DEI Resources

AAACN is committed to advancing the field of ambulatory care nursing and ensuring that all patients receive equitable and inclusive care. In pursuit of this mission, AAACN offers webinars on DEI topics to educate and empower healthcare professionals. These webinars foster a more inclusive and culturally competent healthcare environment, enabling nurses to better serve the diverse needs of their patient populations and contribute to a more equitable healthcare system.

The DEI Committee facilitates webinars on a quarterly basis, and most are shared here with the speakers’ permission.

	Cultural Humility as a Framework for Promoting Health Equity Piri Ackerman-Barger, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, Associate Dean of Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion This speaker provided strategies for promoting inclusion levels using a cultural humility framework, and examined the development, tenants, and application of cultural humility. (This recording is free to watch; no contact hours provided.) View the Video
	LGBTQ+ Patient Identities Nikki Alcala, MSN, RN, PHN, Fenway Health, Executive Director of Nursing LGBTQ+ individuals often face bias in healthcare, hindering their access to care. Healthcare providers, including ambulatory care nurses, should offer culturally sensitive support. This webinar explored LGBTQ+ identities, addressing their connections and distinctions, and encouraged attendees to confront biases, question norms, and understand patient challenges. (This recording is free to watch; no contact hours provided.) View the Video
	Leadership in the New Era of Work Lachandra B. Baker, MBA, CDP, Keynote Speaker, Author Leadership in a new era of work is defined by adaptation, flexibility, innovation, and creativity. Modern leaders must be both inclusive and responsive to the needs of those they lead and the communities they serve. Most importantly, they must be true and authentic to themselves. Lachandra shared stories about her own journey of self-love, empowerment, and courage, as well as strategies to help attendees become more confident in being exactly the person and leaders they need to be. (This recording is free for AAACN members, $10 for non-members, and offers 1.0 NCPD Contact Hour until 9/18/2025 for those who complete the evaluation.) View Recording

The DEI Committee has published several articles in AAACN’s peer-reviewed bimonthly publication, ViewPoint, as well as in the “Perspectives in Ambulatory Care” column, which is published up to six times annually in Nursing Economic$, a peer-reviewed journal that advances nursing leadership in healthcare with a focus on tomorrow.  

Nursing Economic$. These articles are an important way to educate members on issues that impact diversity, equity, and inclusion in the healthcare realm.

Nursing Economic$ Perspectives in Ambulatory Care Nursing

2023

March/April
Gaining Insight into Member Demographics and Perceptions of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives in a Professional Organization (AAACN)
Kim Regis, Quyen Phan, Amy Cadoret, Nancy Parker, and Beth Ann Swan

ViewPoint

2023

Improving Primary Care: Health Equity and Breastfeeding
Kim Regis

May/June
Cultural Humility as a Framework for Ambulatory Care Nurses to Address Health Equity and Inclusion
Quyen Phan, Nancy Weaver Parker, and Amy Cadoret

September/October
Integrating DEI into the Fabric of Nursing Care
Amy Cadoret

The Scope and Standards of Practice for Professional Ambulatory Care Nursing explicitly identifies and defines ambulatory care nursing practice in outpatient settings. The 10th edition, published in 2023, contains a brand-new Standard on Cultural Humility, created with huge input from the Chairs of the DEI Committee at the time of publication.

This new Standard represents the first step in a larger plan to incorporate the DEI Committee into the oversight of AAACN’s resources to ensure they are representative of the diversity, equity, and inclusion ideals AAACN values.

Juneteenth

Published June 2023

AAACN’s DEI Committee wishes to express our support of the LGBTQIA+ community this month and always. We condemn any discrimination based on sexual, gender, or other identifying characteristics. Love is Love. Hate has no place in healthcare.

In nursing, we devote our lives to the promise to “First, do no harm”. We do not recite the Hippocratic oath, but instead the Nightingale pledge, where we confirm to never knowingly or mischievously engage in any evil or malicious activity.

When we make the decision to withhold care, or care differently for our patients or our colleagues due to their personal life choices, we are knowingly engaging in harm. We are aware of how these actions negatively impact others.

Our ask of all of our nursing colleagues, this month and always, is to take a stand against discrimination in all forms. Step up and advocate for those whose voices are not heard. Be the leaders you were all born to be.

Pride

Published June 2023

AAACN’s DEI Committee wishes to express our support of the LGBTQIA+ community this month and always. We condemn any discrimination based on sexual, gender, or other identifying characteristics. Love is Love. Hate has no place in healthcare.

In nursing, we devote our lives to the promise to “First, do no harm”. We do not recite the Hippocratic oath, but instead the Nightingale pledge, where we confirm to never knowingly or mischievously engage in any evil or malicious activity.

When we make the decision to withhold care, or care differently for our patients or our colleagues due to their personal life choices, we are knowingly engaging in harm. We are aware of how these actions negatively impact others.

Our ask of all of our nursing colleagues, this month and always, is to take a stand against discrimination in all forms. Step up and advocate for those whose voices are not heard. Be the leaders you were all born to be.