Nurses You Should Know

Nurses You Should Know

Hospitals and Health Care

Started by nurses, Nurses You Should Know is designed to raise awareness to the contributions of nurses of color.

About us

Started by nurses, the Nurses You Should Know Project, is a collaborative campaign designed to raise awareness to the contributions of nurses of color in the nursing profession and healthcare at large.

Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Company size
2-10 employees
Headquarters
New Jersey
Type
Partnership
Founded
2021
Specialties
healthcare, nursing, DEI, history, diversity, inclusion, equity, hopsitals, year of the nurse, public health, midwife, nurse pracitioner, nursesonlinkedin, nurseschangelives, and story telling

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    Learn about Nurse You Should Know Misty Wilkie in her nurse video-autobiography: https://lnkd.in/ePpGxXW2 and read about the recently expanded Medicaid coverage to cover Indigenous healing practices below:

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    Turtle Mountain Chippewa/Métis, PhD Nurse, Indigenous Educator, Mentor, Niganawenimaanaanig Founder, UMN SoN Pathway to Doctoral Education for AIAN nurses, & Director of Center for Indigenous People, Health, & Nursing

    As the Cheyenne proverb goes, "One finger cannot lift a pebble." This wisdom resonates deeply as we celebrate a significant advancement in health care for Native American communities. The Biden-Harris administration has recently expanded Medicaid to cover traditional healing practices, including drum circles, sweat lodges, and music therapy, in states like Arizona, New Mexico, California, and Oregon. This monumental step not only honors our rich cultural heritage but also addresses the pressing health disparities that Native communities face. For instance, Native youth are 2-3 times more likely to experience mental health crises, and chronic conditions like diabetes disproportionately affect our populations. By integrating traditional healing methods into the healthcare system, we are taking a vital step towards holistic health and well-being. As advocates for health equity, we must continue to push for policies that respect and incorporate the cultural practices of Indigenous peoples. Let us unite in our efforts to ensure that all communities have access to the care they deserve—care that aligns with their values and traditions. Together, we can build a future where equitable health care is a reality for everyone. #NativeAmericanHealth #CulturalCompetence #HealthEquity Medicaid #TraditionalHealing

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    Shout out to Nurse You Should Know Wanda Montalvo, PhD, RN, FAAN, FADLN for receiving The Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation grant to implement TeamBirth–a patient-centered care model designed to improve communication, teamwork, and shared decision-making throughout the birthing process–in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Located in underserved communities, FQHCs are an ideal partnership for developing a cost-effective innovation, decreasing inequities, and improving the quality of postpartum care. Learn more about Dr. Montalvo's nursing story in her video-autobiography from our project: https://lnkd.in/gVqCVZde

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    #nursesonlinkedin Watch history in the making with Nurse You Should Know Vivienne Pierce McDaniel, DNP, MSN, RN, FADLN's mini video-autobioography that we published in 2021: https://lnkd.in/ef7G5Sj and for folks in #virginia check out the amazing exhibit that features her contributions to nursing at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center:

    Congratulations to Vivienne Pierce McDaniel, DNP, MSN, RN, FADLN for being featured in the latest exhibit, "A Prescription for Change," curated by Elvatrice Belsches at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia!   This powerful exhibit takes visitors on a journey through the Black experience in medical professions from the 1700s to the present, highlighting the often-overlooked contributions of Black professionals in health fields across Virginia. It emphasizes the critical role that underrepresented practitioners play in the healthcare system and how their stories inspire future generations to pursue health careers. As Dr. McDaniel notes, understanding the full spectrum of healthcare history—encompassing physicians, dentists, midwives, and doulas—is essential for grasping the diverse landscape of the field. Learn more about the exhibit here: https://lnkd.in/eF6t-HE6

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    Read about Nurse You Should Know Dr. Caroline Ortiz in her story below https://lnkd.in/eFr9C6ge and join her next week for the virtual Dia de los Muertos event:

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    Holistic/Integrative Nursing, Academia, and Mesoamerican Curanderismo

    Curious about the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) as an annual tradition and celebration? Want to participate but not sure how? All are invited! ¡Todos son invitados! Registration: info@ahncc.org 👇 👇 👇 https://lnkd.in/gt-HP-XK

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    During the first year of Nurses You Should Know in 2021, we profiled Virginia Allen (https://lnkd.in/e-ECYaYK) and Danielle K. McCamey, DNP, ACNP-BC, FCCP, FADLN (https://lnkd.in/e68kPEgY). Here we are, in 2024, at the second consecutive DNPs of Color conference, where these two dynamic, trailblazing nurse shared the stage together again. A legacy passed from one nurse to another and being in the room where it happens is beyond powerful. This is what happens when nurses lift each other up, support, and believe in each other. It is magical and healing - join us next year in Oakland, CA Oct 15 - 19th, 2025!

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    ✨ We’re wrapping up an unforgettable event with the brilliant Dr. Virginia Allen sharing her final thoughts, followed by the inspiring Danielle K. McCamey, DNP, ACNP-BC, FCCP, FADLN 🎤 If you weren’t here, you missed something special. 💫 A HUGE thank you to everyone who joined us at the DNPs of Color Conference and Gala – we had an absolute blast! 🎉 This is the organization dedicated to nurses of color with advanced degrees, and we’re so proud to continue this journey together. The Gala, held at the Franklin Institute in PA, was nothing short of magical. 🌟 Let’s keep the energy high and stay connected – onward and upward! ✨ See you next year in CALIFORNIA! 🌴 We’re already gearing up for the next DNPs of Color Conference, and trust us – you won’t want to miss it! 🔥 💪🏽❤️ #DNPSofColor #Grateful #Leadership #NursesRock

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    Powerful way for NPs of Color to share their stories and expand who we think of when we think of NPs - link in post below to participate! #nursepractitioners #NPs #APN #advancedpracticenurse

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    Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing

    Here at the 4th Annual DNPs of Color Conference: The Power Playbook: Leadership, Advocacy, & the Arts with newly named Barbara Bates Center Director Margo Brooks Carthon ! What an amazing lineup of presentations from nurse clinicians, leaders, researchers, and creatives working to advance health equity. We also got to launch the NP- SPEAK Oral History Project in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing and DNPs of Color. NP-SPEAK aims to document and preserve the experiences and knowledge of NPs of color. Click here to learn more! https://lnkd.in/epuPSA-P

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    New publication from Nurse You Should Know Katie Boston- Leary, PHD, MBA, MHA, RN, NEA-BC, FADLN - watch her mini video-autobiography here: https://lnkd.in/d5q-TJZ

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    Nurse Executive | Hospital & Healthcare Executive | CNO | 2024 ICN GNLI Scholar | Nationally Recognized Speaker & Thought Leader | CHIEF Member

    Newly published in Nursing Management!Thrilled to write this piece with my dear friend and colleague, Dr. Alison Cuccia and Nicole Anselme. Appreciate the support from American Nurses Association with finally getting this published. “Complex racial trauma (CoRT) is described as the continued exposure to threats, prejudices, and harm associated with racial discrimination. Ergo, CoRT posits that racial trauma is the repetitive, constant, inevitable, and cumulative experience of individuals from historically marginalized groups and that it has a multitude of major long-term, negative consequences on a person's life and well-being. Although CoRT describes the overall experience as people of color navigate through everyday life, the concepts of CoRT can be leveraged to describe racism within the nursing profession. Indeed, the continuous experience of racism in any workplace can have impacts that fall into the CoRT framework, from physical and mental wellbeing impacts, professional impacts through promotion potential and pay equity, and racial traumas such as racial profiling. Specific to nursing, nurses of color who experience interpersonal and institutional racism at work have lower perceived promotion potential and academic success, and they're more likely to have higher physical and emotional distress, job dissatisfaction, and intentions to leave. Therefore, using CoRT as a framework can help leaders understand the impact of racism within the profession and validate the experiences of nurses of color.” https://lnkd.in/epivUkDy

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    Today's Nurse You Should Know is Hector Hugo Gonzalez, whose family "has been in this country before Mexico was Mexico, before Texas was Texas and before the United States was the United States.” As a nurse education innovator, he designed flexible nursing curricula for adult, working learners to enter nursing in San Antonio in the '70s and achieved one of the highest minority and male student enrollments, as well as the largest number of qualified minority faculty in the country. Born in Roma, Texas in 1937, his family’s Mexican roots trace past the mid-1700s, during a period when porciones, or land grants, were granted by the King of Spain to descendants of Starr County in South Texas. (Spain colonized Mexico from 1521–1821 and Texas did not become part of the United States until 1845). Hector received his nursing diploma from the Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1962 and his Bachelor’s in 1963. He said male students were so rare at that time in nursing school that his school “didn’t even have a restroom for men.” He went on to major in the Administration of Nursing Education for his Master’s from The Catholic University in Washington, D.C. in 1966, and for two years after, he joined the United States Army Nurse Corps and achieved the rank of captain. From 1968–1972 he was a nursing professor at the Incarnate World College and completed his PhD from the University of Texas at Austin in curriculum and instruction of higher education in 1974. He served as the Chairman of the Department of Nursing Education at San Antonio College for twenty years and considered two-year nursing programs to be a revolutionary educational framework. During his tenure, which started in 1972, he designed a program which could be completed entirely at night and made flexible full or part-time curricula options for working students. The school became the first two-year nursing program in the U.S. to have an accredited Continuing Nursing Education program, and had one of the highest minority and male student enrollments, as well as the largest number of qualified minority faculty in the country. Read his full story here: https://lnkd.in/ey3e_PZd

    Hector Hugo Gonzalez

    Hector Hugo Gonzalez

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    Public Health Nurse Leader & Educator

    Join us for our last convening on 10/9! Embark on a journey of inspiration, education, and celebration this Hispanic Heritage Month with an exciting new book club series that honors and amplifies the voices of all nurses, particularly those of Latino/a/x/e and Hispanic descent. Each session will explore a rich tapestry of themes and stories from the acclaimed book, Latinas in Nursing, no prior reading necessary! This event is in collaboration with DNPs of Color, SOLN Society of Latinx Nurses, Nurses You Should Know, the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing, National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN), and the New England Minority Nurse Leader Conference. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gicNzdcJ

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    Today's Nurses You Should Know is Rosa Gonzalez, a Puerto Rican nurse born in 1889. During her childhood, Puerto Rico was ceded to the United States following the Spanish-American War. Despite her uncle’s opposition and the idea that “nursing was the lowest thing a woman could do”, Rosa responded to the Presbyterian Hospital’s call for nurses, and began nursing school in 1907 with the help of local Masons. In 1909, she graduated from Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing in San Juan, Puerto Rico with a certificate in nursing. Sponsored by the Woman’s Board of Home Missions (W.B.H.M) in 1914, Rosa had her first trip to New York City where she worked and studied at New York City’s Presbyterian Hospital. This trip inspired Rosa’s promotion of involvement in mainland nursing organizations. When she returned to Puerto Rico, Rosa co-founded the Association of Registered Nurses of Puerto Rico (A.R.N.P.R.) in 1916, which lobbied on behalf of nursing issues. The following year, Rosa authored her first book, Diccionario Medico para Enfermas (Nurse’s Medical Dictionary). Through A.R.N.P.R. Rosa founded the organizations’ journal Puerto Rico y su Enferma which sought to develop the nurses’ code of ethics in Puerto Rico and provide information to mothers to care for their children. Read the full impact of her nursing career here: https://lnkd.in/e38qTaSn

    Rosa A. Gonzalez

    Rosa A. Gonzalez

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