Nurses SHIFT Change – Grounded in Humanity. Guided by Ethics. Driven by Science. Committed to Social Justice.Report for Duty Rally, May 24, 2025 – Washington, DC and nationwide
The Report for Duty Rally is a national day of action led by the Nurses SHIFT Change, bringing together nurses, healthcare professionals, students, and community allies to advocate for a just, compassionate, and equitable healthcare system. On May 24, 2025, in Washington, D.C. and cities across the country, we will show up, speak out, and stand together for the future of healthcare, grounded in humanity, ethics, science, and social justice. Join us!
Yes! The 2024 NBNA conference will be in San Francisco, July 23-28, 2024! The theme of this year’s conference is Advancing Health Care Across the Lifespan: Through Re-Imagining Nursing and Human Caring.
Dr. Sheldon Fields, current NBNA President, describes the notable significance of this event, and its location, in a recent message to NBNA members and conference attendees:
These are exciting times for the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) as we prepare for our 52nd Annual Institute and Conference. Please join us from Tuesday, July 23, 2024, to Sunday, July 28, 2024, at the Marriott Marquis hotel in picturesque, San Francisco, CA. As you know, earlier this year, after careful consideration, NBNA released a statement announcing its decision to move its 2024 conference out of Florida. Our primary reason for this move was our duty to ensure the safety and well-being of NBNA members, given the political and social climate in Florida and the recent racially motivated, hate-fueled murders of three innocent Black Americans in Jacksonville, FL.
Our conference committee and staff in the national office have been extremely busy planning a memorable conference where you can select educational offerings that meet your needs, engage in activities that promote career development, along with opportunities to network, fellowship, and celebrate with friends, and colleagues. Our corporate roundtable partners, sponsors, and other allies represent various industries and are guaranteed to bring innovative, real-time knowledge that you can utilize long after the conference has ended.
Our conference theme this year is Advancing Health Care Across the Lifespan: Through Re-Imagining Nursing and Human Caring. We invite you to come and share in the extraordinary reimagining of the NBNA. If you are not a member, this is a great time to join as we move onward and upward!
Sincerely,
Sheldon D. Fields, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, AACRN, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN 14th President – National Black Nurses Association, Inc
Our May “Overdue Reckoning on Racism in Nursing” zoom gathering will be on May 20th! We will be discussing the film “Exposed” – a groundbreaking documentary that combines the stories of 19 Black, brown and migrant nurses and midwives in the UK speaking about their powerful experiences of racism before, during and after the pandemic. You can view the film in advance (included below), or join us at 3 pm Eastern on May 20th, before our regular “overdue” zoom discussion. Here are the details:
4:00 pm Eastern – Discussion of the film with the producer and nurses featured in the film!
Felicia Kwaku OBE is an Associate Director of Nursing at Kings College Hospital, London, and Chair of the Chief Nursing Officer’s national BME Strategy Advisory Group.
Latino and African American people are disproportionately impacted by Alzheimer’s. In fact, by 2030 African Americans and Latinos will make up 40 percent of Alzheimer’s patients in the United States. To combat this, these communities need equal access to healthcare and more information about brain health from people they trust – and nurses are among the most trusted voices in communities across the country.
Join the Webinar to discuss brain health equity on Sunday, November 20th, 6-7 PM Eastern, hosted by Dyanne Rodriguez, DNP, MPH, a Fellow of the US Against Alzheimer’s Center for Brain Health Equity.
Dr. Dyanne Rodriguez, RN, has earned her MPH from the University of Alaska Anchorage and DNP from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her work as a public health nurse leader includes a focus on education, Canadian and U.S healthcare systems, health promotion and outreach. Dr. Rodriguez has committed her focus in public health through collaborating with communities and healthcare team members. She currently works in urban/rural acute care centers, is a faculty lecturer and an active community member.
We are thrilled to let everyone know that our article is now published in AJN, and is available to download at no cost while it is featured during the month of February. Here is the link to the article titled “An Overdue Reckoning on Racism in Nursing”! The authors are the four of us who serve as the leadership team for this ongoing project. Lucinda’s art is on the cover of this issue, shown here!
As happens with just about any major article accepted for publication, this article underwent revisions based on the feedback of the initial peer reviewers – a process that greatly improved the final product! Notably, the reviewers, and the editors of the journal, have been very supportive each step of the way. They have included a video abstract of the article which you can view here.
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