Ashley Kimmel, BSN, RN, is this month’s Nursing Experience Program Partner Spotlight! Ashley currently works as the Manager of Clinical Education and Nursing Excellence, as well as Nurse Residency Program Coordinator at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital.

Ashley Kimmel, BSN, RN, is this month’s Nursing Experience Program Partner Spotlight! Ashley currently works as the Manager of Clinical Education and Nursing Excellence, as well as Nurse Residency Program Coordinator at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital.
Ashley Kimmel, BSN, RN, is this month's Nursing Experience Program Partner Spotlight! Ashley currently works as the Manager of Clinical Education and Nursing Excellence, as well as Nurse Residency Program Coordinator at USC Verdugo...
Last month, my mother suffered a fall, necessitating two surgeries. Her care was delivered by competent, caring, compassionate practitioners. As I watched, it felt like the system was completely conspiring against their success....
Donya Diop, RN, is Practicing Excellence’s Nursing Experience Program Partner Spotlight for February! Donya is an experienced, dedicated nurse from Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles, who’s favorite part of the...
There has never been broader discourse about nursing than now, and yet, nurses are still feeling unheard and frustrated. Recently two of my younger nurse colleagues termed this gaslighting. In case you haven’t heard, gaslighting was...
From the front lines to the C-suite, staffing troubles have been plaguing the nursing profession. Over the past couple of years, nurses have faced immense staffing challenges fueled by the pandemic, employee burnout, and changing...
The pandemic provided an opportunity for innovation and change, bringing about new ways to do business. In conversations with nurse leaders, I have seen firsthand how these innovations have impacted the nursing profession....