BY JANET S. COULTER, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM, AND, MARYANN OTT, BSN, RN, CCM, CPC
Leading a generationally diverse workforce is challenging. Effective leaders understand that each generation brings unique strengths, characteristics, values and challenges to the workplace.
BY KELVA EDMUNDS-WALLER, DNP, RN, CCM
As a Black woman and healthcare professional, I struggle with words like stigma used in the same sentence as Blacks, minorities and mental health. When I read this combination of words, I instinctively sense there is an assignment of blame and responsibility to the victims –Black people.
BY KELVA EDMUNDS-WALLER, DNP, RN, CCM Blacks in the United States are less likely to engage in advance care planning (ACP) conversations with healthcare providers and less likely to complete advance directives (ADs). Disparities also result in underuse of palliative care during serious illness and hospice services near the end of…