Taking Action: Top 10 Priorities to Promote Health Equity and Well-Being in Nursing

Multisector collaboration is the essence of our [nursing] practice, steeped in a long tradition of caring for those in need, with a keen eye for health equity and the eradication of racism, sexism, ageism, and all of the ways we as a society diminish those around us. Read this with the optimism that we can and will accomplish the changes we want to see.

Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN
President
The John A. Hartford Foundation

The crucible of the global pandemic, racial injustice, and a crippling nursing shortage has sparked increasing calls for nursing to address its own problems, from inequity to structural racism. In response, authors Susan B. Hassmiller and Gaea A. Daniel enlisted nearly 70 national and international nursing leaders to tackle the most pressing issues confronting the profession.

Taking Action: Top 10 Priorities to Promote Health Equity and Well-Being in Nursing spotlights 10 critical themes through data, essays, discussion points, and action items, equipping readers to move beyond conversation to action.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Chapter 1: Health Equity
• Chapter 2: Education Reform
• Chapter 3: Diversity and Mentorship
• Chapter 4: Care Delivery: Quality, Safety, Access
• Chapter 5: Multi-Sector Collaboration
• Chapter 6: Preparing for Disasters and Public Health Emergencies
• Chapter 7: Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Chapter 8: Nurse Well-Being: Compassion for Self and Others
• Chapter 9: Global Stewardship
• Chapter 10: Nursing's Voice in Leading Change
• Afterword: History as a Guide to Envision a More Equitable and Just Future

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• Chapter 3: Diversity and Mentorship
• Expanded author bios

These free downloads are available at the Sigma Repository.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Susan B. Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Senior Advisor for Nursing Emerita at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She is the founder and Principal of Sulu Coaching and Consulting, with a practice focused on healthcare leaders, and a Hudson/ICF-certified Executive/Leadership Coach.

Gaea A. Daniel, PhD, RN, is Assistant Professor at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University whose research focuses on understanding the sociocultural and environmental influences that affect sexual health behaviors and outcomes.