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Nurses are... the heart and backbone of healthcare
Hear voices of real nurses sharing how they drive impact every day.
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Nurses show up in many ways. We celebrate all of them.
For more than 125 years, Johnson & Johnson has been proud to advocate for, elevate, and support the nursing profession. Because at the center of every moment in healthcare, there’s a nurse making it work.
Nurses are leaders, innovators, educators, caregivers, and advocates. They are problem solvers at the bedside and changemakers beyond it. With deep clinical expertise, insights, and an understanding of patient needs, nurses are uniquely positioned to move healthcare forward.
This National Nurses Month, we invite you to hear directly from nurses working to deliver quality care and shape a better future for all. Through stories, reflections, and real voices, we’re spotlighting the many ways nurses drive impact every day.
Nurses are leaders, innovators, educators, caregivers, and advocates. They are problem solvers at the bedside and changemakers beyond it. With deep clinical expertise, insights, and an understanding of patient needs, nurses are uniquely positioned to move healthcare forward.
This National Nurses Month, we invite you to hear directly from nurses working to deliver quality care and shape a better future for all. Through stories, reflections, and real voices, we’re spotlighting the many ways nurses drive impact every day.
SEE YOU NOW: Nurse voices of Magnet
Hear directly from nurses at the Magnet & Pathway conference who embody each of these roles. Listen as they share candid reflections and their lived experiences with the SEE YOU NOW podcast team.
Nurses Are: Leaders | Ama Mathewos
After nearly two decades in nursing—including leading her team through COVID‑19 to Magnet designation—Ama Mathewos knows what it takes to lead when it’s hardest. Ama reflects on emotionally intelligent leadership, self‑recognition, and why seeing yourself clearly as a nurse may be one of the most powerful tools in healthcare. Listen in to learn why supporting nurse leaders isn’t optional—it’s essential.
Nurses Are: Change Agents | Anny Jenkins
From a small rural town in West Virginia to national nursing leadership, Anny Jenkins’s path into nursing was anything but linear. In this episode, she shares the moment that almost led her to leave the profession—and the powerful experience that changed everything. Listen as Anny reflects on belonging, representation, and why nurses are capable of far more than they’re often told—and how using your voice can change not just your career, but your community.
Nurses Are: Advocates | Heather Bartlett
As a teen, Heather Bartlett lost her father suddenly—and an emergency department nurse became her anchor in the hardest moment of her life. Today, Heather is the nurse making that difference for others. In this episode, she reflects on what it truly means to see patients, hear what they’re not saying, and show up as an advocate when it matters most. Listen to a powerful reminder of the role nurses play in life’s most vulnerable moments.
Nurses Are: Team Players | Jaden Dennis
Former Division I athlete Jaden Dennis knows that no race—or shift—is won alone. In this episode, this ER nurse shares how lessons from track shaped his approach to nursing teamwork, where trust, timing, and quiet handoffs make all the difference. Listen as Jaden reflects on how strong nursing teams are built in small moments, why supporting one another matters most in high‑stakes care, and what it truly means to show up for your team when it counts.
Nurses Are: Role Models | Jester Lloyd Bautista
Jester Lloyd Bautista is a nurse educator whose work centers on developing and supporting future nurses. From teaching young nurses in the Philippines to leading a pathway program in the U.S., he has seen how helping one nurse think critically can create a ripple effect that impacts countless patients and families. In this episode, Jester reflects on building the support he once wished for and why serving as a role model for future nurses isn’t just leadership—it’s responsibility. Listen in to hear how investing in nurses can transform the profession from the inside out.
Nurses Are: Entrepreneurs | Marguerite Rowell
Nurse leader and entrepreneur Marguerite Rowell saw a persistent gap in healthcare firsthand: nurses stepping into leadership roles without the financial tools they’re expected to manage. She shares how that challenge inspired her to build NurseMath, a mobile app designed to put essential financial insights directly into the hands of other nurse leaders. Listen as Marguerite makes the case that nurses aren’t just caregivers—they are creators and problem-solvers shaping the future of healthcare.
Nurses Are: Catalysts | Rachell Dumas
Nurse informaticist and health tech founder Rachell Dumas is empowering patients within the healthcare system. In this episode, she shares how nurses are uniquely positioned to recognize where care breaks down—and how she designed HEARD to give patients the language, tools, and confidence to advocate for themselves in real time. Listen as Rachell reframes nurses as catalysts for meaningful system-level change.
Nurses Are: Innovators | Robyn Barriffe
Robyn Barriffe didn’t set out to become a nurse—but over two decades of leading health systems, she’s developed a clear philosophy: the organization itself is the patient. Robyn reflects on treating quality, engagement, and experience as vital signs, and how her work as a Johnson & Johnson Nurse Innovation Fellow introduced a framework nurses have been missing. Listen as she shares how combining human-centered design with leadership training can help nurse leaders solve real problems from the inside out.
Every nurse has a story
And every story reveals a different aspect of the profession. Explore nurse stories below.
Innovator
Marion Leary, PhD, MPH, RN, is the Director of Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, and an advocate for the power of design thinking to help nurses enhance their innovative skills and drive change. But what is design thinking? Learn how Marion leverages this concept to help nurses solve real-world challenges.
Healers
Cardiac care nurse Michele Santoro and her fellow clinicians at the Yale New Haven Heart and Vascular Center routinely race against time to save lives. Find out how her innovations combine technology and a human touch to transform cardiovascular care delivery and improve patient outcomes.
Problem solvers
When nurses at Tufts Medical Center saw that patient mobility was clinically essential but operationally difficult, they didn’t accept the gap – they redesigned the work. Here’s how structured nurse-led innovation is transforming care from the bedside up.
Catalyst
Nurse and Associate Professor Michael Cary, PhD, RN, empowers nurses to make AI an ally in their nursing practice through a research and training initiative from the Duke University School of Nursing.
Pathfinders
Meet three teams of extraordinary nurse innovators working to improve healthcare in meaningful ways. From helping to fill critical gaps in maternal care in Ghana, supporting the transition of medically fragile children in New York, and building workplaces where nurses and patients can thrive in Virginia, each of these stories demonstrates the power of nurse-led innovation to transform healthcare.
Entrepreneur
One of the biggest barriers standing between millions of Americans and programs assisting with food, utilities, and healthcare is enrollment paperwork. Health innovator and entrepreneur Kwamane Liddell, JD, MHA, BSN, founded ThriveLink, a multi-lingual agentic AI chatbot to solve this challenge and connect people with much-needed resources.
Our commitment
For healthcare to work, it takes nurses. For more than 125 years, Johnson & Johnson has been proud to advocate for, elevate, and empower the nursing profession, because when we work together to support nurses, we are advancing better health for all.
