Purpose: The purpose of The Nursing Office.Com is to transform healthcare through nursing leadership utilizing “The Nurse is IN: A Model for Affordable Community and Public Health Delivery System.”

Background: A Community Health Survey in 1994-1998, entitled "Challenging the Heath Care Apartheid," has found that " recognizing ethno-cultural barriers is an important step in reforming and democratizing the healthcare system," and that "the irony (of widening disparity) becomes more glaring because the leading killers of people of color have been attributed to diseases that are largely preventable."  The study used NYS DOH concepts of Access, Cultural Competency, and Quality of Care.  The findings established factors critical to health outcomes: lack of health insurance, education level, and poverty; lack of culturally competent services; lack of ethnic minority health care providers; low utilization of care, health promotion, and disease prevention services.  

The Nursing Office.Com seeks to "break the health care apartheid" by expanding roles and functions of Nurses --- making them catalysts for change, thereby shaping the future of Nursing and Health care.

The Nursing Office.Com envisions an environment of "transcultural nursing" articulated by the Leininger School in the 1970s, promoting culturally sensitive nursing care that bridges differences between cultural belief systems of caregiver and client, addressing issues of disparity and inequity, and countering the ineffectiveness of the current system in the multi-cultural structures of our communities.

The Nursing Office.Com seeks to utilize the multiple roles of Nurses as trainers, educators, healers, innovators, leaders and engaging them as Communicators, Bridges, Facilitators, Connectors to reach invisible, voiceless, uninsured, high-risk persons with little or no access to culturally competent health care services, through Community Healthcare Workers (CHWs) chosen from and trained to work with their own people.

The Nursing Office.Com will build Basic Community Living Infrastructures (BCLI) where natural holistic solutions based on socio-cultural & economic values of individuals and families, are practiced in environments that are collaborative, participative, culturally sensitive, and integrative within a Community Health Center, run by the community, for the community.

The Nursing Office.Com seeks to ease current nursing shortages by maximizing their roles in health care; create more jobs; reduce unemployment; and reduce health care costs through effective resource use, through delivery programs, such as, Capacity-Building & Training, Health Education & Promotion, Advocacy & Political Action, Outreach & Network Development, Research, Sustainability, and Effective Communications. Strategies include supporting Nursing Office venues in various physical offices, Internet-based websites, Referral sites, and Social Mediasites; designing effective Health Fairs; enhancing Nurses' leadership skills; and utilizing Allied health and healthcare workers in forging community partnerships.

"The Nurse is In: How May We Help You?" 

The Nursing Office Non-Profit Blueprint: Checklist Companion-a practical tool for nurse leaders to track their progress, stay motivated, and move step-by-step toward launching their own advocacy platform.

✅ Progress Checklist: Building My Nursing Office

Goal: Launch a nurse-led, non-profit enterprise aligned with your passion and powered by purpose.

Phase 1: Vision & Mission

          [ ] I’ve identified my advocacy niche

          [ ] I’ve written a draft mission statement

          [ ] I’ve named my Nursing Office

          [ ] I’ve defined the population I want to serve

          [ ] I’ve reflected on why this work matters to me

Phase 2: Structure & Planning

           [ ] I’ve chosen a legal structure (e.g., 501(c)(3), fiscal sponsor)

           [ ] I’ve outlined my board or advisory team

           [ ] I’ve drafted bylaws or guiding principles

           [ ] I’ve created a basic strategic plan (goals, programs, timeline)

           [ ] I’ve explored funding options (grants, donations, partnerships)

Phase 3: Branding & Outreach

           [ ] I’ve designed a logo or visual identity

           [ ] I’ve created a flyer or one-pager

           [ ] I’ve written a short blurb or elevator pitch

           [ ] I’ve built a simple website or landing page

           [ ] I’ve shared my vision with at least 3 people

Phase 4: AI Integration

           [ ] I’ve used AI to draft documents (mission, bylaws, proposals)

           [ ] I’ve explored AI tools for scheduling, writing, or outreach

           [ ] I’ve practiced using Copilot or similar assistants

           [ ] I’ve identified 2–3 tasks AI can help me with weekly

           [ ] I’ve reflected on how AI supports my leadership style

 Phase 5: Launch & Leadership

           [ ] I’ve hosted or planned my first event, workshop, or outreach

           [ ] I’ve applied for at least one grant or funding opportunity

           [ ] I’ve invited others to join or support my Nursing Office

           [ ] I’ve documented my impact (testimonials, metrics, stories)

           [ ] I’ve committed to mentoring or inspiring other nurse leaders

Shared (One) Mission, Shared Governance, Shared Resources

You are the Center/Core of your Organization

1. LEARN from sector thought leaders
2. EXPLORE partnerships with corporate social responsibility leaders
3. CONNECT with Funders
4. BRAIN STORM with Board Members
5. DISCUSS organizational challenges with Chief Executives
6. GATHER advise from governance consultants
7. NETWORK with Staff leaders
8. DISCOVER new findings from research

• Organizational and governance challenges
• Strategies, solutions and opportunities 
• Designing a strong Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding