In 1996, two game-changing pieces of health care legislation had the attention of the industry. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was being enacted, and the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) was being debated. Nurse leaders crowded into public […]
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“It’s all about the people.” That’s what so many health care professionals say when asked about their career choices. Regardless of specialty-physician, nurse and, of course, allied health practitioner-the majority of providers are there to assist their patients on a
Louis W. Sullivan, M.D. founding dean of Morehouse School of Medicine “Role models are important!” says Louis W. Sullivan, M.D. founding dean of Morehouse School of Medicine and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. “Too many minority young
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Do patients who are immigrants from Central American countries prefer to be examined by a clinician of the same gender? Should a nurse make direct eye contact when addressing an elderly patient from Nigeria? What cultural traditions need to be
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Transcultural Communication in Nursing, Second Edition By Cora Munez, PhD, RN and Joan Luckmann, MA, RN Communicating effectively with patients from diverse cultures involves much more than just being able to speak a non-English-speaking patient’s language or providing interpreter services.
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When Reggie Brown of the Detroit Lions was tackled in a game against the New York Jets on December 21, 1997, it appeared to be just another good hit. That is until he didn’t get up. Immediately, Kent Falb, the
As a rookie emergency medical technician, Jeffrey Brown went to work his first day on the job both excited and nervous. He was starting work for a private service in Oklahoma. However, it was not a typical first day on
Mary Seacole The history of black women in the nursing profession is a story of women of color fighting to overcome racial, social and economic injustice. In their efforts to obtain appropriate and professional health care education, these women also
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Culture & Clinical Care By Juliene G. Lipson, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Suzanne L. Dibble, DNSc, RN [eds.] UCSF Nursing Press, 2005$33.95 (paperback) What can a teenager teach minority MBAs about how to succeed in business? Plenty, if the teen
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Are you a master’s- or doctorally-prepared RN or nurse practitioner with experience in addressing minority health disparities? Are you now interested in expanding your skills and capacity in this area? Then consider applying for the new Aetna/DSC HealthCare Disparities Fellowship,
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