COVID-19 has had a greater impact on the quality of life of socioeconomically-challenged populations. The pandemic has further brought to light existing health disparities and has resulted in a wider gap in social equity. Innovative cross-sector collaborations can help reduce the negative effect of COVID-19 on vulnerable people. Learn the challenges faced by these populations, along with approaches during the pandemic to meet their needs. Participants can earn free CNE. 

Presenter

Ruiz has over seven years of leadership experience directly overseeing grant programs, specifically in reducing avoidable hospital readmissions, improving community health with a focus on physical activity, and early childhood and parental support. She has extensive experience with community collaborative initiatives including collective impact and strategic planning. Ruiz is an education coordinator at Midland Memorial Hospital and focuses on promoting professional development, accreditation, quality awards, and employee recognition. She is adjunct faculty at The University of Texas Permian Basin and has taught in the graduate nursing program at Grand Canyon University for the past seven years. Ruiz was named a Breakthrough Leader in Nursing in 2014, and a Permian Basin Great 25 Nurses awardee in 2019. She was also nominated for the Don Quixote Outstanding Educator Award by the Hispanic Heritage of Odessa in 2019 and the Jeannine Rivet National Leadership Award in 2020. She currently serves on The Education Partnership of the Permian Basin and Governor Greg Abbott’s Early Childhood Intervention Advisory Committee. 

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Consistent with recommendations to limit public gatherings to avoid spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Nurse Talks Empowerment Series will be accessible for individual nurses to login directly rather than attend a facilitated session. Please share this link with colleagues so they can register. 

The Nurse Talks Empowerment Series is designed to bring diverse groups of nurses together to engage in thoughtful conversation about important topics. Nurse Talks sessions are live webinars viewed with other nurses. After the short presentation and Q&A session, attendees will have a brief discussion with other nurses in attendance in a breakout room.

Are you interested in becoming a Nurse Talks Champion? Learn more how here.

Free CNE: This activity qualifies for 1.0 contact hour.

Texas Nurses Association/Foundation Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

To receive credit for this continuing nursing education activity, the participant must:

• Sign in;
• Attend the entire activity;
• Complete and submit an online activity evaluation form
  
  
Once successful completion is achieved, a “Certificate of Successful Completion” will be awarded for 1.0 contact hour

Nurse Talks Champions

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To continue the Nurse Talks’ conversations or if you missed a session and want to know what the buzz is about, login and select Groups and join the Other : Nurse Talks Empowerment Series.