Becoming an Equity-Minded Nurse Was Inevitable for Me

Aug 03, 2023

My story of being an equity-minded nurse began with my background. I was born to teenage parents along the Texas-Mexico border in a “colonia,” a Spanish term for poverty-stricken neighborhood. Nursing school to me was not only a way to play a pivotal role in shaping a more

Campaign for Action Launches Award Program to Recognize Equity-Minded Nurses

Jul 17, 2023

The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is pleased to announce it is accepting applications for a new award program, co-sponsored by nursing organizations, that will recognize nurses who are more

Nine Nurses Talk About Equity-Minded Nursing

Jun 21, 2023

When the National Academy of Medicine released its 2021 report, The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity, the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP and RWJF, took up the challenge to help implement the more

How I Became “The Health Equity NP”

Jun 05, 2023

I recently learned about and strongly resonated with the concept of the equity-minded nurse, as described by Piri Ackerman-Barger, PhD, RN, FAAN, senior health equity fellow for the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP and the Robert more

Going Back to School to Advocate for Vulnerable Transgender People

May 16, 2023

Being an equity-minded nurse means not only having the desire to help and advocate for those who need help, but being that nurse who also has the right knowledge, skills and ability to represent those you serve. One of the essences of becoming an equity-minded nurse is to more

In Health Care, There is No Quality without Equity

Apr 24, 2023

In the pioneering publication, Crossing the Quality Chasm, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) defined six domains of health care quality. These domains are efficiency, effectiveness, safety, timeliness, patient-centered, and equitable. Health care organizations nationwide have more

A Trauma-Informed Approach Provides Framework for Achieving Health Equity

Jan 25, 2023

We have known for years that health equity is possible only through eliminating racism, but we have yet to realize this imperative. The 2021 Future of Nursing Report1 and the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action2 (an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP and the Robert Wood more

Gender-Affirming Nursing is Equity-Minded Nursing

Dec 08, 2022

The past year has seen an onslaught of politicians and talking heads scoring points at the expense of transgender and gender-nonbinary (TGNB) people.  Today’s headlines alone included “Transgender youth health care ban approved by Florida medical boards” and more