"[New nurses] can lead when they know that what they're trying to do is the right thing to do. They don't have to just follow; they can actually lead when they are looking after the best interest of the consumer or the person." — Edilma Yearwood, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN, chair, Department of Professional Nursing Practice, Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies The nurses who took extraordinary action to care for patients in the country's first AIDS ward in the early 1980s have inspired a new teaching resource that motivates future nurses to follow a person-centered approach to care. For this week's lead story, I spoke with Edilma Yearwood, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN, who led the committee that developed the Trailblazing Innovation Faculty Tool Kit. | 