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A Guide on the Journey to Womanhood
Nurse practitioner Mary Arnold’s innovative "Girltalk" workshops help young girls and their families prepare for the challenges of puberty
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An Open Letter to Historically Black Nursing Schools
Why now is the time to consider starting a nurse anesthesia program
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Directing Our Destiny
The Philippine Nurses Association of America marks its 30th year of advocacy and activism on behalf of Filipino nurses in the U.S. and around the world
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Standing Up for the Right to Be Ourselves
Gay nurses bring diversity and unique perspectives to the nursing workplace.
So why should they have to play “don’t ask, don’t tell” at work?
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The A (for Achievement) List
Please Join Minority Nurse in Applauding These Outstanding Nursing Leaders’ Recent Appointments, Honors and Awards
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When It Comes to Recruiting Black Men into Nursing, She Wrote the Book
Once upon a time there was a nurse who felt bad because not enough African American men wanted to be nurses. So she decided to do something about it. She wrote a children’s book called My Hero, My Dad The Nurse.
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Mentoring African American Nursing Students: A Holistic Approach
Just as it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a community of nurturing, empowering nurse mentors to recruit and retain black students in baccalaureate nursing programs.
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In Memoriam
Remembering Janice Kekahbah, MSN, RN, American Indian Nursing Leader and Ruth Davidhizar, DNS, RN, ARNP, BC, FAAN, Transcultural Nursing Expert.
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Shock Treatment
Scaring inner city teens into making better life choices may seem like an unorthodox tactic. But as “Shock Mentor” Allen Wolfe has proven, this hard-hitting approach really works.
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Mentors to the Max
When it comes to recruiting, developing and retaining American Indian nursing students, mentor programs can make all the difference in the world.
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Welcome Aboard
Preceptorship programs can help minority nurses successfully adjust to employment transitions as they advance their careers
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Reach Out, We’ll Be There
From financial aid and mentors to more accessible classrooms, nursing schools are using creative strategies to attract—and keep—minority students
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California Nurses Honored as Champions of Health Care Diversity
Two of California's most distinguished minority nurses, both of whom have devoted much of their careers to mentoring, teaching and developing training programs for students from underserved communities entering health care professions, were honored this summer by The California Wellness Foundation (TCWF) as inaugural winners of its Champion of Health Professions Diversity Award.
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Mentorship in Black and White
Through a summer research experience with a Caucasian mentor, a minority nursing student learns to challenge racial stereotypes--both in others and in herself.
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Mentoring to Empower
An unusual mentoring program in California helps minority students master the “three Cs” of academic success—communication, comfort level and confidence
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Been There, Done That
From dog mushing in Alaska to caring for rescue workers at Ground Zero, the life of American Indian nurse Yolanda Talbert has been a never-ending series of adventures.
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Growing Our Own
By establishing innovative pre-recruitment programs at local high schools, more and more nursing schools are cultivating the next generation of minority nurses right in their own backyards.
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Remembering Dr. M. Elizabeth Carnegie
Twelve nursing leaders share their personal tributes to a nursing legend who was not only a barrier-breaking educator, author and advocate for nurses of color but also a beloved colleague, mentor, inspiration and friend
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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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Turning Roadblocks into Stepping Stones
Never allowing personal adversity to hold her back, nurse educator Myriam Soto is the first Latina to receive the prestigious Johnson & Johnson Nursing Excellence Recognition Award.
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