On the Pulse

In this episode, we are joined by Katie Boston Leary, PhD, MBA, MHA, RN, NEA-BC, CCT, Director of Nursing Programs at the American Nurses Association, to reflect on key findings from the "Slow Talk" report. Drs. Rushton and Boston Leary touch on ways nursing professionals can unite and use their collective power to advocate for themselves and fellow nursing professionals.

Earlier this week, Bunmi Ogungbe, PhD, MPH, RN, held the "Food as Medicine in the Black Community" summit at the Institute for Policy Solutions at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. The summit convened over 150 thought leaders and changemakers to catalyze conversations around integrating the cultural diets of African diaspora foods and promoting Black-owned businesses within the growing “Food as Medicine” movement. In this episode, Dr. Ogungbe discusses some of the key outcomes from the summit, her involvement in the movement, and future goals. Dr. Ogungbe is a cardiovascular epidemiologist dedicated to using her clinical, research, and public health expertise to improve cardiometabolic outcomes among populations experiencing social marginalization. She collaborates on several community-engaged multi-level interventions leveraging digital technologies to improve hypertension control and management of chronic conditions. She is an emerging leader in community-engaged research seeking to advance cardiovascular health equity, both locally in the US and globally. 

In this episode, Dr. Cynda Rushton talks with Karen Doyle, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at the University of Maryland Medical Center, and Robin Price, MSN, RN, Manager of the New Nurse Residency Program at the University of Maryland Medical Center, about how nurses of different generations find balance working with one another and build relationships off of each others experience. 

Dr. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, Executive Director of The Institute for Policy Solutions at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, details some of the findings, key points, and what nurses need to know from the recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine "Ending Unequal Treatment Revisited: The Current State of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare" report. Access the full report here: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27820/ending-unequal-treatment-strategies-to-achieve-equitable-health-care-and

The Resilient Nurse Podcast returns with a conversation between host, Cynda Rushton, and Rosanne Raso, DNP, RN, CENP, NEA-BC, FAAN, FAONL, on the role nurse leaders have in building and maintaining positive and meaningful relationships with the nurses under their management. This episode looks at key takeaways from the Slow Talk platform in which nurses are encouraged to speak freely about their feelings towards their respective nursing environments. Dr. Raso is the Editor-in-Chief of "Nursing Management," an adjunct professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, and the At Large Director of the American Organization for Nurse Leadership.

Cynda Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN discusses her new book, "Moral Resilience: Transforming Moral Suffering in Healthcare." It promotes moral resilience as a pathway to transform the effects of moral suffering among nurses. Order a copy of the book: https://www.amazon.com/Moral-Resilience-Second-Transforming-Healthcare/dp/0197667147 The Rushton Moral Resilience Scale: https://nursing.jhu.edu/faculty-research/research/projects/rushton-moral-resilience-scale/ R3 Website: https://nursing.jhu.edu/faculty-research/research/centers/r3/

Dr. Angela Chang Chiu is an instructor and leads service-based learning trips with the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Center for Global Initiatives. These trips are designed to give students real-world experience and provide valuable lessons about what nursing looks like from a global perspective.

Adam Bocek, a Community Outreach Specialist with the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Center for Infectious Disease and Nursing Innovation (CIDNI), shares his personal experiences providing testing for HIV and STDs in the Baltimore Community.