Minority nurse leaders


Philippine Nurse Receives First DAISY Award in Neuroscience Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and The Foundation for the Elimination of Diseases Attacking the Immune System (DAISY) recently honored Cedars-Sinai’s neuroscience nursing staff with the inauguration of the hospital’s DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses program. » Read full article
A Lifetime’s Work From conducting research that led to a cure for scarlet fever to being a founding member of the National Black Nurses Association, Mattiedna Johnson has had a knack for making history. » Read full article
Tribal Health Leaders Blast Bush’s Proposed IHS Budget » Read full article
On the Front Lines of Diversity A career in health care diversity management can help minority nurses move into leadership roles while fighting for equal opportunity. » Read full article
Bridging the Barriers to Research Careers By helping talented students of color make the transition from MSN degrees to PhD programs, the federally funded Bridges to the Doctoral Degree initiative is working to increase the number of minority nurse scientists » Read full article
Hampton University Nursing Professor Appointed to Key Federal Committee » Read full article
First American Indian Nurse Named to Nursing Hall of Fame On July 1, Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail, RN (1903-1981) became the first American Indian nurse to be inducted into the American Nursing Association’s prestigious Hall of Fame. » Read full article
Strategic Plan for Nursing’s Future Includes Diversity on its Agenda With America’s severe nursing shortage predicted to reach emergency levels by 2010, a national coalition of nursing leaders has united to launch a sweeping strategic action plan for ensuring the profession’s future health. » Read full article
Making History Call them courageous. Call them trailblazers. But for the generation of black nurses who helped achieve health care integration in the Civil Rights era, it was simply a matter of standing up for what was right. » Read full article
Minority Nurses Take Center Stage at ANA Convention Minority nurses were a constant and powerful presence at the 2002 American Nurses Association (ANA) Biennial Convention, held June 29-July 2 in Philadelphia. » Read full article
Making a Difference NBNA Nurse of the Year 2000 Goes Above and Beyond the Call of Duty to Make a Difference for Many Minority Nurses » Read full article
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. » Read full article
Our Voice at the CDC Thanks to the historic appointment of American Indian nurse Pelagie “Mike” Snesrud to a key federal health policy-making position, tribal nations have a champion within the system to advocate for their needs. » Read full article
Management Plan Meet five minority nurses in health care management positions whose ability to defy the odds, break through the barriers and take courageous risks helped them rise to the top of their field. » Read full article
Developing Nurse Leaders. . .in the Indian Way Pathways to Leadership is a minority nurse leadership development program with an exciting difference: It’s a culturally competent curriculum created by--and for--American Indian nurses. » Read full article
Flying with the Eagles Are minority nurse leaders born or made? At a unique leadership development program in New Jersey, the answer is “both.” » 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
State of the Union Formed seven years ago to provide a powerful, unified voice for all minority nurses, the National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations (NCEMNA) continues to focus on the future » Read full article
Minority Nurses Honored for Outstanding Leadership, Advocacy and Service » Read full article
Houston Nurse Receives $50,000 Award for Leadership During Hurricane Katrina » Read full article

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