About

Our Mission

Our mission is simple yet powerful – Nurses Supporting Nurses

Our Calling

Supporting new levels of healing, caring and thriving for Nurses.

Our Story

Four years ago, I asked myself, what can I do with the precious time I have left on this planet? The answer was simple and clear. Leverage the skills you have gained as a Nurse and having spent decades in healthcare tech and build a platform that supports the health, well-being and evolution of Nurses and the profession. I took my ideas to Caring Science visionary; Jean Watson and we began to build a unified vision. Jean introduced me to Mary Rockwood Lane who had a similar vision with more focus around healing with the arts, and we decided to join forces. We became a Public Benefit Corporation in 2021. Since then, we have enjoyed the support, creativity and advice of many, many others who have helped to shape our path forward. One that continues to evolve.

We knew we wanted to be a different kind of organization, with Love as our guiding force.

While it may not be intuitive, this model we created in no way diminishes the importance of strong business acumen or the importance of the knowledge, science and skills unique to our profession. What it does, is offers a strong foundation upon which all else can sit. As you experience The Nursing Way in all its different ways and offerings, it is our intention that you feel this model as the underpinning of all we do.

Guided by the intention to create intentional space where Nurses can come together, learn together, and support each other - honoring the beauty, grace, and artistry of caring for self and others, we began building. As The Nursing Way platform emerged from concepts, ideas and dreams into reality we had to make compromises, as we are still waiting for our lottery number to be called. We have the designs and technical specification to build a wonderful user-friendly app in support of our vision, but that time has not yet come. In the meantime, we have been able to accomplish a lot with an amazing team of volunteers.

While far from perfect, from a usability perspective, our current platform is rich content (videos, blogs, podcasts, articles), supports community interactions, is a gathering place for the recording of our live events so that they can be accessed anytime. It is hard not to be amazed at the caliber of speakers we attracted and the sage wisdom that is shared. While we continue to create new content, we have also expanded what we offer. Most notably is our on-line Nurses Art Gallery. The vision of Mary Rockwood Land, this gallery is a testament to the creativity that is thriving within our profession.

Our plans going forward keep evolving as we co-create our future with our community of Nurse. The vision for The Nursing Way is big. So, with minimal funding but maximum intentionality, we are honored to be standing at this starting point with you.

Kathy Douglas, Co-founder