Barbara A. Brunt

In this edition of the News Journal, we invite you to reflect on enhancing your nursing practice. The pursuit of enhanced nursing practice looks different for novice nurses than it does for more experienced professionals. Factors like role changes and engagement in professional development are additional factors that influence career-enhancing strategies.

Editorial Barbara Brunt, MA, MN, RN, NE-BC, Barbara Brunt, NPDA-BC® Yvonne Smith PhD, APRN-CNS Each May, we pause to recognize our profession and celebrate nurses around the world. The American Nurses Association (ANA) theme for Nurses’ Week 2026 is The Power of NursesTM. This theme celebrates nurses’ leadership and impact on healthcare, recognizing the invaluable contributions nurses make in the lives of others; while addressing the challenges they face every day (ANA, 2026).

When the American Nurses Association (ANA) published the fourth edition of Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice (ANA, 2021), one of the previous standards was updated to Standard 9: Respectful and Equitable Practice. This standard states that “The registered nurse practices with cultural humility and inclusiveness” (ANA, 2021, p. 93). In addition, this standard is a requirement for all ANA-associated specialty standards.