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Our Shared Experiences

Welcome Our Shared Experiences, a column that addresses the topics, times, and challenges that nurses share in our professional lives. This column serves to bring us together to strengthen the deep bonds and mutual understanding among nurses.

Column Editor: Enna Lamarre-Theodore, DNP, RN, PMH-BC

  • Knowing and not knowing at the End of Life: A Family Nurse Practitioner’s Reflection

    By Nursing Nexus | 09/01/2026 | Comments Off on Knowing and not knowing at the End of Life: A Family Nurse Practitioner’s Reflection

    Reina Pelissier MSc, NP The past five years, I watched my brother-in-law battle metastatic colorectal cancer. In the beginning, my involvement was sporadic. In between hospital visits and times of crisis, my clinical instincts helped me recognize unanswered questions, clarify incomplete information and identify concerns that needed to be addressed by his care team. I…

  • You Do Not Have to Fit a Mold to Lead

    By Nursing Nexus | 07/17/2026 | Comments Off on You Do Not Have to Fit a Mold to Lead

    Monica Barfield, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC Author’s Note: Portions of this commentary were included in a speech presented at the University of Florida in April 2026. You do not have to have a perfect journey to have a powerful one. I was born to teenage parents whose marriage did not last. When I was very…

  • SIENNA: The First Global Conference

    By Nursing Nexus | 02/12/2026 | Comments Off on SIENNA: The First Global Conference

    Under the banner of Our Shared Experience, I wish to highlight a significant event that occurred last November. I had the privilege of participating in the inaugural meeting of the Society of Internationally Educated Nurses in North America (SIENNA) and Nursing Allies. The first global conference, titled ‘Celebrating Voices,’ was held at the Orlando Regional…