Nursing Specialty Showcase 
  • Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses
  • American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing
  • American Holistic Nurses Association
  • American Nephrology Nurses Association 
  • American Psychiatric Nurses Association
  • American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 
  • Association for Radiologic & Imaging Nursing 
  • Emergency Nurses’ Association
  • International Association of Forensic Nurses
  • National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses
  • National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
  • Oncology Nursing Society
  • Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc.
  • Society of Pediatric Nurses
  • Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nursing Certification Board 
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Plenary Session 
Saturday, November 13, 2021
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Not on my Watch: Human Rights and Health Justice in Nursing
What does it mean to be a health care hero? You have probably learned that part of your responsibility as a nurse is to be an advocate. Often the concept of advocacy that we learn in nursing school is focused on individual patient rights and needs, but this is a narrow focus that must be expanded. This session will explore the nurse’s advocacy role in defending human rights and promoting health justice. We will discuss how social and structural determinants of health result in health disparities and inequitable care in the United States. Strategies for developing broad advocacy skills and building an equity-based mindset will be presented with the goal of changing the focus from nursing the patient to nursing the nation.
Speaker: Anna Valdez, Ph.D, RN, PHN, CEN, CFRN, CNE, FAEN, FAADN
Sponsor: ENA