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NAHN + LatPro.com = New Online Job Center for Hispanic Nurses
What do you get when you bring together the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN), which represents Hispanic and Latino nurses coast to coast, and LatPro.com, the leading jobs/careers Web site for Hispanic and bilingual professionals?
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The Faculty Fast Track
A severe nursing faculty shortage, plus the need for greater diversity at the front of the classroom, are fueling the growth of master’s-level nurse educator training programs that can help get minority nurses into the teaching pipeline more quickly
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Book Reviews: Spring 2006
Recent book reviews by senior editor, Pam Chwedyk
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Office of Minority Health Celebrates 20 Years of Working to End Health Disparities
In 1985, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published its Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Black and Minority Health, a landmark eight-volume report documenting the extent of health disparities affecting Americans of color and recommending action steps for the nation. To implement those recommendations,..
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Good News and Bad News: Some Health Disparities Shrinking, Others Growing
In the 20 years since the Office of Minority Health was created, how much progress has really been made in narrowing the gap of unequal health outcomes between minority and majority Americans?
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Minority Health Disparities Crisis Still News to Most Americans
How can America hope to win the war against racial and ethnic health care disparities when a sizable majority of its citizens still don’t know that the problem even exists?
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Reading, Writing and Arrhythmias
Low Health Literacy Is Putting Patients at Risk: National Conference, June 26-27, 2006, Seeks Solutions
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The Greatest Gift
How an HIV-positive nurse came to realize that his disease is a blessing in disguise--for both himself and his patients
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Leadership Skills for Minority Nurses
In the first installment of our new career advice column, nursing leaders of color share their insights on what makes a good leader and how you can cultivate your own leadership abilities
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Culture Is Skin Deep
Why the specialty of dermatology nursing needs more minority nurses who are attuned to the special skin health needs of people of color
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Culturally Competent Disaster Nursing
Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina underscore the need for post-disaster nursing care that is more sensitive to the cultural needs of communities of color
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Multicultural Internet Resources for Pediatric Nurses
From multilingual patient education materials to articles about health conditions that disproportionately affect children of color, information to help you care for today’s culturally diverse families is just a mouse click away
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Eyes on the Prize
The American Nurses Association’s Mary Mahoney Award honors nurses who--like its pioneering namesake--have made exceptional contributions to increasing opportunities for minorities in the profession
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Nursing by Design
Tired of wearing the same old boring scrubs, Christina Rojas-Fletes decided to design her own. Today this nurse practitioner’s quest for a better uniform has blossomed into a thriving fashion business.
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Philippine Nurses in the U.S.—Yesterday and Today
During the mid 20th Century, thousands of nurses from the Philippines migrated to the United States in search of the American dream. Today a whole new generation of nurses is following the trail they blazed.
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No Stopping Him
Meet a courageous, career-changing student who refused to let a seemingly endless series of obstacles derail his dream of becoming a nurse
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American Indian Nursing Leader Roxanne Struthers Passes Away
Roxanne Struthers, PhD, RN, CHTP, AHN-BC, CTN, a pioneering American Indian nursing educator, researcher, author, healer and leader, passed away on December 10, 2005 at the age of 53.
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Four for the Money
Congratulations to Minority Nurse’s 2005 Scholarship Winners!
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