The World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board designated “2020 Year of the Nurse and the Midwife” in honor of the 200th birth anniversary (May 12) of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910).1 The WHO is focused on mobilizing nurses and midwives to achieve universal healthcare coverage since they serve as the bridge to patients, communities, and institutions globally.
Year of The Nurse 2020
Florence Nightingale’s legacy is extremely relevant as our modern world is in the midst of the Covid-19 global pandemic. Covid-19 ........
This October I turn 64 years young; how did this happen already? I remember when my grandmother told me she was 64. I was literally amazed that someone could be that old, yet often I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I said I wanted to be an old woman. I desired to be like my grandmothers. I wan........ 
To highlight these outstanding contributions, we’re proud to offer a podcast, 
A Brief Historical Timeline of Aromatherapy........ 
On Thursday June 18, 2015 Peggy Schmidt and Holly Miller (Cohort 3 INCCP) presented “Expanding the Role of Nurses as Wellness Coaches” at the National Wellness Conference in Minneapolis, MN. We presented there in 2014 with our dear friend and colleague, Joan Scialo-Rubin, on “The Art and Science of Nurse Coaching,” and Joan had submitted this year’s topic with the intention of all three of us presentin........ 
Featured Nurse Coach: Gretchen Schodde, MN, ARNP, FNP-BC, NC-BC
Much of my professional life has been about building community, collaborations, and innovations in ways to practice. I felt called early in my career to be “part of the creation of an educational, recreational, therapeutic community.” Although it took fifteen years from the time of that calling ........ 
Change. That six-letter word. Over the years, I have often thought “if only there was some other word.” Another word with softer edges; one that had a gentler impact. In my line of........ 
Rituals for healing help us restore balance and harmony in our busy lives and assist us with our daily self-care. This is especially true when faced with a crisis (relationship, family, work) or illness that causes a disruption in our daily activities. As we explore rituals for healing remember to include your cult........ 
Michele McNiff uses her skills as a ........ 
