Stories written by Janie Heath, PhD, APRN-BC, FAAN, FNAP, FAANP Dean of University of Kentucky College of Nursing, and President of Kentucky Nurses Action Coalition
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Breaking the Silence on Suicide in the Nursing Profession
After 45 years in nursing as an acute and critical care advanced practitioner, educator, researcher, and academic leader, I shifted my focus to a new mission: to raise awareness about mental health and well-being to help prevent suicide. Many have asked why.