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“Culture and Autism”—A Reader Responds
In response to the Spring 2009 Second Opinion column written by Estela Dimes, BSN, RN, we received this letter from Zenora Thompson, MSN, RN, an instructor in the nursing program at Kent State University's Ashtabula Campus in Ashtabula, Ohio, and the mother of a 22-year-old with autism
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Standing Up for the Right to Be Ourselves
Gay nurses bring diversity and unique perspectives to the nursing workplace.
So why should they have to play “don’t ask, don’t tell” at work?
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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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Hail Nursing Heroes!
Welcome to Minority Nurse’s 2009 National Nurses Week Celebration.
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Come On In, Make Yourself At Home
A growing number of specialty nursing associations are not only reaching out to attract a more ethnically, culturally and gender-diverse membership but making sure their new minority members feel welcome enough to stay.
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Culture and Autism
A nurse with an autistic son and a multicultural marriage shares her personal insights on how different cultures have different ways of thinking about and coping with autism in the family
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Getting Tough About Recruiting Men into Nursing
These nine dudes are strong. They're tough. They're rugged. They're not sissies. They ride Harleys and snowboards. They play basketball and rugby. They've served in the Army and the Navy. Oh, by the way, they also happen to be nurses. And they've got a question for you, mister: Are you man enough to be a nurse?
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Passing With Flying Colors
When developing multicultural nursing school curricula, don’t overlook the need for culturally sensitive testing
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Completing the Circle
America’s unprecedented multiculturalism is creating an urgent need for culturally competent end-of-life care—and for the cultural sensitivity that minority nurses can contribute.
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On the Front Lines of Diversity
A career in health care diversity management can help minority nurses move into leadership roles while fighting for equal opportunity.
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North Carolina Hospitals Receive Major Diversity Recruiting Grant
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Diversity in Action
Armed with a major grant from a private endowment, four North Carolina hospitals have joined forces in an aggressive campaign to recruit more people of color and men into nursing careers.
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Manuscripts Wanted for Book on Educating Culturally Diverse Nursing Students
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Honoring Diversity
Under the leadership of one of the nation’s most distinguished minority nurses, Sigma Theta Tau International launches a bold initiative to increase the racial, cultural and gender diversity of its membership
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FIU Devotes its 20th Anniversary Year to Increasing Diversity in Nursing
The year 2002 marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of Florida International University (FIU) School of Nursing in Miami. But instead of celebrating this milestone year by blowing out candles and partying, the school has embarked on an ambitious, multifaceted year-long campaign to address South Florida’s severe nursing shortage—the worst in over 10 years—and to increase the representation of minorities in the region’s nursing workforce to better reflect the cultural diversity of its patient population.
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In Conference: NSNA
National Student Nurses’ Association Anniversary Convention Celebrates 50-Year Commitment to Cultural Diversity
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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
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Newly Elected NSNA Board of Directors Makes History as Most Diverse Ever
Throughout its more than 50-year history, the National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA) has been a pioneer in embracing racial, cultural and gender diversity in the nursing profession.
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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.
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Where's the Diversity?
Diversifying the allied health care workforce is vital in providing quality health care for all Americans
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