Life.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In February, we’ve been highlighting healthcare leaders who are prominent figures in their organizations and are making transformational impacts in nursing. And I got pulled down to the labor and delivery unit when I was a patient care tech, going through nursing school, and fell in love. And that was it. I was sold.

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Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Hospitals designated through the Magnet Recognition Program® live up to their name—they attract and keep nurses thanks to the nursing-focused strategies at the organization ’ s operations ’ foundation. Once organizations are Magnet-designated, keeping the status is important because healthcare consumers and professionals recognize it. “

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Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The program expanded to include long-term care facilities in 1998 and moved beyond the borders of the United States to an international Magnet movement in 2000 as the new century began. Still, knowing that an organization has worked hard to achieve Magnet status can make a specific organization more attractive.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Seventeen years ago, while I started my career in the United States, my motivation and vision were to make a lasting impression in the nursing field. I started as a registered nurse in the med-surg unit. I am a person who loves to work in a fast-paced environment and like to face challenges.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Shelise Valentine, RNC, MSN, C-EFM, CPPS, CPHRM, is the Director of Clinical Education, Healthcare Risk Advisors, part of TDC Group and chairs nursing, co-chairs obstetric and simulation initiatives, and directs risk management and obstetric education for insured hospital clients to improve patient safety and reduce malpractice risk.

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Accepted Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2023

And so I think incorporating that into our learning structure, our learning environment is most helpful for our students. It may be an individual who has a lot of experience working in direct patient care. We prefer that students have more of those clinical experiences that give them direct patient contact. [9:43]

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