Our commitment to nursing

For more than 125 years, Johnson & Johnson has been proud to advocate for, elevate, and empower the nursing profession, as we know that nurses are the backbone of health care.

Why be a nurse?

A career in nursing is one of the most exciting and rewarding occupations. Nurses provide vital hands-on patient care, but that’s not all they do. They are leaders, innovators, educators, change makers helping improve access to care.

Career advice and inspiration

When new ideas can save lives, nurse innovators need support to move from bedside to boardroom. Their firsthand experience helps them identify patient needs and shape the future of healthcare, as seen in stories from leaders inspiring the next generation.

Why specialize as a nurse?

Once you’re a Registered Nurse you can take your career in so many new directions by specializing in an area you really enjoy.

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    • 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: 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.
    • 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.
    • How to apply to nursing school

      As you might expect, there are a few things you’ll need to keep in mind when applying to nursing school. Here are some resources to get you on the right path!
    • Nursing Workforce Solutions

      The AACN CSI Academy helps direct care nurses become clinician leaders and change agents, driving positive outcomes for patients and healthcare teams.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.