NurseDeck magazine: The Insider’s Perspective of Nursing
Caring - Integrity - Diversity - Excellence
Highlighting stories from nurses in the field, with tips on leadership, mental health, and more. Featuring exclusive interviews with nurse leaders, entrepreneurs and influencer doing incredible work that inspires and motivates.
Whende Carroll MSN, RN-BC, FHIMSS: Clinical informatics advisor, community founder, lecturer
With nurses being needed more than ever before, some are facing the staffing shortage with a new approach: Technology. Whende Carroll is a nursing and informatics specialist who is passionate about utilizing data science and tech to revolutionize nursing. Get ready to learn all about the informatics field in nursing and take a peek at the nursing of the future in this exclusive interview!
Faith Adole PHN, MSN, FNP-C: Healthcare executive, nonprofit president, underserved community advocate
Faith Adole is an FNP leader dedicated to helping those less fortunate. She founded her own non-profit, the U-VOL foundation, which is dedicated to leading ethical missions to bridge the gaps in the healthcare needs of underprivileged societies. Hear about some of her medical outreach initiatives in this very exciting nurse feature!
Dr. Ebonee Gresham DNP, MSN, RN: Director of Nursing, CEO, author, nurse leader
Dr. Ebonee Gresham is a nurse who doesn’t quit. She’s the CEO of her own nursing and evidence-based med spa; she’s the nursing leader of over 200 travel nurses; she’s an author; and she’s a COVID-preneur (with the fashion line to prove it). After a traumatic upbringing, difficulties in her advancement as a nurse, and having 10 kids, Dr. Gresham shows us this week that you only fail when you stop trying.
Jacqueline Clancy RN, BSN, MS, AEMD, CLNC: Certified Legal Nurse Consultant, advocate, small business owner
Jacqueline Clancy is a certified legal nurse consultant who has had her own consulting practice for over a year. She received her master’s degree from Regis university in Nursing Leadership in Healthcare Systems Organizations. As a nurse, she has experience in telemetry and patient logistics. From 2019 to 2021, she served as the director of the Centralized Transfer Center with Northwell Health. In 2021, she opened her legal consulting practice, Jacqueline N. Clancy Consulting.
Renee Thompson DNP, RN, FAAN: Consultant, CEO, author, workplace bullying expert
Renee Thompson is a workplace bullying expert and CEO of the Healthy Workforce Institute, a training and consulting company designed to help healthcare companies create healthy work environments. Renee received her bachelor’s degree in registered nursing, her master’s degree in nursing education, and her doctorate of nursing practice from the University of Pittsburgh. Before the founding of her company, she served as a staff nurse and as the Head of Academic Partnerships with UPMC. She has written several books, including “Enough! Eradicate Bullying and Incivility in Healthcare: Strategies for Front Line Leaders.”
Sylvain Brousseau Ph.D., inf/RN, FFNMRCSI, M.Sc.: Canadian Nurses Association President, researcher, professor
Dr. Sylvain Brousseau is a doctor of nursing sciences and nurse administration. He received his baccalaureate in nursing from the University of Ottowa and his masters in nursing from the University of Montreal. In 2015 he finished his doctorate at the University of Montreal. His Ph.D. research concerned the effect of a quality work-life balance on nursing managers. He served as a board member of the Quebec Board of Nurses from 2006-2008. In 2005, he was elected to serve on as chair of the Quebec Nurses Association. In 2020, Dr. Brousseau was elected as the president of the Canadian Nurses Association. Dr. Brousseau also serves as an associate professor at the University du Quebec en Outaouais.
Tranise Goodlow DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC: Cardiology nurse practitioner, professor, educational consultant, speaker
Dr. Tranise Goodlow is a board-certified cardiology nurse practitioner, adjunct professor, and owner of the nurse and nurse practitioner coaching corporation Dr. G the NP. Dr. Goodlow earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Southern University and A&M College and Doctor of Nursing Practice degree with a specialty as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner from the University of Arizona. In her current roles of provider, professor, and educational consultant, Dr. Goodlow provides individualized, evidence-based practice care and interventions to her patients, as well as disseminating current cardiology evidenced-based guidelines and teaching nuances of nursing to colleagues and students.
Penny Daugherty RN, MS, OCN, ONN-CG and Reneé Omoyeni MS, BSN, RN
Penny Daugherty is an Oncology Nurse Navigator at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. She received her bachelor’s in Nursing Sciences form Florida SouthWestern State College. She has a masters degree in science and Clinical Psychology from Olympic College. In the past, she has worked as a Clinical research Coordinator and Director of Clinical research for numerous different companies. In 2018, she became a member of the Astra Zeneca Lecture Bureau. Since 2010, Penny has worked as an Oncology Nurse Navigator at Northside Hospital, where she provides navigation services to oncology patients and education to nursing interns.
Renee Omoyeni is the Executive Director and Founder of CompassRN, a nonprofit organization which raises awareness of the nursing field to students who are underrepresented in the industry. She received her BSN in nursing from Bethune-Cookman University and her master’s in health education and promotion from Walden University. Before founding CompassRN, she worked as a care manager, infusion nurse, and nurse navigator. She still works part time as an infusion nurse based out of Houston, TX.
Leonora Muhammad DNP BSN APRN AGPCNP-BC CCHP: Nurse executive, correctional healthcare specialist, leader, author
Dr. Leonora Muhammad is a correctional nursing specialist with over 15 years of leadership experience in the field. As the president of the St. Louis branch of the Black Nurses Association, she’s all about community and helping young nurses, as well as some of the community’s most medically disenfranchised people. Hear all about her nurse-centered leadership and initiatives to help vulnerable communities in this inspiring feature!
Cendrella Chamy PHN, BSN, B.Sc, MSN, MSed, CEN: Director of Nursing, nurse trainer, innovator, advocate
This nurse is leading the way for nurse leaders everywhere! Cendrella Chamy is a director of nursing working in home care who uses her leadership to advocate for nurses and nurse issues. She teaches her nurses how to recognize signs of burnout and advocates against the idea of micromanaging in a healthcare environment. Learn about the impact of the pandemic on nursing in home care and in nurse leadership in this fabulous feature!
Justin Kelly MHI, BSN, RN, CCRN, RHIA: Oncology Critical Care Nurse, Intrapreneur, Government Advocacy Fellow
Justin Kelly is a bedside nurse serious about creating change through advocacy and innovation in nursing. Through his fellowship at Ohio State University, Justin has not only managed to put himself at the forefront of nurse-led change through organizing events for nurse innovators, but has also been given the chance to talk to legislators about the problems nurses are facing as well. If you want to make change and don’t know where to start, Justin can put you on the right path.
Diane Cannon DNP, MHA, RN: Nursepreneur, consultant, educator, keynote speaker
Diane Cannon is a nursing chameleon, with experience in oncology, labor and delivery, case management, and consulting. Using her ample experience, she was able to find the opportunities that allowed her to reach her full potential. Now, she’s using her expertise to create virtual learning experiences for student nurses. This nurse is leading the way in technical innovation– read about how healthcare can use technology to optimize nurse care.
Lori Armstrong DNP, RN, NEA-BC: Nurse Executive, thought leader, consultant, coach.
Dr. Lori Armstrong told ALL in this indelible interview about what leadership looks like. She stands for the best of nursing leadership, and is out there sharing her knowledge! She inspires, provokes, and invites every nurse into the work of reshaping healthcare through connected, down-to-earth leadership. We can’t say enough about this awesome nurse leader! This interview will get you psyched to step into those leadership shoes.
Jameisha Nicole Rogers RN, BSN: Nephrology specialist, clinical consultant, travel nurse, CEO
This nurse is all about the new. Jameisha Nicole Rogers sees innovation as a gateway to the future of nursing. And she would know – she’s living proof! Jameisha left her nursing administration job of 10 years to start her very own specialist consulting firm – the Nephrology Nurse Leadership Network! Read on for more about this innovative entrepreneur and dedicated nurse.
Cerinena McLean MSN, APRN, FNP-C: Nurse Practitioner, CEO, and staffing specialist
Cerinena McClean is invested in the future of nursing. In 2020, she founded Healing Hands Medical Staffing, which works to match nurses with new jobs. Cerinena is here to give us the scoop on battling burnout, The best new aspects of healthcare innovation, and some of the biggest challenges to come to staffing post-COVID 19.
Ashley Wynn-Grimes, MSN, RN: Endocannabinoid specialty nurse, educator, author, advocate
Ashley Wynn-Grimes is, frankly, the coolest. She has worked HARD as an entrepreneur and educator in a less-accepted and underappreciated area of medicine: the endocannabinoid system, and its impact on patient wellness. Ashley brings passion, motivation, and a wealth of knowledge on this less-widely-known area of wellness. Her goal? “By 2025, The Endocannabinoid Specialty™ will be well known and accepted as a specialty in nursing.” We’re honored to lend her a microphone - so listen up!
Robin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN, FNASN, FAAN: School nurse, educator, blogger, advocate
Robin Cogan is relentlessly compassionate. dedicated, and determined to share the stories of others. It's why she's The Relentless School Nurse! This week, we talked with Robin Cogan about the changes to school nursing brought about by the pandemic, and what inspired her to share the stories of other school nurses on her blog, The Relentless School Nurse. This interview will have you rethinking the way healthcare in schools is structured, and what can be done to change it.
Clara Magdaleon, RN: School nurse, community leader, advocate, entrepreneur
It’s tough NOT to smile listening to this interview. RN Clara Magdaleon took a winding path to nursing, but found her place firmly in health advocacy, education, and leadership. She overflows with passion, and an infectious optimism about the power nurses have to affect change in their communities. As a bilingual school nurse, elected school board member, fitness enthusiast, and budding movement-builder, we’d say Clara represents something pretty special: the next generation of nursing.
Deborah Onumajuru, RN, RM, BNSC: Nurse mentor, maternal health advocate, midwife, business owner
This nurse is all about creating community and sharing knowledge. Deborah Onumajuru is a maternal nurse from Nigeria leading the way in nursing communication. She is the founder of The Budding Nurse, a social community for nursing students created with the goal of helping each nursing student reach their full potential. On the side, she runs a business creating nutritious foods for mothers with new babies. Learn how she does it all in this week’s feature!
Anna Moats-Gibson, MSN, RN: Postpartum nurse, breathwork facilitator, virtual reality advocate
Anna Moats-Gibson is a nurse’s nurse. From her work in education to her side hustle – teaching nurses about breathwork to prevent nurse burnout – Anna supports other nurses. As an educator, she’s helped usher in a new age of tech in nurse learning with virtual reality lectures and clinicals. Get ready to read about the new age of nursing in this exciting feature!