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15 September 2016
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Leading nurses identify top 10 priorities to move nursing forward
New STTI publication is a call for action for nurses to develop a clear, unified voice
to improve healthcare
INDIANAPOLIS — Focusing on the obstacles nurses face and challenging long-held beliefs that
have stymied forward progress in the profession, authors Susan B. Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN,
and Jennifer S. Mensik, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, surveyed more than 50 national and
international nurse leaders to determine the most pressing issues in the profession today. From
that feedback, the authors compiled a list of top 10 priorities for this all-new edition.
The Power of Ten, 2nd Edition: A Conversational Approach to Tackling the Top Ten Priorities in
Nursing, published by the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI),
illuminates the top 10 priorities through essays, action items, discussion points, and data. This
broad exploration of topics positions nurses to boldly continue the conversation and set the
stage for the future of nursing.
Building off of the culture of health movement – a movement to improve the health and wellbeing of everyone in America – Hassmiller and Mensik include priorities such educational
reform, academic progression, diversity, interprofessional collaboration, systems thinking, voice
of nursing, global stewardship, practice authority, delivery of care, and professional handoff.
“Nurses, the largest group of health professionals — and rated the highest on honesty and
ethical standards in Gallup polls — must play a prominent role in collaborating with others to
address the health needs of this country,” Hassmiller and Mensik said. “Nurses need to speak
with a unified voice that underscores the importance of creating healthy societies at community,
state, national, and global levels.”
The book is available at http://www.nursingknowledge.org/sttibooks.
The Power of Ten, 2nd Edition: A Conversational Approach to Tackling the Top Ten Priorities in
Nursing
Susan B. Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Jennifer S. Mensik, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Published by STTI, September 2016
ISBN-13: 9781940446752
EPUB ISBN: 9781940446769
PDF ISBN: 9781940446776
MOBI ISBN: 9781940446783
Price: US $34.95
Trade paperback, 240
Trim size: 9 x 6
About the authors:
Susan B. Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Senior Adviser
for Nursing; Director, Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action; and Co-Director of the
Foundation’s Future of Nursing Scholars program.
Jennifer S. Mensik, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, is Executive Director of Nursing, Medicine, and
Pharmacy Programs for OnCourse Learning and faculty for DNP and undergraduate programs
at Arizona State University College of Nursing and Health Innovation.
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The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) is a nonprofit organization
whose mission is advancing world health and celebrating nursing excellence in scholarship,
leadership, and service. Founded in 1922, STTI has more than 135,000 active members in more
than 85 countries. Members include practicing nurses, instructors, researchers, policymakers,
entrepreneurs and others. STTI’s roughly 510 chapters are located at approximately 706 institutions
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States, and Wales. More information about STTI can be found online at www.nursingsociety.org.