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Till Death Do Us Part
Compared to their white counterparts, terminally ill Americans of color are much less likely to receive the comfort of hospice care as they near the end of life. By choosing careers in hospice and palliative nursing, minority nurses can play a key role in helping to bridge this gap.
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National League for Nursing Calls on President Bush to Address “Unacceptable” New Orleans Nursing Shortage
Nearly two years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, displacing thousands of its residents, the city is still suffering from an urgent shortage of nurses that is reaching crisis proportions.
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Minority Nurse Educators in Cyberspace: A Progress Report
Now entering its third year, an innovative federally funded program designed to increase nursing students’ access to ethnically diverse faculty is a steadily growing success
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Majoring in Minority Health
Not so long ago, topics like minority health disparities and serving the needs of diverse patient populations were rarely taught in nursing classrooms. Today, a growing number of nursing schools are not only incorporating minority health into their curricula, they’re building whole degree programs around it.
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Shaping the Future of Patient Care
From implementing new specialty units to creating more patient-centered policies and services, nurse executive Diane Johnson’s innovative leadership is helping her hospital transform care throughout the organization.
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Filling a Need for Leaders
A unique collaboration between the National Association of Hispanic Nurses and the American Organization of Nurse Executives is helping the next generation of Hispanic nurses prepare to move into leadership roles
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Mentoring New Nursing Graduates
The key to being a successful preceptor is to teach new nurses the same way you treat your patients--with respect, understanding and compassion.
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Minority Nurse Retention in Doctoral Programs: What Works and Why
A review of the nursing literature reveals many proven strategies that have helped nursing schools increase minority doctoral students’ chances of staying the course and completing their degrees.
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Landmark Study Discovers Racial Differences in Heart Pumping Rates
Can a person's race affect the way their heart pumps blood through the body?
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Worth 1,000 Words
Third-graders at the Nettelhorst School in Chicago learn about the importance of a healthy diet and exercise from The Striped Vegetarius, a big furry fellow whose mission is to battle the obesity crisis among urban African American and Hispanic youth.
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Oncology Nursing Society Offers Minority Mentoring Program
Are you a minority cancer nurse or nursing student who could benefit from the guidance and professional support of an experienced oncology nurse who has "been there?" Do you ever wish you had a mentor who could give you constructive advice and feedback, introduce you to new opportunities in your field, serve as a sounding board for your ideas and help you develop personal and professional skills that will make you more effective in your career and your community?
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New Eye Syndrome Affecting Chinese Americans Is Often Misdiagnosed
Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered a new eye syndrome that is striking young and middle-aged Americans of Chinese descent. Fortunately, this condition appears to be less serious than glaucoma, a progressive eye disease that can lead to severe vision loss and blindness. Unfortunately, many ophthalmologists are mistakenly diagnosing it as glaucoma, exposing young Chinese American patients to aggressive, risky treatments-such as surgery-that may not be necessary.
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More Child Safety Education Needed in Black and Native American Communities
A recent study examining the effectiveness of national accident prevention campaigns-such as those that encourage the use of bicycle helmets, automobile safety seats and smoke detectors-in reducing fatal childhood injuries contains both good news and bad news when it comes to children of color.
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To Be Continued: Creating Sustainability for Grant-Funded Programs
Congratulations! You’ve just been awarded a grant to fund the project of your dreams. But will you be able to keep your program alive and well after the grant money runs out?
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Caring Across the Language Barrier
A Hispanic nursing student’s moving experience caring for a non-English-speaking patient illustrates why it’s so important to have ethnically diverse, bilingual nurses in our health care system.
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