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An innovative program in Michigan is helping to make sure minority students have the skills they need to succeed in nursing school-before they even graduate from high school.
To Be Continued: Creating $ustainability for Grant-Funded Programs
Congratulations! You've just been awarded a grant to fund the project of your dreams. But will you be able to keep your program alive and well after the grant money runs out?
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.
Nursing with the Hand You
Are Given
The Americans with Disabilities
Act was supposed to provide equal
access to education for people with
disabilities. So why do so many
nursing students with disabilities
still face discrimination in the
admissions process?
"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.
Student
Voices: Internship Japonese Style
An international nursing student gets a rare chance to do her senior-year
clinical observation with a famous doctor from her homeland-and learns
lessons for a lifetime
Community
Spirit
In Los Angeles, a community development organization is partnering with
local colleges and hospitals to develop a much-needed resource: more
Latino nurses
Degrees of Success: Mentorship in Black and White
Through a summer research experience with a Caucasian mentor, a minority nursing student learns to challenge racial stereotypes-both in others and in herself.
My Experience in Belize
An African-American nursing student travels to Central America in search of adventure-and discovers herself.
Academic Updates
From the Summer 2003 issue of Minority Nurse magazine.
Parental Guidance Suggested
The "Access and Success" program gives nursing students who are parents the support and encouragement they need to stay in college.
Mentoring
to Empower
An unusual mentoring program in California helps minority students master
the "three Cs" of academic success-communication, comfort level and
confidence
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.
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