A Special Message on International Day of the Nurse

May 12, 2020 | Dear Florence

This year, International Nurses Day takes on special meaning for all of us working in public health. As the entire human race battles COVID-19, nurses around the world are playing a central role in the pandemic response—providing care and helping communities to stay...

ICU Nurse in NYC Shares Her Experiences on the Front Lines of COVID-19

Apr 27, 2020 | Dear Florence, Stories from the Field

ICAP’s Susan Michaels-Strasser, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, speaks with an unnamed ICU nurse about her experiences on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in New York City. Join Dr. Michaels-Strasser, senior director of human resources for health (HRH) at ICAP, as...

Old Dominion’s Kimberly Adams Tufts: Global Health, Revisited

Apr 20, 2020 | Dear Florence

Dear Florence, During the 2016 Zika virus pandemic, I penned a letter to the editors of Nursing Outlook to champion the nursing approach—with its emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention— as a key component of a proactive, effective response to emerging and...

Yale’s Ann Kurth on the State of Nursing during COVID-19

Apr 20, 2020 | Dear Florence, Stories from the Field

ICAP’s Susan Michaels-Strasser, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN speaks with Ann Kurth, Dean of the Yale School of Nursing, on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nursing profession and global health. An epidemiologist and nurse-midwife, Dr. Kurth’s research focuses...

Standing Up and Speaking Out for our Nurses

Apr 9, 2020 | Dear Florence

Dear Florence, Since the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11th, so much has happened. We have seen an exponential increase in the number of cases and deaths. In the midst of a crisis, it is critical that the voices of our nurses be heard across the world....

Dear Florence