Why We Need Nurses in the Media

There is nothing more important to the health and public health of our world than nurses using their voice, knowledge, and expertise to communicate reliable, fact-based information in the media. The speed at which health information is communicated is like nothing we have seen in the past; with social media and our 24-hour news cycle, we need expert nursing voices now more important than ever.

But – even though nurses are considered the most trusted profession, again, for the 22nd year in a row, the field of nursing is rarely recognized by the public, journalists, or even social media sites as subject matter experts.

This is why I am so excited to announce that The Nursing Beat is now the exclusive media partner of the Love n’ Leary podcast. The Nursing Beat is an online news site for nurses, by nurses, that includes short daily run ...