Sharing Our Work

Sharing Our Work

WE CARE advances nurse wellness through evidence-based scholarship and national dissemination. Our work has been published in leading nursing journals and presented at national conferences including Institute for Healthcare Improvement, AcademyHealth, International Research Group on Nursing Issues, American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Conference, and Sigma Theta Tau International. Through publications, presentations, media features, and podcasts, WE CARE contributes to the broader conversation on healthy work environments and nurse well-being.

Selected Publications

• Evaluating the WE CARE Program’s impact on job satisfaction and intent to leave.
  Journal of Advanced Nursing.
• A mixed methods analysis of recognition satisfaction and preferences among nurses.
  Journal of Nursing Administration.
• Workforce Engagement for Compassionate Advocacy, Resilience, and Empowerment (WE CARE): An evidence-based wellness program.
  Nursing Administration Quarterly.
• Navigating challenges: The impact of Community Resiliency Model training on nurse leaders.
  Nurse Leader.
• Shift type and resilience training effect on nurse outcomes.
  Western Journal of Nursing Research.
• Elevating the voice of the frontline: Increasing survey participation among nursing staff.
  Alabama Nurse, 52 (2), 4-8.

UAB Media and News

• WE CARE focuses on well-being of UAB Medicine nurses
• HRSA grant promotes nurse well-being

Podcasts

• Nursing Conversations is a WE CARE podcast featuring nurse leaders and experts discussing wellness, leadership, innovation, and evidence-based approaches to supporting the nursing workforce. Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.