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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.
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Closing the Cancer Gap
By choosing careers in oncology nursing, nurses of color can not only help fill an urgent staffing need but also play a key role in addressing one of the nation’s most serious minority health disparities.
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In Our Own Backyard
Why should skilled nurses from Mexico and other countries have to work menial jobs in the U.S. because they lack licenses to practice here? Members of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses aren’t just asking that question—they’re doing something about it.
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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.
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Toxic Avengers
For years, disadvantaged neighborhoods have been unfairly singled out as targets for corporate polluting. Now minority environmental health nurses are helping these communities fight back.
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Nurses With Disabilities: Another Minority Group
People with disabilities are one of the most underrepresented voices in nursing. But like nurses of color, they have a lot to say about overcoming discrimination and barriers to take their rightful place in the profession.
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Ground Zero Heroes
Police and firefighters weren’t the only ones who went far beyond the call of duty to respond to the crisis of September 11. Meet four courageous nurses who rose to the challenge when their country needed them most.
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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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Special K
Are you a minority faculty member who wishes you had more time to devote to your research? The NINR’s Minority K01 grant program could be just what you’re looking for.
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Without Reservation
Native Nurse Leads the Nation's Indian Health
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A Military Victory
As one Hispanic nurse’s personal success story shows, serving in the military can help minority nurses overcome socioeconomic barriers, advance their education and develop into leaders.
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Tribes Know Best
To provide effective health care to Indian populations, nurses must understand the complexities of tribal governance
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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.
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A Harvest of Hope
Meet five Hispanic nurses who are making a difference in improving the quality of health care for migrant farm workers
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21st Century Midwives
As the nurse-midwifery profession continues to grow, so does the need for more minority nurses to join their ranks
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Legal Eagles
Put nursing, law and business together and what do you get? The exciting field of legal nurse consulting!
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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.
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Closing the Gap
What’s being done with the increased federal funding for programs designed to eliminate minority health disparities—and where do minority nurses fit into the picture?
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Be Prepared
Recruiting minority nursing faculty is a two-way street: Both schools and potential candidates must be fully up to the challenge.
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Welcome Aboard
Preceptorship programs can help minority nurses successfully adjust to employment transitions as they advance their careers
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