Nursing Is STEM

"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

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🙏 THANK YOU to the #healthcare #community for your passionate support for recognizing #Nursing as a #STEM field! With your support our coalition exceeded expectations and as of May 15, 2024, the official Nursing is STEM Petition letter (downloadable from https://lnkd.in/emQP4GJ2) is with policymakers in Washington DC under review. We know our coalition's charge just begins here - and we couldn't be more inspired by each and every one of you that has spoken up about the importance of this initiative to advancing the field of nursing for the future.

📢 ANNOUNCEMENT: 800+ official supporters for the Nursing is STEM petition! Thank you #faculty, #deans, #nursing #leaders, #hospital #leaders, and #NURSES. If you haven't signed this is your chance: https://lnkd.in/eZ-ZWdkV

💡From Becker's Healthcare today: …amid a projected national nursing shortage, designating nursing as STEM would make available millions of dollars for Americans to pursue nursing as a career. This includes grants for STEM-specific research as well as opportunities such as the White House's $1.2 billion investment in STEM Jennifer Mensik Kennedy PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, president of the American Nurses Association advocated for the designation in an interview with Becker's Erica Carbajal last year. "I think that is a lost opportunity from a branding perspective because of the enormous amount of science that does go into nursing and care," she said. #NursingIsSTEM SIGN THE PETITION TODAY! https://lnkd.in/eZ-ZWdkV https://lnkd.in/eYEdMjMd

From Axios this morning: Classifying nursing as a STEM field would unlock millions in federal funding for recruitment programs and expand opportunities for international students. "This eliminates a barrier for the profession of nursing to achieve parity as a profession in the eyes of the global community," said Rebecca Love RN, MSN, FIEL, a nursing professor and coalition co-chair. Nursing requires "marrying intuition and data," said Joe Squire a nurse who leads analytics and data science at the UPMC. #NursingIsSTEM Sign the petition! https://lnkd.in/eZ-ZWdkV https://lnkd.in/eDAkHJzj