The future of nursing is in homes and schools, outpatient settings, and inpatient acute care, each an equally essential part of a push by the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON) to empower nurses to meet people where they are, drive health equity across all settings, and champion the shift toward whole-person, community-based care.
JHSON is working to change that future for the better, right now, by paving a better pathway there.
That means a return to the roots of health care via its pioneering Neighborhood Nursing program, which will link every resident with a nurse/community health worker team to promote prevention and eliminate inequities.
A School Health Nurse program re-establishes the healthy bonds that keep young students feeling well and in school, spreading goodwill, good health, and essential education into their communities.
The inaugural Outside Track introduces students to clinicals entirely outside of the inpatient setting, building nurses ready and able to handle anything, anywhere.
At insideoutsidenursing.org, JHSON leaders and students spell out these plans and discuss how they are having an impact right now.