Victoria Rosner, Dean of Academic Affairs, Pens a Letter to Florence Nightingale

Sep 21, 2020 | Dear Florence

Dear Florence, My friend Susan suggested I write you this letter. It felt right for the invitation to come from her since my girlfriend conversations these days often make me think of you. We often talk about how to keep going through COVID-19, as the weeks turn into...

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...

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