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Sickle cell, silent strokes, and galvanizing nurses
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Advocating Change and Developing Policies in Practice
Nurses can make a huge difference in health care practice by participating in policymaking.
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America's Growing Waistline: The Challenge of Obesity
Obesity rates seem to have plateaued—how can nurses jumpstart the downward trend, particularly among minority communities?
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Talking to Korean Parents about the HPV Vaccine
How to broach the subject of HPV vaccinations with parents concerned about their daughters' sexuality
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Elsie Soto, RN: 40 Years of Home Care in Nueva York
In 2011, veteran public health nurse Elsie Soto, R.N., became something of a nurse celebrity...
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Healthier kids' meals
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Charts Are Going Mobile
The buzz of health care technology is turning into a roar with new gadgets and techniques to help nurses care for their patients.
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One of the brightest Lone Stars
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Lunchbox heroes: they don't want candy
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Black churches and safe sex education
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Minority Pediatric Health
From the neonatal ward to young adults, minority nurses are fighting for the future health of their communities. These nurses are leading innovative new programs and advocating for disparities that exist even for their smallest patients.
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Class on the water
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Diversity: A Public Health Issue
It's no secret that health care professionals must identify, respect, and care about their patients' differences, values, preferences, and expressed needs. Some patients' backgrounds might be similar to those of the care provider and some may be different. It's the differences that cry out for attention.
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Breast Cancer: Finding the Roots of Disparities
Female breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among all races, yet mortality rates differ between ethnicities and early detection numbers falter among minorities. A challenging yet rewarding specialty, oncology nursing puts nurses against such inequalities.
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A New Caregiving Role: Elected Official
Minority nurses are bringing their perspectives from the hospitals of America to Congress, shaping U.S. health care policies.
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Diverse Peoples, Diverse Needs: A History of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York
A look back at Lillian Wald's groundbreaking organization
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Bridging the Gap: Preparing the Nursing Leaders of Tomorrow
Both business acumen and clinical knowledge are imperative for health care leaders and institutions to succeed
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Networking Nurses
Facebook, Twitter, blogs, online forums, podcasts, smartphones, wikis...social networking is all around us, impacting our lives and careers in new ways daily. Telenursing is gaining momentum, and it will continue to do so as health care enters the digital age
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Reading, Writing and Fighting Health Disparities
How school nurses can make a difference in pediatric minority health
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Public Spirit
As the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ first public health nurse, Lula Owl Gloyne dedicated her life to bringing health and hope to her people and her community.
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