Republished from https://www.who.int/hrh/news/2014/leadernurses_ancc_award/en/ Geneva, Switzerland, 9 October 2014 – The American Nurses Credentialing Centre (ANCC) has presented awards to Dr. Stephanie Ferguson, Director of the International Council of Nurses’ Leadership for Change Programme and the ICN-Burdett Global […]
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Read MoreI was privileged to contribute my expertise to the report “Strategic Direction for Nursing in the Region of the Americas,” recently published by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). PAHO is the international health agency for the […]
Read MoreAs we prepare to celebrate Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday in 2020, organizations around the world are using the occasion to put the spotlight on nursing. The campaigns may be different, but the focus is the same: how […]
Read MoreIt was a high honor to be invited to attend the International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards at the State Department in March 2019. Secretary Mike Pompeo hosted the event, which pays tribute to 10 extraordinary women […]
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