Dr. Jose Arnold Tariga is a nurse with more than 13 years of experience in acute and long-term critical care settings, clinical education and training, and healthcare quality. He is highly certified, with a Ph.D. in development education, two master's and a bachelor's in nursing, and a professional diploma in healthcare administration. He is also a certified professional in healthcare quality and a certified nurse educator. From the Philippines, he is now based in the United Arab Emirates, working full-time as an Education Coordinator in a post-acute service provider, and part-time as an adjunct faculty in a nursing university. In 2019 he was recognized as the Healthcare Professional of the Year by The Filipino Times Awards and is currently a scholar in Sigma’s Nightingale Challenge 2020 – 2021.

Dr. Wilson sat down with NurseDeck to talk about health inequities, how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted existing health disparities, and where we can go next regarding self care and burnout.

Dr. Shannon Harrington is a nurse with 19 years of experience inthe clinical setting, academia, and leadership. She is a writer andCEO, running a business named T.R.Y. Again Health & Fitness,LLC. She works with companies and leaders to improve holistichealth outcomes, and transform and develop nurse leaders.

Patricia Taylor has been a nurse in long term care and acute care for 55 years- and is now turning her experience entrepreneurship. She shares her experience in nursing school and as a new nurse with NurseDeck, as well as her thoughts on what needs to change in nursing Read on for Patricia's belief in the importance of nurses as patient advocates.