National Nurses Week 2022: A Feature With Deborah Washington on Building DEI for Both Health Equity and Employment

"We're not going to let old traditions and rivalries stand in the way of us moving forward and breaking down some of those barriers." — Deborah Washington, PhD, RN, DEI health and community partnerships manager, Massachusetts General Hospital

Deborah Washington, PhD, RN, Mass General's DEI health and community partnerships manager, has been a fixture in the hospital's DEI initiatives since the mid-1990s and is responsible for programs that serve underserved community members and work to sweep away longstanding inequities.

In the fifth and final story of a weeklong series commemorating nurse leaders during National Nurses Week, Washington spoke to HealthLeaders about how nurse leaders can begin to implement DEI in their organizations.

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PODCAST: Now is the Time for Nurse-Led Innovation

Paul Coyne, DNP, MBA, MSF, RN, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, senior vice president and chief nurse executive of Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City joined me on a HealthLeaders podcast, titled, "Now is the Time for Nurse-Led Innovation."

Coyne, an innovating problem-solver who has successfully taken his ideas to the wider market, offers advice on building a culture of innovation, developing skills as an innovator, and how to take the first step. Be sure and listen.

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