Power Of Nurses

Her Last Act Was to Care for Another: A Nurse’s Courage That Lives On

American Nurses Association — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:00:01 GMT

On the most difficult days, nurses are often the ones who move toward the moment, not away from it. The life and legacy of U.S. Army Captain Jennifer “Jenny” Moreno demonstrates what that calling can look like at its highest expression. Her story is one of purpose, courage, and the quiet conviction that one life is always worth fighting for.

A Nurse Saved Our Family Ranch

American Nurses Association — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Farmers and ranchers put in long hours, in unpredictable conditions. From sunup to sundown, their work never stops.

Aric Cargile, a fifth-generation farmer and rancher in West Texas describes his work as “taking up one hundred percent of your time. Ensuring your animals are properly fed, watered, and taken care of is 24/7. After that, you have to tend to your crops. You can only take what nature gives you and you got to be highly adaptable, to weather, to temperatures, to the mechanics of everything.”

A Teacher Told Her She Couldn't Be a Nurse With One Arm. Now She's the Nurse Her Hospital Calls When a Child Loses a Limb

American Nurses Association — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:42:44 GMT

On Sundays He Played in the NFL. During the Week, He Fought for His Life.

American Nurses Association — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:11:50 GMT

On Sundays, 24-year-old Rolf Benirschke played under stadium lights as the kicker for the San Diego Chargers.

A Nurse Who Found Purpose After Burnout

American Nurses Association — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:30:00 GMT

She Built a Nursing Career Across Three Countries.

American Nurses Association — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT

When Racquel Ballinger thinks about what inspired her to become a nurse, the answer is clear: her mother, Charito Deocaris Hermosura, RN, BSN, CHN. Long before Racquel stepped into her current role as a director of nursing, she watched her mother live out the profession. For Charito, nursing was a calling that carried her across countries, cultures, and extraordinary challenges.

A Diagnosis, A Doll, and the Difference Nurses Make

American Nurses Association — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT

When Josie McLaren plays with her doll, she becomes a nurse.

She prepares the doll for chemotherapy, cleaning her port, ensuring she drinks water, and explaining each step. When the doll cries, Josie comforts her. She speaks gently and reassures her doll that she’s going to “kick cancer’s butt.”

Josie is only three years old. But she learned all this and more from the nurses caring for her.

She Shows Up for Her Patients By Braiding Their Hair.

American Nurses Association — Mon, 25 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT

She Wants Her Daughter to Be the Kind of Person Her Nurse Is

American Nurses Association — Mon, 11 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT

He Was Told He’d Never Walk Again. He Became a Nurse Anyway.

American Nurses Association — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT

In October 2022, Ray’Mon Lewis, BSN, RN, was a nursing student with momentum, purpose, and a clear path forward. Then, in an instant, everything changed.

A devastating car accident left him paralyzed from the chest down, with doctors delivering his life-altering reality: there was a less than 1% chance he would ever walk again.

His story reveals what nursing becomes when lived experience and clinical expertise meet at the bedside.