Nursing Nexus

SIENNA: The First Global Conference

02/12/2026

Under the banner of Our Shared Experience, I wish to highlight a significant event that occurred last November. I…

Inclusivity in Nursing: Sustaining Professional Values in a Changing Landscape

01/26/2026

Ellen Schimmels, PhD, DNP, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BC, CNE, FAAN Background The principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are deeply embedded…

Humanic, Not Robotic: Countertransference Culture Shift in Nursing

01/20/2026

Ellen Schimmels, PhD, DNP, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BC, CNE, FAAN Robots have long been a central theme in science fiction, often…

On Student Loans and Chicken Little 

12/22/2025

Background  In the classic children’s book “Chicken Little”, a naive young bird is struck by a falling acorn and…

Becoming the Nurse You Are Meant to Be

11/18/2025

Staccie Allen, DNP, APRN, EMT-P Following is an address delivered at the University of Florida College of Nursing White…

Empowered Yet Uneasy: AI Augmented Pedagogy in Nursing Education

11/12/2025

Janet M. Reed, PhD, RN, CMSRN The surge of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI, is reshaping how we…

Modeling Salutogenesis as Health Culture Diplomacy: Refocusing the Compass for Healthcare Reform

10/10/2025

Martha Mathews Libster,PhD, MSN, APRN-PMHCNS, APHN-BC, FAAN People throughout history have challenged the leaders of their socio-cultural institutions including governments…

Answer the Call: Nursing’s Need for Committed Peer Reviewers

10/09/2025

Rita D’Aoust, PhD, ANP-BC, CNE, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN The nursing profession faces a multifaceted problem that extends far beyond…

Why Healthcare isn’t Free, And Why You Don’t Want it to be

10/07/2025

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the verb “swindle” as the use of deception to take money or property from someone.…

A Call to Dialogue

09/11/2025

I write this on the 24th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States that brought down the…