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Remembering Konrad Adenauer: A Beacon of Hope and Resilience for Nursing Leadership
In my research in resilience, drawing from Holocaust survivor accounts and historical records, I’ve come to deeply appreciate the power of moral courage: the ability to do what is right, even when standing alone. Our research has shown a strong correlation between resilience and moral courage, yet it often comes with great personal risk. Today’s…
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Moral Courage in Nursing: Doing What’s Right When Everyone Is Watching
“Moral courage is doing what’s right when everyone is watching.” — Teresa Stephens In nursing and healthcare today, moral courage looks like telling the truth about the systemic issues leading to our growing workforce crisis, naming harms even when it’s inconvenient, and choosing people over profit. It resists “business as usual” when precedent or hierarchy…
