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August 28, 2025

125: Nursing is still political

Two years after introducing listeners to Healing Politics, with Episode 95: Nursing is Political, Kimberly Gordon returns along co-founder Lisa Summers, with sobering research and renewed urgency about nurses’ political participation.

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April 29, 2026

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.

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April 29, 2026

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.

Pediatric nurse practitioner

Pediatric nurse practitioners provide care for patients from infancy through early adulthood, serving as both caregivers and educators for children and their families. In many states, they practice independently without physician oversight, often acting as primary care providers.

Notes on Nursing

April 4, 2025

Small fixes to big wins: How this nursing innovation unit is transforming care

What happens when frontline nurses are given the space, support, and structure to drive change? At Lehigh Valley Health Network, part of Jefferson Health, the nursing innovation unit started by tackling everyday frustrations, like moving printers and improving communication, and has since evolved into a powerhouse for workflow and care delivery transformation. Find out why the initiative started, what key structural supports make it successful, and how these nurse-led innovations are now scaling across the system.

Notes on Nursing

January 13, 2023

How Mercy embraced flexibility and brought joy back to nursing

For nurses, more flexibility and better work/life balance are essential. Solutions like Mercy Works on Demand are meeting nurses where they are by offering a gig-based approach to scheduling. Not only is Mercy’s innovative approach addressing shortages and improving patient care, it is also bringing joy back to nursing and demonstrating that a new, flexible future is possible for the profession.

Notes on Nursing

March 13, 2026

How nurses at Tufts turned patient mobility into a workforce solution

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. Through the Nursing Workforce Solutions program, a team of direct care nurses created a dedicated Mobility Tech role that improves patient outcomes while easing nursing workload burden. Here’s how structured nurse-led innovation is transforming care from the bedside up.

Why be a nurse?

August 10, 2018

3 ways to be a nurse advocate

As a nurse advocate, you’ll speak up on behalf of nurses. It’s an empowering and inspiring role that can help promote change for your colleagues, patients, and the healthcare industry as a whole.