This story is the second of two episodes that focus on refugee healthcare and how nurses are improving their healthcare experience. In this episode, we travel to Lancaster, Pennsylvania to get a first-hand look at the city’s system for delivering care to refugees and how community stakeholders collaborate to address public health issues among refugees. We also learn about the challenges and rewards of delivering care to refugees and hear from nurses about the enormity of the responsibility they feel to deliver effective, culturally congruent care to patients who have endured so much.
For more information about the Lancaster community health centers mentioned in this episode, please visit the links below:
Community Health at Penn Medicine, Lancaster General Health
Lancaster Health Center
Lancaster County Refugee & Immigrant Coalition
We are occasionally coordinating our coverage with the Amplify Nursing podcast and will release related episodes around the same time. Each of our shows will cover the same topic but from various perspectives to give a full view of the issue at hand. Amplify Nursing is produced by the University of Pennsylvania's School of Nursing and explores nurses leading the way in nursing science, policy, and innovation.
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In this episode, Amplify Nursing speaks with Dr. Laura Vargas and Dr. Adriana Perez, two scholars whose research focuses on Latinx immigrant populations in the US. They discuss the challenges our immigrant communities face during this pandemic, how health and healthcare disparities in the Latinx immigrant communities are being magnified, and what needs to happen moving forward to start to solve the complex issues both during and after the pandemic.
In this special episode, we speak to Jillian Bird the RN training manager for the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium. Jillian emphasizes wellness and self-care as part of her role as the RN training manager, and she’s bringing a high level of compassion to how nursing can respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. She also shares how nurses across the country are coping during these times and how they are innovating along the way.
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The first part of this webinar series focuses on how to recognize signs of moral distress and the ethical challenges faced by nurse managers. This webinar included an interactive discussion on the causes of distress, tools to employ combat distress and strategies to develop personal moral resiliency. This presentation was led by Cynda Hylton Rushton PhD, RN, FAAN, Anne and George L. Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics, Berman Institute of Bioethics/School of Nursing, and Professor of Nursing and Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University.
The Pennsylvania Action Coalition (PA-AC), in partnership with the Pennsylvania Organization of Nurse Leaders (PONL) and the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium (NNCC), is producing a webinar series that focuses on institutionalizing a culture of resiliency for nurses during a high-stress time. In producing this webinar series, we aim to provide a platform to share tangible resources that can be implemented across various nursing roles that are specific to their work.
Institutionalizing a Culture of Moral Resiliency Webinar Series
It is an unprecedented time to be entering the field of nursing, as our country grapples with George Floyd's murder, widespread protests, and the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this special episode, we hear from Andre' Bennett, a graduate from Lincoln University, who shares his outlook on what's happening in our country, the need for social justice, and how that relates to his interest in mental health nursing. He reiterates that nurses are advocates that can make meaningful change not only with COVID-19, but with the way the country is dealing with racism. Andre' also shares how COVID-19 is affecting new grads and scheduling for the NCLEX exam.
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We are occasionally coordinating our coverage with the Amplify Nursing podcast and will release related episodes around the same time. Each of our shows will cover the same topic but from various perspectives to give a full view of the issue at hand. Amplify Nursing is produced by the University of Pennsylvania's School of Nursing and explores nurses leading the way in nursing science, policy, and innovation.
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In their latest episode, Amplify Nursing speaks with Dr. Lisa Lewis, Associate Professor of Nursing and Associate Professor in the Department of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and the Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusivity at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Nursing. They discuss the influence the nursing profession could have to leverage the fight against racial inequity and what anti-racism might look like.
In this special episode, we hear how school nurses are supporting their students and each other during this pandemic. First, we speak to Lori Kelley, a school nurse in southwestern Pennsylvania and the current president of the Pennsylvania Association of School Nurses and Practitioners (PASNAP). In response to the pandemic, the organization has been supporting its members around the state with regular regional Zoom meetings, free online continuing education resources, and advocating for their members to be part of the planning process in their communities to help reopen schools. We then speak to Lynn Heard, a school nurse in northeastern Pennsylvania and PASNAP’s 2019 School Nurse of the Year. Lynn shares what her job was like pre-pandemic and her thoughts and concerns about returning to school.
We are occasionally coordinating our coverage with the Amplify Nursing podcast and will release related episodes around the same time. Each of our shows will cover the same topic but from various perspectives to give a full view of the issue at hand.
Amplify Nursing is produced by the University of Pennsylvania's School of Nursing and explores nurses leading the way in nursing science, policy, and innovation.
Make sure to listen, subscribe, and rate At the Core of Care and Amplify Nursing so you won't miss our coordinated coverage.
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This story is the first of two episodes that focus on refugee healthcare and how nurses are improving their healthcare experience. In this episode, we travel to Erie, Pennsylvania to spend time at the Multicultural Health Evaluation Delivery System (MHEDS). MHEDS is the primary care provider for incoming newly resettled refugees and immigrants, and effectively provides culturally competent care because of their unique staff. We meet refugees working as medical assistants, patient coordinators, and interpreters and hear from the organization’s nurses and healthcare administrators about what it takes to run a clinic that addresses the specific needs for a population with limited resources.
For more information about the Multicultural Health Evaluation Delivery System (MHEDS) mentioned in this episode, please visit the link below:
Multicultural Health Evaluation Delivery System (MHEDS)
We are occasionally coordinating our coverage with the Amplify Nursing podcast and will release related episodes around the same time. Each of our shows will cover the same topic but from various perspectives to give a full view of the issue at hand. Amplify Nursing is produced by the University of Pennsylvania's School of Nursing and explores nurses leading the way in nursing science, policy, and innovation.
Make sure to listen, subscribe, and rate At the Core of Care and Amplify Nursing so you won't miss our coordinated coverage.
In their latest episode, Amplify Nursing speaks with Dr. Laura Vargas and Dr. Adriana Perez, two scholars whose research focuses on Latinx immigrant populations in the US. They discuss the challenges our immigrant communities face during this pandemic, how health and healthcare disparities in the Latinx immigrant communities are being magnified, and what needs to happen moving forward to start to solve the complex issues both during and after the pandemic.
In this special episode, we speak to Jennifer Gil, an emergency trauma nurse in Philadelphia. She contracted and recovered from COVID-19, and is now returning to work. Hear what her experience was like and how the pandemic has furthered her commitment to health leadership and public health.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re devoting some episodes on At the Core of Care to hear from nurses who have volunteered to share their personal experiences with us. We hope you’ll consider sharing your story too. You can do so by recording a voice memo on your smartphone about your experience or observation. For more information about how to create and submit a voice memo, visit our website at paactioncoalition.org
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More than ever, we’re hearing stories about nurses at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic, and we’re currently working on new At the Core of Care episodes to share some of those experiences with you.
And for all of you out there who are nurses, we hope you’ll consider sharing your story with us. You can do so by recording a voice memo on your smartphone about your experience or observation. For more information about how to create and submit a voice memo, visit our website at paactioncoalition.org.
We are also coordinating coverage with Amplify Nursing, a podcast from the University of Pennsylvania's School of Nursing.
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