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Treating Muslims with Cultural Sensitivity in a Post-9/11 World
From respecting patients’ religious needs to accommodating Muslim nurses’ dress requirements, understanding the role of Islam in Muslims’ lives is an essential cultural competency skill.
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Federal Community Grants Program Takes “Steps” to Improve Minority Health
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North Carolina Hospitals Receive Major Diversity Recruiting Grant
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Hospital’s Decision to Honor Racist Demand Ignites Controversy
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Paperwork: The Path We Tread
The Path We Tread: Blacks in Nursing Worldwide,
1854-1994, Third Edition
By M. Elizabeth Carnegie, DPA, RN, FAAN
Jones and Bartlett, 2000
Reviewed by Denise L. Martin, RN, BSN
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Closing the Immunization Gap
Immunization levels for minority children and adults still lag behind those of the majority population. Many federally funded initiatives are working to combat this disparity--and minority nurses are fighting in the front lines.
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Careers in Red, White and Blue
Whether your nursing expertise is in the clinical, academic or research setting, working for the federal government can be a rewarding opportunity to take your skills to the next level and improve minority health outcomes on a national scale.
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Recruiting and Retaining Minority Nursing Faculty
Because there are still so few minority and male nursing professors, nursing schools that hope to increase the diversity of their faculty face stiff competition and steep challenges. But despite the supply/demand imbalance, it can be done. The keys to success: commitment, creativity and cultural sensitivity.
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Hot Jobs, Emerging Careers
From the computer department to fitness and yoga centers, some of 2004’s most in-demand nursing specialty careers are in settings that just might surprise you.
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Diversity in Action
Armed with a major grant from a private endowment, four North Carolina hospitals have joined forces in an aggressive campaign to recruit more people of color and men into nursing careers.
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Spirits in the Dark
For minority nurses, the rapidly growing specialty of correctional mental health nursing can be a unique and rewarding opportunity to provide culturally sensitive care to one of America’s neediest populations.
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The Power of a Pear
Using a culturally competent approach and an unusual teaching aid, a nurse educator in New Orleans is helping both African-American and Taiwanese women reduce their risk of developing cervical cancer.
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Community Spirit
In Los Angeles, a community development organization is partnering with local colleges and hospitals to develop a much-needed resource: more Latino nurses.
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Wanted: Culturally Competent Writers and Reviewers for Nursing Certification Exams
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Nursing Professor Receives Nearly $1 Million in Funding for Landmark Research Study
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A Cry for Help
Nurses of color must recognize the important role they can play in fighting the growing epidemic of kidney disease in minority communities.
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