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Undergraduate
Specializing
in Diversity
A unique federally funded training
program for critical care and emergency
department nurses is not only addressing
the specialty nurse staffing shortage,
it’s increasing cultural competence
as well.
Discrimination
in Nursing School: Thing of the
Past or Alive and Well?
While it’s generally agreed that
discrimination against minority
students is less of a problem today
than it used to be, some experts
believe it is being replaced by
new, more subtle forms of bias.
“Homework” for Future Students
with Disabilities
Going to nursing school doesn’t
have to be an impossible dream just
because you have a disability. The
key is knowing what will be expected
of you, knowing your options and
knowing your rights.
Life
Support
A multifaceted program in Detroit is not only helping nursing students from disadvantaged backgrounds succeed academically, it's teaching them life skills as well.
Growing
Our Own
By establishing innovative pre-recruitment programs at local high schools, more and more nursing schools are cultivating the next generation of minority nurses right in their own backyards.
Parental Guidance Suggested
The "Access and Success" program gives nursing students who are parents the support and encouragement they need to stay in college.
Welcome to the Real World
Surviving the transition from nursing school to your first job as an RN can make the difference between a successful career and early burnout-especially for new minority and male nurses.
Does the NCLEX-RN® Pass the Test for Cultural Sensitivity?
Some nursing leaders think the RN licensing exam fails to consider the needs of minority and international graduates. Others disagree. Who's right?
Academic Updates
From thw Winter '03 issue of Minority Nurse magazine.
From Minority Nurse to Nurse Anesthetist
Though it's less than a year old, a program for increasing diversity in CRNA education is already showing promising results
Mentoring
to Empower
An unusual mentoring program in California helps minority students master
the "three Cs" of academic success-communication, comfort level and
confidence
Helping
At-Risk Kids Get “Teen Smart"
In a unique community partnership, student nurses teamed up with inner
city high school teachers and students to help reduce minority teens'
health risks. Their secret weapon: The Internet.
Ever Upward
An innovative online college offers an unusual solution to the nursing
shortage: helping minority medical technicians, LPNs and others move up
to RN careers.
Academic Update
News from the world of academic nursing.
Jump-Starting Research Careers
A National Institutes of Health program helps future minority nurse
researchers gain valuable experience while still in nursing school.
Mentors to the max
When it comes to recruiting, developing and retaining American
Indian nursing students, mentor programs can make all the difference in the
world.
Nursing School Enrollments Continue to Decline—But at a Slower Rate
A recent four-part study on the changes in the RN work force
points to troubling implications for the already-dwindling RN profession.
Learning About Difference
A growing number of nursing schools are implementing
cultural competency programs to prepare nursing students
to care for a diverse patient population.
On the Fast Track
Looking to jump-start your advanced education? A
“fast-track” nursing degree program may be just the answer!
Reach Out, We’ll be There
From pre-nursing programs and mentors to more accessible classrooms,
nursing schools are using creative strategies to attract—and
keep—minority students.
Academic Forum: Mixed Messages
Are nursing programs doing enough to make minority students feel welcome?
Academic Forum: Coming Together to Succeed
Support groups can enhance the academic and career readiness
of minority nursing students
Networking and Mentoring on Campus
Networking involves making connections, establishing relationships
and building a support structure for your personal, academic and
professional success. As a student in any academic program, establishing
a supportive network can seem daunting, but once you start making
connections with faculty or colleagues, you’ll find that your
network will start to grow and flourish over time.
R.N. to B.S.N.
Ambition for a better life is only one reason nurses return to
school.
Diminishing Returns
The United States is currently experiencing a nursing
shortage—one that is driven not by an insufficient number of
nurses, but by an increased demand for nurses with the skills,
competencies and experience needed to staff our health care
facilities.
Graduate
A
Faster Path to PhD
Accelerated BSN-to-PhD programs can
help minority nurses get an earlier
start on productive careers as nurse
scientists.
Mastering Master's Entry
Programs
These accelerated MSN programs for
students with degrees in fields
other than nursing are helping growing
numbers of minority students fast-track
into advanced practice nursing careers.
Academic
Updates
From thw Winter '03 issue of Minority Nurse magazine.
UF College of Nursing Receives Over $1 Million for Minority Health Research
The University of Florida (UF) College of Nursing in Gainesville found itself $1.531 million richer this year after receiving three separate grants to pursue research in cancer, asthma, infant mortality and other health problems that disproportionately affect minorities.
MBA Program Created Exclusively for Health Care Professionals
If you're a nurse with eight to ten years of work experience, are highly motivated and are seeking to break through the glass ceiling into the management arena, the Health Care Executive MBA program at the University of California, Irvine's Graduate School of Management may be of interest to you.
Dr. Nurse
As nursing schools nationwide focus their energies on increasing minority enrollment in doctoral programs, there's never been a better time to advance your career by earning a PhD.
Winning the Grad School Game
Choosing a graduate nursing program can be a daunting experience.
Here’s how to find the program that’s right for you—and
maximize your chances of getting in.
These Nurses Mean Business
How many hospitals today have a minority nurse as CEO?
Nurse Practitioner Enrollments on the Rise
The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties and the
American Association of Colleges of Nursing recently conducted a survey
that found graduation rates of nurse practitioners rose 15.8% in fall
1998.
Advanced
Degrees: Your Face Here
If you think an advanced degree in nursing is for you—that your
expertise, your career and the community you serve would benefit from
it—you may well be right.
CRNA
The Minority Student's Guide to Nurse Anesthesia Programs
How to get in, how to survive and how to find a program that welcomes diversity.
From
RN to CRNA
A severe shortage of nurse anesthetists plus a growing need for culturally
and linguistically competent anesthesia care make this advanced practice
specialty an ideal career for minority nurses.
From
Minority Nurse to Nurse Anesthetist
Though it's less than a year old, a program for increasing diversity
in CRNA education is already showing promising results
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