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The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has proposed new rules that would narrow the definition of a "professional degree" for the purposes of federal student loans, potentially excluding graduate nursing, physician assistant (PA), and public health programs from specific higher loan limits (Google AI). There are many misconceptions around the educational requirements for various nursing degree pro...

Nurses have the skills and knowledge to run for office and just by virtue of our education and experience, we are ready to govern. In this episode of the Love n' Leary podcast, we invited our colleague Dr. Danielle McCamey to join in the conversation, discussing our respective experiences going through the Healing Politics Campaign School for Nurses and Midwives. Healing Politics is an educational...

In our first live, roaming podcast, we talk with nurse entrepreneurs and innovators at the AONL Nurse Innovation Showcase. Building on the theme, we showcase their companies and discuss why they felt compelled to take the leap (and risk) to fill a gap and create a healthcare start-up company. Companies: Nurse Math CerTracker Parity Healthcare Analytics Crimson Medical Solutions M7 Shout out to Saf...

In our first live podcast recording from the AONL Nurse Hack 4 Health Innovation Sprint, we talk with colleagues from Johnson & Johnson and SONSIEL as well as nurse leaders from around the country about the importance of supporting nurses as innovators. The AONL NH4H Innovation Spring is sponsored by Johnson & Johnson and SONSEIL. Media content in collaboration with The Nursing Beat .

Most medical research in the U.S. is funded by the National Institutes of Health. The current administration is proposing an indirect rate cap for universities, medical centers, and public health research of 15% - this is down from the average of 28%, though some universities have rates as high as 70%. The NIH states that the cut in indirect rates would save the federal government $4 billion a yea...

We are back! On this new episode of the Love n' Leary podcast, we discuss the new administration and the tangible ways you can use your voice and power to stand up for the future of the nation. Call To Action: Do something! Make phone calls. Show up at your senator's office. Send emails. Sign petitions. Join a march. Post on social media. Donate. Organize. Volunteer. Build community. Join local an...

Today, on the Love n' Leary podcast, we provide an update on the Nursing is STEM coalition. In August, the Nursing is STEM board submitted an application to the Department of Homeland Security to designate nursing as a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) profession. You can watch our episode from last season to learn more ( https://studio.youtube.com/video/zLra8hGDHpg/edit ). There h...

We kick off season 2 with a sobering topic: recently, there was yet another school shooting, this time in Georgia at the Apalachee High School. Mass shootings and school violence have significantly increased in the US in the last decade - and this year looks to be no different. So far, since September 6th, there have been at least 46 school shootings. We talked with Robin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN, FNA...

Hackathons have been around since the early 2000s, but it wasn't until the last decade that nurses engaged in these events in a meaningful way. In 2016, the first national Nurse Hackathon took place at Northeastern University and started a movement of nurse-led hackathons throughout the country and now globally. The Society of Nurse Scientists, Innovators, Entrepreneurs, and Leaders (SONSIEL) has...

The Nursing is STEM Coalition was launched to encourage the Department of Homeland Security, the National Science Foundation, and others to recognize nursing as a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) designed field. The Department of Homeland Security, the National Science Foundation and others do not recognize nursing as a STEM field. This coalition aims to bridge the gap betw...

There is nothing more important to the health and public health of our world than nurses using their voice, knowledge, and expertise to communicate reliable, fact-based information in the media. The speed at which health information is communicated is like nothing we have seen in the past; with social media and our 24-hour news cycle, we need expert nursing voices now more important than ever. But...

Rebecca Love and Marion Leary talk about why it is vitally important for nurses to vote and be civically engaged. They discuss their fears for the upcoming 2024 Presidential election, why they strongly oppose a Trump presidency, and some of the troubling policies Trump has laid out in his Project 2025 plan ( www.project2025.org ). References: A Health Democracy Needs Voting Nurses, By Stacey Bevan...

Rebecca Love and Marion Leary discuss a LinkedIn post about a Business Insider article entitled: Gen Z faces more pressure at work than previous generations because technology has eliminated work-life boundaries ( https://tinyurl.com/3rcyuxk5 ) and how that is affecting the nursing workforce. Read Marion's article on Teaching and Managing Gen Z with Empathy: https://marionleary.medium.com/teach-an...

Marion Leary and Rebecca Love talk about the people and experiences that led them to the sub-specialty of innovation in nursing. They talk about those who paved the way, those doing the work today, and those who will continue the work in the future.

Marion Leary and Rebecca Love discuss the personas that we create and use on social media platforms, the power, privilege, and pressure that comes with using one's voice on these outlets, and the imposter syndrome that creeps in. Music in this episode from Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Time To Breathe by Crystal Squad https://tunetank.com/track/5688-time-to-breathe/