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A Starring Role Model
Inspired by her mother, a real-life nurse, actress Jada Pinkett Smith is boosting the visibility of minority nurses in the media as the star and executive producer of TNT’s “HawthoRNe”
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An Open Letter to Historically Black Nursing Schools
Why now is the time to consider starting a nurse anesthesia program
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The A (for Achievement) List
Please Join Minority Nurse in Applauding These Outstanding Nursing Leaders’ Recent Appointments, Honors and Awards
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Nursing Ambassador to the World
From her native North Carolina to Africa, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and more, nursing pioneer Mary Mills blazed a truly international trail as a public health leader
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VITAS Honors National Black Nurses Association for Black History Month
What better way for a national health care organization to commemorate Black History Month than by honoring the historical contributions of African American nurses?
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My Experience in Belize
An African-American nursing student travels to Central America in search of adventure--and discovers herself.
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Coming Together to Succeed
Support groups enhance the academic and career readiness of minority nursing students
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Historically Black Nursing School Receives Over $1 Million to Address Nursing Shortage
By the year 2010, more than 40% of the nursing work force will be over the age of 50 and by the year 2020, the demand for nurses will exceed the supply by 20%, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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African-American Nurses Honored at “Color of Care” Awards Reception
Exemplary black nurses and organizations who have made significant contributions to the advancement of nursing in such areas as education and military service, philanthropy and health equity and civil rights and organizational development were recently honored...
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Making History
Call them courageous. Call them trailblazers. But for the generation of black nurses who helped achieve health care integration in the Civil Rights era, it was simply a matter of standing up for what was right.
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Making a Difference
NBNA Nurse of the Year 2000 Goes Above and Beyond the Call of Duty to Make a Difference for Many Minority Nurses
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Nurse, Teacher, Trailblazer
As the first African-American man to earn a PhD in nursing, Randolph Rasch broke down many barriers to achieve a successful career as a nursing educator. Now he’s helping other nurses follow in his footsteps.
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Congress Honors African American Nursing Pioneer Mary Mahoney
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Making History: Black Nightingales
For the first installment in our new series of articles celebrating the history of minority nurses, we begin at the very beginning with some of the earliest black nursing pioneers
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Wounded by Words
Racist comments from patients can hurt. Why do so many health care workplaces expect nurses of color to accept such abuse as “just part of the job?”
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From “Small-Town Girl” to Pioneering Nurse Educator
Dr. May L. Wykle, the first African American dean of Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, talks to Minority Nurse about how she overcame prejudice to pursue her nursing education and why she has made it her lifelong mission to bring more minority students into the profession.
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Celebrating Excellence: Past, Present and Future
The National Black Nurses Association’s Institute of Excellence is more than just a showcase for the outstanding achievements of African American nursing leaders--it’s also helping to increase opportunities for future leadership development.
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Diamond Jubilee
Chi Eta Phi Sorority celebrates its 75th year of providing community service, fellowship and professional support for minorities in nursing.
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African American Nurse-Midwives: Continuing the Legacy
The profession of midwifery in the African American community has a rich history dating back to the days of slavery. Four centuries later, black nurse-midwives continue to play an important role in improving health outcomes for at-risk women and newborns.
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