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Meeting Jewish and Muslim Patients’ Dietary Needs Nurses’ sensitivity to these patients’ religious dietary requirements--and how strictly each individual patient chooses to follow them--can play an important role in the healing process » Read full article
Role Model Actress Hattie Winston talks about playing a minority nurse on television and her real-life passion for making a difference in young people’s lives. » Read full article
Minority Nurses Capture Top Awards in National Recognition Program » Read full article
Asian American Nurses Meet in San Francisco for First-Ever National Conference » Read full article
Resources Available for Fighting SIDS in Native American Communities » Read full article
“Fight KOOL Mixx”--A Reader Responds » Read full article
Study Finds High Rates of Eye Diseases in Latinos » Read full article
More Awareness of Sarcoidosis Disparities Needed » Read full article
NCEMNA Receives Major Federal Grant to Develop Minority Nurse Scientists » Read full article
Internship Japanese Style An international nursing student gets a rare chance to do her senior-year clinical observation with a famous doctor from her homeland--and learns lessons for a lifetime. » Read full article
The Wide World of Sports/Fitness Nursing From working in hospital fitness centers and sports injury clinics to teaching fitness classes in the inner city, this emerging career specialty offers nurses many opportunities to be MVPs. » Read full article
Nurse, Teacher, Trailblazer As the first African-American man to earn a PhD in nursing, Randolph Rasch broke down many barriers to achieve a successful career as a nursing educator. Now he’s helping other nurses follow in his footsteps. » Read full article
The Role of Cultural Competency in Eliminating Health Disparities By developing cultural proficiency, minority nurses can play a crucial role in helping patients of all races, ethnicities and cultures receive equal access to quality health care. » Read full article
On the Case Careers in case management offer minority nurses the opportunity to bring cultural competency and patient advocacy into the managed care arena. » Read full article
Combating Bias in the Nursing Workplace Whether it’s racist remarks from patients, problems with culturally insensitive co-workers or being passed up for a promotion because of your race or gender, the key is to stay cool and know your rights. » Read full article
Early Warning Acanthosis nigricans (AN), a distinctive skin condition that affects Americans of color, can help nurses identify young people at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes--and prevent the future onset of this serious disease. » Read full article

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