Improving public understanding of nursing.
Challenging inaccurate depictions of nursing in the media.
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Bringing nurses together to take action and improve media images of nursing.
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Our executive director Sandy Summers delivers the graduation speech at Widener University
Be part of the solution! Ask your nursing school, organization, journal or hospital to join The Coalition for Better Understanding of Nursing -- our new initiative to change how the world thinks about nursing. Learn more!
Upcoming Events
See Sandy Summers present to Nebraska nurses in online presentation available in January 2021
Truth About Nursing director Sandy Summers will give the keynote address at the Nebraska Action Coalition-Future of Nursing's Leadership / Culture of Health Conference. Originally scheduled to be held at the Holthus Convention Center in York, Nebraska, these events will now be held online. Speaker presentations will be available Friday January 8, 2021 - Friday February 5th, 2021. Please see Sandy if you can!
See Sandy Summers in Florida in August 2021
In August 2021, Truth About Nursing founder and director Sandy Summers will be the keynote speaker at the Florida Nurse Practitioner Network (FNPN) conference in Orlando. The FNPN's theme for this, its 17th conference, will be "2021: The Year NP's Inspire, Innovate & Motivate." If you can, please come see Sandy and be inspired! The conference will be held at the Orlando World Center Marriott.
University of Central Florida
On March 5, 2021, our executive director will be presenting to students at the University of Central Florida. Sandy Summers is delighted to present to groups large and small. Professors, is Saving Lives required reading for your class? For a limited time, sign up for a complimentary online guest lecture. Get in touch for more details at info@truthaboutnursing.org
Recent Events
Strategic Research Alliance
The University of Sheffield
in partnership with
The Royal College of Nursing
Sandy Summers recently presented to a panel with UK nursing leaders. Stay tuned for the archived version of the presentation.The Truth About Nursing's founder and executive director, Sandy Summers, presented to meeting of the Strategic Research Alliance, in partnership with the Royal College of Nursing, held at the University of Sheffield. Nursing professors organized a consensus development project from 2018-2023 and are conducting "a new programme of research activity, supporting the development of nursing research evidence and nurse research capacity. Ultimately the work will seek to influence public policy and promote better outcomes for the population and the NHS (the UK's National Health Service) workforce."
In 2020 the Alliance is addressing five questions in UK nursing care, one of which is: "What are the best ways of informing and engaging the public about nursing?" Sandy Summers, RN, MSN, MPH, attended to present on this question and engage with a lay panel via Zoom on October 19, 2020 in Sheffield, England. See more information on the Strategic Research Alliance web pages.
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