DNPs of Color 2022

Meeting Coverage

How Nurses of Color Can Forge Their Own Path: DNPs of Color Panel

By

Jeanelle Jacobs

Publish Date November 4, 2022

DNPs discussed forging their own paths and changing the game at this year’s DNPs of Color signature panel discussion.

Racism Recovery Program Provides a Safe Space for Black Health Care Workers

By

Jessica Nye, PhD

Publish Date November 4, 2022

Safe space participants discussed ways to cope with racism in the workplace and developed individualized racism recovery plans.

Many Nurses Remain Unengaged in DEI Initiatives

By

Jessica Nye, PhD

Publish Date November 3, 2022

DNPs of Color expert discusses strategies to engage nurses in DEI initiatives.

Melatonin Swapped for Benzodiazepines Postoperatively in Older Adults

By

Kristin Della Volpe

Publish Date November 3, 2022

To reduce benzodiazepine use postoperatively in older adults, researchers examined the effects of using melatonin instead.

Medication Administration Processes Often Interrupted in Post-Acute Care Setting

By

Jessica Nye, PhD

Publish Date November 2, 2022

Study finds that medication administration processes (MAPs) are frequently interrupted and these disruptions may create an opportunity for patient harm.