2025 Nurses Week Presentation - The Power of Nurses: The Legacy We Carry, the Future We Create

This presentation explores the multifaceted power of nursing, examining its historical roots, contemporary expressions, and future potential. It begins by illustrating how nursing power manifests across various care settings and highlighting the significant historical contributions of nurses, with a special focus on the enduring legacy of Florence Nightingale.

The presentation then differentiates between Intelligence Quotient (IQ), Emotional Quotient (EQ), and Adaptability Quotient (AQ) as critical sources of power that shape the developmental journey of nurses from novices to experts. It emphasizes the importance of each quotient in enhancing nursing practice and leadership.

Finally, the presentation identifies key elements that contribute to sustaining and expanding the future impact of nursing. These include the integration of Caring Science principles, the cultivation of a strong professional identity, and the strategic adoption of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI). The presentation aims to inspire nurses to embrace their power and shape the future of healthcare.

Learning Outcome(s): 

• Describe how nursing power is expressed across diverse care settings and historical contributions, including the legacy of Florence Nightingale.
• Differentiate between IQ, EQ, and AQ as sources of power in the developmental journey from novice to expert nurse.
• Identify how Caring Science, professional identity, and emerging technologies such as AI contribute to sustaining and expanding the future impact of nursing.

Successful Completion: 100% attendance of a 1-hour program and submission of a completed evaluation form emailed to you (from JOT FORMS) following the presentation. An award certificate will be emailed back to you for 1 hour of CE.

This educational activity does not include any content that relates to the products and/or services of a commercial interest that would create a conflict of interest. There is no commercial support being received for this event. 

Hawaiʻi - American Nurses Association (Hawaiʻi-ANA) is a state member of the Northeast Multistate Division. The Northeast Multistate Division is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Hawaiʻi - American Nurses Association (Hawaiʻi-ANA) is a state member of the Northeast Multistate Division. The Northeast Multistate Division is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

No Disclosures

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