Nursing Is STEM

The Nursing Is STEM Coalition was honored as a 2024 Finalist in the Nurse Community Initiative category by Nurse.org. The Coalition and our board members are delighted to be among such esteemed finalists on this list and applaud each for the perseverance, commitment, and vision to grow, diversify and strengthen the nursing community! My friend, colleague, and co-chair for #NursingIsSTEM, Rebecca Love RN, MSN, FIEL, is also nominated in the "Influential Nurse" category, so make sure to vote for her, too! 🙌 Voting is open through 12/31/24 - don't miss your chance to cast your vote. https://lnkd.in/gedXjmHt

BREAKING NEWS! The Nursing is STEM Coalition was honored as a 2024 Finalist in the Nurse Community Initiative category by Nurse.org. The Coalition and our board members are delighted to be among such esteemed finalists on this list and applaud each for the perseverence, commitment and vision to grow, diversify and strengthen the nursing community! Voting is open through 12/31/24 - don't miss your chance to cast your vote. https://lnkd.in/ekFi77W9

The #NursingIsSTEM coalition is delighted to echo the phenomenal support from leadership from universities, hospitals, and policymakers that Marion Leary, PhD, MPH, RN highlights below. This is the largest STEM initiative of its kind because of the groundswell from leaders speaking up and speaking out. If you follow us, please take a moment to share your support with professional journals, your local newspaper, blogs and here on LinkedIn. This next push will make a big impact! 🔥

We are inspired to see the formal support from US representatives including Representative Valerie Foushee from North Carolina advocating for Nursing becoming STEM designated. This is a *major milestone* in the coalition's efforts and part of growing national momentum to have nursing designated accurately as a STEM field by national agencies. "“By including nursing in STEM OPT, hospital centers in my district and across the country would directly reap the benefits,” wrote Congresswoman Foushee. “At Duke University Hospital for instance, many registered nurses (RN) begin their nursing career as foreign nationals who have obtained their nursing education within the United States.” “This is a significant issue not only for Duke, but for other hospitals that are facing nursing shortages,” said Theresa (Terry) McDonnell Senior Vice President & Chief Nurse Executive, Duke University Health System. “International nurses are highly trained professionals who fill critical staffing roles throughout our health system. They enable us to keep hospital beds, emergency services and operating suites open and provide essential health care to the communities we serve." https://lnkd.in/eT_ZBzVq

"In the January issue of American Journal of Nursing (AJN), Fidelindo Lim scrutinized the various solutions to the workforce shortage, noting that none were likely to come to fruition anytime soon. Quoting Florence Nightingale, he concluded that what is needed is “great national work.” The Nursing is STEM initiative has the potential to be a game changer" 👏

Classifying nursing as a STEM field will allow nursing “to access nearly $1.2 billion in funding initiatives around STEM initiatives that currently they’re locked out of,” said Rebecca Love RN, MSN, FIEL, co-chair, Nursing is STEM Coalition, in an interview. “Overnight, if this happened, this could be the greatest support and windfall for the nursing profession we’ve seen in United States history.” https://lnkd.in/esmFjWMg

Thanking Carl Kirton DNP, RN, MBA, ANP, FAAN, Editor-in-Chief of American Journal of Nursing (AJN) for highlighting the crucial role Nursing Is STEM can play in addressing the nursing workforce challenge. 👏 🙏 💪 #nursingisstem

We're so excited to announce our support for the Nursing Is STEM Coalition's efforts! “On behalf of Labster and our UbiSim platform for nurse training, our team is proud to support the Nursing is STEM Coalition. Nursing is a vital component of STEM, deeply rooted in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Recognizing nursing as a STEM discipline is essential for acknowledging the critical role nurses play in our healthcare system,” said Shawn Boom, CEO of Labster, the parent company of UbiSim. We were thrilled to interview Jason Garbarino, DNP, RN, GERO-BC, CNL, the Coalition's director. Check out the interview: https://bit.ly/3z8KCeP

"On behalf of Labster and our UbiSim platform for nurse training, our team is proud to support the Nursing is STEM Coalition,” said Shawn Boom of Labster (www.labster.com). “STEM skills are a fundamental part of 21st-century education and nursing is a vital component of STEM, deeply rooted in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Supporting the recognition of nursing as a STEM discipline is essential for acknowledging the critical role nurses play in our healthcare system." https://lnkd.in/e-cs9se4

👏👏👏 #NursingIsSTEM