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Community Outreach
Many community college nursing programs have high dropout rates, and retaining students of color can be particularly challenging. Here’s what some schools are doing to help increase their minority students’ chances for success.
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Yes You Can (Succeed in Nurse Anesthesia School)
No one ever said that earning a master's degree in nurse anesthesia is easy, but it doesn't have to be the impossible dream. Five minority anesthesia graduates who have "been there" share their personal strategies for successfully navigating a nurse anesthesia program—and completing it.
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Apply for the 2010 Minority Nurse Scholarship Program
At Minority Nurse, we believe the baccalaureate is the degree that opens the most doors of opportunity for nurses of color. That’s why we offer an annual scholarship program to help outstanding students complete their studies leading to a BSN degree.
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Dr. Nurse
As nursing schools nationwide focus their energies on increasing minority enrollment in doctoral programs, there’s never been a better time to advance your career by earning a PhD.
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How to Sell Kids on Nursing: Think Like a Kid!
A diverse group of teenagers smiles knowingly, because they've just found out that "nurses earn more than accountants and have more job choices than Web engineers."
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Getting Tough About Recruiting Men into Nursing
These nine dudes are strong. They're tough. They're rugged. They're not sissies. They ride Harleys and snowboards. They play basketball and rugby. They've served in the Army and the Navy. Oh, by the way, they also happen to be nurses. And they've got a question for you, mister: Are you man enough to be a nurse?
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Nursing School Enrollments Continue to Decline—But at a Slower Rate
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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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Mixed Messages
Are nursing programs doing enough to make minority students feel welcome?
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New Resources Available for Recruiting Nursing Students with Disabilities
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Jump-Starting Research Careers
A National Institutes of Health program helps future minority nurse researchers gain valuable experience while still in nursing school.
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Opening Doors
By adding more flexibility, convenience and support services to their programs, nursing schools are taking bold steps to make it easier for minority nurses to go back to school
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An Untapped Potential
As America’s population continues to diversify and the RN work force continues to age, innovative programs are reaching out to the next generation of minority nurses
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A Reader Speaks Out: “Why Don’t Minority Communities Encourage Graduate Education?”
We recently received this thought-provoking letter from Marie L. Lobo, RN, PhD, FAAN, a professor at the University of New Mexico College of Nursing in Albuquerque.
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Newly Elected NSNA Board of Directors Makes History as Most Diverse Ever
Throughout its more than 50-year history, the National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA) has been a pioneer in embracing racial, cultural and gender diversity in the nursing profession.
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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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Student Power
Student nurses in the nation’s capital have launched an innovative campaign to recruit more men and people of color into nursing--with a little help from their local ANA chapter.
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Nursing School Enrollments Finally Start to Rise—But Not Enough
After six straight years of declines, enrollments in entry-level baccalaureate nursing programs actually increased in 2001—by nearly 4%. But don’t start celebrating just yet.
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Fall Must-Haves: Reading, Resources and Recruitment Tools
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Fall Must-Haves: Reading, Resources and Recruitment Tools
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