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Inclusivity in Nursing: Sustaining Professional Values in a Changing Landscape

By Nursing Nexus | 01/26/2026 | Comments Off on Inclusivity in Nursing: Sustaining Professional Values in a Changing Landscape

Ellen Schimmels, PhD, DNP, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BC, CNE, FAAN Background The principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are deeply embedded in the core values of the nursing profession and are essential to the delivery of high-quality, competent care. The Nursing Code of Ethics affirms nurses’ obligation to practice with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity…

Empowered Yet Uneasy: AI Augmented Pedagogy in Nursing Education

By Nursing Nexus | 11/12/2025 | Comments Off on Empowered Yet Uneasy: AI Augmented Pedagogy in Nursing Education

Janet M. Reed, PhD, RN, CMSRN The surge of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI, is reshaping how we think, write, teach, and learn. For nurse educators, this shift presents both profound opportunities and intimidating challenges. In many respects, nursing education resembles the “Wild West” with rapid innovation outpacing policy, practice, and pedagogical consensus among…

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

By Nursing Nexus | 10/10/2025 | Comments Off on Modeling Salutogenesis as Health Culture Diplomacy: Refocusing the Compass for Healthcare Reform

Martha Mathews Libster,PhD, MSN, APRN-PMHCNS, APHN-BC, FAAN People throughout history have challenged the leaders of their socio-cultural institutions including governments and healthcare systems to consider their unique needs as persons, families, and communities when seeking to promote community health. In healthcare, that which people are asking for is an approach often defined as person- or relationship-centered…

Introducing Nursing Nexus: Why Nursing Nexus?

By Nursing Nexus | 07/03/2025 | Comments Off on Introducing Nursing Nexus: Why Nursing Nexus?

The inspiration for this endeavor started several years ago through my interactions with nurse authors, journal editors, and publishers. It grew while watching the landscape of discourse in our professional publications change and evolve over time. There is a need for a free and fair exchange of ideas about topics that impact nurses and nursing,…

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