Roots of a Crisis in the Profession of Nursing: A Conversation with Dr. Sharon Goldfarb, experienced clinician, educator, and public health advocate.

The ravages and toll of the Covid pandemic with its associated breakdown in civility, complicated by a flawed pipeline in Nursing education, define the current challenges facing our beleaguered Nursing workforce in the U.S. An insufficient investment of both time and money, a misplaced hero worship, disinformation, and an unrealistic expectation for sustained effort in the face of perpetual tragedy contribute to a slow but steady erosion of the foundation of Nursing. Dr. Sharon Goldfarb knows this all too well. Ranging from her early days working via an outreach van with a group of HIV-positive substance-using people in Harlem to her distinguished career as an educator to her clinical and administrative field work with the unhoused to her current role as a vocal advocate for the national pandemic response, Goldfarb has witnessed the arc of change in the world of Nursing. She continues to work tirelessly to ensure the sustainability and future of the vocation from all these vantage points. Join Paul for a rousing discussion on the state of Nursing in 2021 and the implications for this vital and essential part of our nation's health care system.