--- title: "ICYMI: The Top 5 Blog Posts From This Summer" description: Top 5 Blogs From Summer image: https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hubfs/img_8652.jpg --- ![](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hubfs/img_8652.jpg) ### ICYMI: The Top 5 Blog Posts From This Summer *Posted By* Erica Bettencourt Wed, Sep 30, 2015 @ 10:52 AM - - - It's officially Autumn season and we are sadly saying goodbye to our Summer sandals and pulling out clothes to keep us warm. If you're going to miss Summer like us, hopefully taking a look back at our hottest blogs of the season will help ease the pain.  **1. 14yr old African American Develop A New Surgical Technique To Sew Up Hysterectomy Patients** ![img_8652](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/img_8652.jpg?width=247&name=img_8652.jpg)This incredible young man, Tony Hansberry II, is a 14-year-old student who used an endo stitch in a way no one has ever done before and the results are a game changer. [![Read Story](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/100318/d1e73b73-3563-424e-8146-4c4d10cc6700.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/100318/d1e73b73-3563-424e-8146-4c4d10cc6700)   **2. Study Confirms What We Knew All Along: Nurses Are Key to Hospital Success** ![](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hubfs/53337bc822bb693ebef56c02aef29e521f49b706-resized-600.jpg.png)We all know and love Nurses, but isn’t it wonderful when a research study validates something you already know? We think you’ll enjoy this article. [![Read Story](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/100318/9dd4d4f9-90c2-4a99-b282-f16a00760f07.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/100318/9dd4d4f9-90c2-4a99-b282-f16a00760f07)   ** 3. 5 Things Labor Nurses Want You To Know**  ![](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hs-fs/hub/100318/file-2607305840.jpg) "As a labor and delivery nurse, here is what I wish I could say to every mother out there, what I'm sure many of us would want to say to the families we care for..." [![Read Story](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/100318/f26d3d66-931e-4d16-85d7-d392cec3d263.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/100318/f26d3d66-931e-4d16-85d7-d392cec3d263)   **4. Nurse Practitioners More In Demand Than Most Physicians** ![](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hubfs/nurses-resized-600.jpg)  It comes as no surprise that primary care doctors are, and have always been, highest in demand. However, recent data shows that this paradigm is shifting. [![Read Story](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/100318/87bd15d7-13ff-405b-9e0b-52ae2eba129b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/100318/87bd15d7-13ff-405b-9e0b-52ae2eba129b)   **5. Empty Pill Bottles Desperately Needed (Take your meds & help others!)** ![](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hubfs/screen-shot-2015-08-20-at-2-42-17-am.png) In other parts of the world patients are handed their pills and must use whatever they have to keep the medication safe. In three easy steps you can make a difference for those patients.  [![Read Story](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/100318/51d83381-ea26-4460-927f-929a1b56fc64.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/100318/51d83381-ea26-4460-927f-929a1b56fc64) ### Recent Posts [![](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hubfs/GettyImages-1428257600.jpg) ##### Advancing Mental Health Equity for Every Community Thu, Jul 02, 2026 @ 09:34 AM Every July, the United States observes National Minority Mental Health Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the unique mental health challenges experienced by racial and ethnic minority... Read More ](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/advancing-mental-health-equity-for-every-community) [![](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hubfs/GettyImages-2196910512.jpg) ##### Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in Nursing School and Beyond Wed, Jun 24, 2026 @ 01:29 PM There's a moment almost every nursing student experiences. You're standing at the bedside, maybe it's your first clinical day, maybe it's your first week on the floor as a new grad, and a small, cold... Read More ](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/overcoming-imposter-syndrome-in-nursing-school-and-beyond) [![](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hubfs/GettyImages-2173000043.jpg) ##### We're Still Burning: A Nurse's Take on the 2026 Burnout Statistics Wed, Jun 17, 2026 @ 10:33 AM I've been a Nurse long enough to remember when "burnout" wasn't something we talked about openly. You pushed through a brutal shift, grabbed a lukewarm coffee from the break room, and did it all... Read More ](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/were-still-burning-a-nurses-take-on-the-2026-burnout-statistics) #### Subscribe to Email Our Newsletter [![Education_Award_Square](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Education_Award_Square.jpeg?width=485&height=317&name=Education_Award_Square.jpeg) ](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/education-award)