Listen to our interview with Adrian Shanker, Founder & Executive Director of the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown, PA and editor of Bodies and Barriers: Queer Activists on Health. Adrian and Sarah talk about LGBT health, how healthcare providers can provide culturally competent care, and Adrian's new book.
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This episode focuses on the unique challenges of pediatric home care for medically complex children. The work can be complex, and retaining nurses in this field can be difficult. This episode takes us to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and features one of the most interesting interviews of the series with a nurse who was inspired to pursue her nursing education because she is also the mother of a child who needs 24-hour care. She works tirelessly as a nurse, mother, and advocate for families like her own.
Nurse practitioners are educated and trained to provide primary care services, but state law creates barriers for them to care for patients. Pennsylvania has some of the best nursing schools in the country. Why doesn't the state allow graduates to practice to the full extent of their education? Nurse practitioners across Pennsylvania have fought for years to modernize the state's nursing law. In this episode we spoke to nurses as they gathered in Harrisburg to meet with lawmakers and advocate for themselves and their patients.
The Philadelphia Nurse-Family Partnership is an evidence-based home visiting program that serves new mothers and families. They offer support for new mothers who are struggling with breastfeeding. In this episode we hear from nurses and the moms who were in this program about their challenges, and how their nurse helped them.
The Philadelphia Nurse-Family Partnership is a program of the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium, a subsidiary of the Public Health Management Corporation.
The first episode of At the Core of Care takes a look at Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners in Pennsylvania. Few healthcare providers are trained to do this tough job, which requires a timely and skilled healthcare response that addresses physical and mental health. Examiners must also be trained on the forensic and legal component so they can collect evidence that can hold up in court. An innovative program out of Penn State University, the SAFE-T Center, closes a gap in services offering telehealth support medical practices in rural and underserved areas. Hear from the incredible nurses at the SAFE-T Center and the healthcare professionals they support.
We are excited to announce the At the Core of Care podcast series. At the Core of Care highlights the consumer experience of patients, families, and communities and the creative efforts of nurses and other partners to better meet their health and healthcare needs through diversity, leadership, and practice innovation.
This podcast series is an initiative of the Pennsylvania Action Coalition. Funding is provided by AARP and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as part of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action Innovations Fund. The Pennsylvania Action Coalition is partnering with Kouvenda Media, a social change multi-media production company, to facilitate all interviews with project partners who will be featured in the podcast series.
The PA Nurse Residency Collaborative (PA-NRC) hosted its second leadership summit titled, The Subtle Side of Leadership: Change Management, Resiliency, and Influence in collaboration with the annual Pennsylvania Organization of Nurse Leaders' (PONL) Nursing Leadership Conference, held September 26-27 in Harrisburg, PA.
Participants learned how direct care nurse leadership can lead to innovations addressing quality and safety objectives in their institutions. Presentations included:
Lead or Get Out of the Way! Creating the Next Generation of Nurse Leaders by Jeff N. Doucette, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Senior Vice President, Patient Services and Chief Nursing Officer at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
Resiliency in Nursing Leadership by Paula F. Coe, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Vice President, Nursing Education and Professional Practice at Allegheny Health Network
An Essential Leadership Tool: The Use of Influence by Marianna Stoneburner, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CNO, and Vice President of Patient Care Services for UPMC Horizon & UPMC Jameson
Rapid Fire Poster Presentations by Graduate Nurse Residents
The Future of Nursing Webinar Series is presented by the Pennsylvania Organization of Nurse Leaders. The series covers the following topics: Nurses on Board Coalition and leadership roles for nurses in PA, academic progression and professional development to a BSN, patient safety and the consumer experience.
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