For minority nurses, the rapidly growing specialty of correctional mental health nursing can be a unique and rewarding opportunity to provide culturally sensitive care to one of America’s neediest populations.
Armed with a major grant from a private endowment, four North Carolina hospitals have joined forces in an aggressive campaign to recruit more people of color and men into nursing careers.
From the computer department to fitness and yoga centers, some of 2004’s most in-demand nursing specialty careers are in settings that just might surprise you.
Because there are still so few minority and male nursing professors, nursing schools that hope to increase the diversity of their faculty face stiff competition and steep challenges. But despite the supply/demand imbalance, it can be done. The keys to success: commitment, creativity and cultural sensitivity.
Whether your nursing expertise is in the clinical, academic or research setting, working for the federal government can be a rewarding opportunity to take your skills to the next level and improve minority health outcomes on a national scale.
Immunization levels for minority children and adults still lag behind those of the majority population. Many federally funded initiatives are working to combat this disparity--and minority nurses are fighting in the front lines.
From respecting patients’ religious needs to accommodating Muslim nurses’ dress requirements, understanding the role of Islam in Muslims’ lives is an essential cultural competency skill.
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
The 10th anniversary of Howard University’s Mary Elizabeth Carnegie Research Conference was a truly special occasion celebrating the past, present and future of leadership in health disparities research
As a psychiatric nurse specialist who is also a practicing curandera, Elena Avila combines today’s Western health care with ancient Mexican folk medicine for a uniquely spiritual approach to treating patients
By using interventions that help overcome cultural and communication barriers, nurses can play a crucial role in helping minority patients move from pain management disparities to parity
Whether they’re identifying barriers to mental health care or developing interventions for preventing cancer, AIDS and heart disease, these Emerging Nursing Stars in Health Disparities Research are helping to create a healthier future for Americans of color
By breaking down cultural barriers to health care and providing preventive education, nurses of color are helping to close minority health disparity gaps one patient at a time.
America’s unprecedented multiculturalism is creating an urgent need for culturally competent end-of-life care—and for the cultural sensitivity that minority nurses can contribute.
