Our Latest Issue - Summer 2010

Publication Date:  July 21, 2010

 

Play a Game Called Nursing

Think for a moment about all the children's books, toys, and games you've seen in your life. Can you name any related to nursing? Not many people can

Let's Play a Game Called NursingMN 2010 Summer
Why Volunteer?

HIV nursing in Nigeria and Kenya through the eyes of a nurse practitioner from the Bronx

Why Volunteer?MN 2010 Summer
Increasing their numbers

in an effort to recruit potential nursing students, the University of North Dakota College of Nursing conducted three four-day tours across North and South Dakota, Minnesota, and Nebraska, visiting American Indian reservations

Increasing their numbers MN 2010 Summer
Get real

Using actors, surveillance equipment, and high-tech, responsive mannequins to create high-stress scenarios in which students need to think fast, simulation medicine an indispensable tool at many teaching hospitals:.

Get real MN 2010 Summer
Genetic research gets a $6.5 million boost

The funding underwrites research regarding the relationship between genetics and aggressive prostate cancer in African Americans, the connection between viruses and cervical cancer, and the role of genes in asthma and obesity among children

Genetic research gets a $6.5 million boostMN 2010 Summer
Better smiles for better health

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is launching an initiative aimed at making the relationship between oral health and overall wellness a top priority

Better smiles for better healthMN 2010 Summer
Streamlining the system

Stanford representatives say their research is the first to show a connection between the implementation of CPOE and decreased fatalities

Streamlining the systemMN 2010 Summer
Russell Eugene Tranbarger: Renaissance Nurse

Educator, clinician, historian, legislative advocate, leader, author, editor, role model, trailblazer, nurse: Tranbarger has worn all of these hats, and more

Dr. Russell Eugene TranbargerMN 2010 Summer
Reading, Writing and Fighting Health Disparities

How school nurses can make a difference in pediatric minority health

Cynthia Samuel, R.N., M.S., Ph.D.-CMN 2010 Summer
Into the Ruins: Nurses in Haiti

Nurses and doctors came to Port-au-Prince from all over the world, joining relief workers and military personnel to pull a city of two million people from the wreckage

Chioma Ohiri, R.N., B.S.N.MN 2010 Summer
Inspired Toward Nursing: Culturally Responsive Community-Based Learning

Exploring the key elements for culturally responsive community-based learning

Standing Buffalo First Nations mural (Case Study #2)MN 2010 Summer
Nurse Anesthesia: A Specialty with Endless Opportunities

Because of the autonomy, one-on-one patient care, and critical-thinking skills required, becoming a CRNA can lead to many exciting career paths

Nelson Aquino, C.R.N.A., M.S.MN 2010 Summer
Guide to CRNA Admission

Putting together a standout application, acing the interview, and everything in between

Guide to CRNA AdmissionMN 2010 Summer
In the Field: Hospice Team Targets Manhattan’s Chinatown

How registered nurses and other clinicians from the VNSNY Asian Hospice team care for patients and their families in New York City's Chinatowns

Pamela Yew Schwartz and  Gui LoMN 2010 Summer
Help for new moms

Expectant mothers have a new number to learn, 511411, the number for text4baby. It's a free SMS messaging service providing pregnancy advice and other health tips.

Help for new momsMN 2010 Summer
Excellence in Nursing: The SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program

Five nurses and their mission to improve culturally competent mental health and substance abuse care across the United States

Rosa M. Gonzalez-Guarda, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N.MN 2010 Summer

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