Get to Know Nurse Daniel Ampomah as we look at nurses giving back to their communities and the world. Nurses don’t just serve in the healthcare workplace, but in many cases are active volunteers in their communities. This segment features nurse and educator Daniel Ampomah, Ph.D., RN, NE-BC. He is a faculty instructor at Chamberlain College of Nursing in Arlington, Va. and the chief executive officer of Ghana Nursing and Health Center. Dr. Ampomah received the 2015 DC/Maryland/Virginia Nurse.com GEM Award of Excellence in Volunteerism and Service. Here’s that interview.

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Make sure you check out the entire December 2015 issue of Nursing Notes where we take a look at nurses giving back to their communities. You can read the entire issue online at www.discovernursing.com and don’t miss the other Nursing Notes Live panel discussion episode this month. On the panel is Dr. Rebecca Schnall, Ph.D., MPH, RN-BC, who uses her interests in public health and nursing informatics to research ways to improve patient care, and Dr. Carmen Kynard, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, NP-C, MBA, MEd, the vice president of nursing at Strategic Behavioral Health in Memphis, Tenn. Dr. Kynard has been a volunteer with the American Red Cross for 15 years and currently serves as the National Chairperson of Nursing for the American Red Cross. You’ll find this and other episodes of Nursing Notes Live in the podcast area on iTunes as well as our podcast player on DiscoverNursing.com!