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How Marian Shaughnessy Helped Launch a National Push for Nurses on Boards
Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, Director of the Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy, shares the story of how Marian Shaughnessy’s pioneering inquiry into nurse representation on boards became a catalyst for the creation of the Nurses on Boards Coalition (NOBC). Marian Shaughnessy was committed to increasing nurses’ influence in healthcare policy from her early days as…
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Q&A with Healing Politics: Empowering Nurses to Run and Lead
Nurses bring a perspective to governance that is grounded in care, advocacy, and real-world impact. In this Q&A series, we typically hear from nurse leaders who are shaping decisions that influence organizations, communities, and the profession through board service. In this feature, we hear about how nurses can use their skills and knowledge to influence…
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Why Startup Advisory Boards Need Nurses at the Table
Much of the conversation about nurses serving on boards often assumes traditional governance: hospital boards, nonprofit boards, or community boards. That framing overlooks where a growing share of consequential healthcare decisions are being made today—inside early-stage companies, long before products scale, capital is fully deployed, or care models are fixed. As a nurse executive and…
