An exclusive interview

The systemic change needed to keep nurses in the profession

“My mom was a nurse - we immigrated here from Jamaica when I was a child - and she was a school teacher back then, when we were in Jamaica. When we came here, she decided nursing was ultimately what she’d always dreamed of doing professionally, and she went for it. She was my first inspiration in terms of the field of nursing.”

Dr. Daihnia Dunkley, Ph.D., RN, is an experienced nurse leader and healthcare services professional with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. She founded The League of Extraordinary Black Nurses (LEBN), a nonprofit nursing organization whose mission is to cultivate, nurture, and inspire current and future Black nurses, to improve the representation of Black nurses in positions of leadership, and to advocate for equitable and quality healthcare for people of color. She’s also the founder and principal consultant of Daihnia’s Joy, LLC., a consulting company with the aim of driving positive change in healthcare, empowering expectant mothers, and inspiring nursing professionals to achieve their goals. Find her at www.iamdoctord.com and on Instagram and Facebook as @iamdoctord.

PLUS: Hear from Norma and Brian Corletto, a nurse and police officer passionate about raising community awareness for ASD.

LPN Norma Corletto has been working at PIH Health Urgent Cares in California since 2019, most recently serving as a medical practice manager. Her husband, Brian Corletto, serves as a police lieutenant with the Whittier Police Department in California. They work together to educate their communities about autism spectrum disorder, and in 2022 created a police patch as one means of raising awareness. Email Norma.Corletto@PIHHealth.org if you want to bring this to your community.

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