Four newly-developed public service announcements featuring the journey of American Indian nurses are being highlighted on America’s only television network devoted to American Indian health. 

The public service announcements are part of a documentary, titled “Essence of Healing: Journey of American Indian Nurses.”

The NDSU School of Nursing and NDSU School of Nursing at Sanford Health are among a collaborative group which developed the program that follows American Indian Nurses as they share their journeys of healing.

One of the program’s goals is to promote the recruitment of American Indians into the nursing profession, where they currently make up less than 2 percent of the nursing workforce.

The public service announcements are scheduled to air on GoodHealthTV, a network sponsored by KAT Communications in Bismarck, North Dakota. GoodHealthTV delivers health and preventive programing that is entertaining, engaging and easy-to-understand to more than 80 facilities throughout the country.

Funding for the project was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, University Partnership Research Grant for the Health Profession Opportunity Grants Program, No. 90PH0019, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families.

The “Essence of Healing: Journey of American Indian Nurses” movie trailer can be found on Facebook. 

The documentary was created through a collaboration of Cankdeska Cikana Community College, Fort Totten, North Dakota; KAT Communications, Bismarck, North Dakota; NDSU School of Nursing; NDSU School of Nursing at Sanford Health, Bismarck, North Dakota; University of North Dakota Recruitment and Retention of American Indians into Nursing (RAIN Program), Grand Forks, North Dakota. 

For information about the documentary, contact Loretta Heuer, professor of nursing at NDSU, at loretta.heuer@ndsu.edu or 701-231-8205.