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Nursing salons are an opportunity for collegiality, comfort, collaboration, connectivity, and conversations about what's on the hearts and minds of the participants. The Nurses of Color Nursing Salon is a first endeavor in Minnesota to host a salon that provides a safe space for nurses and other health-care professionals of color to have conversations about their experiences with racism, discrimination, and institutionalized supremacy. Since the inception of the Nurses of Color salon on Juneteenth 2018, the hosts and their participants have created lively gatherings where all have engaged in big conversations about the challenges they face as nurses of color, and about racism past and present. The sacred space of the salon has fostered a renewal of their spirits and a restoration of their endless passion for what and who we are as nurses., (© Copyright 2019 Creative Health Care Management.)

The aim of this article is to offer an alternate perspective for nurses to consider when assigning the label "non-compliant" to a patient. This discussion contains three examples of experiences of people who were designated non-compliant patients, and how they were then thought of as problems, and a fourth example in which the patient's autonomy was respected. The unintended negative consequences of labeling people as non-compliant are examined through the lens of three ethical principles: (a) respect for autonomy, (b) beneficence, and (c) non-maleficence., (© 2018 Creative Health Care Management.)

Transcultural nursing inspires us for humanness. The breadth of a culture is handed down through stories. Storytelling creates understanding and mutuality within a culture and between cultures. Deeper understanding can lead to better patient outcomes across variances in health, wellness, and social standing. The intentional use of storying by six nurses in a project called Story Care led to more appreciative understanding of the other's culture and raised awareness of self in interaction with another. The nurses, patients, and their families had deliberate opportunities to learn more about another who was culturally different, to understand how historical perspectives influence the dynamics of interactions, and to explore a sense of commonality and mutuality in nurse-patient engagements. As we strive for cultural intelligence, diversity, and inclusion in our organizations, transcultural nursing helps nurses connect to and be mindful of cultural ways in which we understand a patient's or population's vulnerability, determination, spirit, and strengths that give meaning to their whole health.