Vol. 10 No. 2 (2023): Partnership and Innovation

Published: 2023-12-21

Artwork is a square piece using paper, marker, natural fibers, and dried flowers. The image is a nature scene with a dark forest in the upper left, and hills, sky, and a river. A large, flying crow with its mouth open is prominent in the center, and carries a large anatomically-correct human heart with its feet. The crow, known to hold death ceremonies or funerals for its kin, is protecting and making space for the heart, symbolizing the vulnerability and preciousness of our lives that become apparent when  we  lose those beloved  to us. The river represents the tears that cleanse and refresh not only the joy and gratitude for loving and having been loved, but also the heartache of loss. Night and day, constellations and clouds, the Earth,and that which grows from it, represent change, the one thing we can rely on.

Art Feature:

Grief, 2021
Mixed media, paper, marker, natural fibers, and dried flowers.
By Sara K. Bauer

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Guest Editor: Oriana Beaudet, DNP, RN, FAAN


From the Guest Editor


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The Power of Nursing Innovation in Planetary Health

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Patient Care Device Technology Transformation: Nurses Seek Partners to Achieve Patient Care Excellence

Abby Winterberg, Kelly Landsman, Nancy Downing, Lindsey Roddy, Rosemary Kennedy

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Community Voices

Changing the World One Story at a Time

Cherri Jacobs Pruitt

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Art

Artist's Statement: Grief

Sara Bauer

2023-12-21


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