Our Latest Issue - Winter 2010
Publication Date: January 29, 2010
| Thinking Outside the Cultural Comfort Zone | In this Guest Editorial, pharmacology professor Rev. Steven K. Wheeler, MSN, RN, stresses the importance of respect and open-mindedness in nursing professionals toward all cultural traditions. |  | MN 2010 Winter |
| Men in Nursing School | Six gender minority nursing students and one recent graduate share their strategies for success in a female-dominated academic environment |  | MN 2010 Winter |
| New Year, New Resources | What better way to start 2010 than by resolving to stock your nursing toolbox with a new supply of resources for improving the health of culturally diverse patients and communities |  | MN 2010 Winter |
| Minority Women and Intimate Partner Violence | Nurses can play an important role in developing culturally sensitive interventions to help victims of physical, sexual and emotional abuse |  | MN 2010 Winter |
| Linguistic Competence and the Law | How nurses and hospitals that serve limited-English-speaking patients can protect themselves from translation liability |  | MN 2010 Winter |
| Healing Troubled Minds | Are you looking for an opportunity to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable patients in the entire health care system? Consider psychiatric-mental health nursing—a specialty with an urgent need for more minority nurses. |  | MN 2010 Winter |
| What Works Best | Comparative effectiveness research (CER) is the most recent tool the federal government has added to its arsenal of strategies for eliminating minority health disparities. The question is: |  | MN 2010 Winter |
| Taking the Helm | Dr. Antonia Villarruel, the new president of the National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations (NCEMNA), is proud of the landmark organization’s past accomplishments—but she’s even more excited about its future |  | MN 2010 Winter |
| Following in Her Footsteps | In the mid 20th century, Goldie Brangman became a barrier-breaking trailblazer for equal opportunity in the nurse anesthesia profession. Today, at age 92, she continues to serve as an inspiration to minority CRNAs. |  | MN 2010 Winter |
| Minority Health for $200, Alex! | Are you a nursing educator who's looking for an interactive, engaging way to introduce your students to the issue of minority health disparities? Try the "virtual game show" So You Think You Know Minority Health? |  | MN 2010 Winter |
| The Indian Health Service Wants You | Nurses of all races and ethnicities can find rewarding, culturally rich career opportunities helping the IHS fulfill its mission of improving health outcomes for American Indians and Alaska Natives |  | MN 2010 Winter |
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