 Yolanda Talbert at her BSN graduation; starting nursing school at age 37 was a challenge. I’m the kind of nurse who wants to get as much as possible out of my career rather than staying in one area, says […]
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Did you know that abolitionist leaders Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth both worked as nurses during the Civil War? Can you name the first black nurse to join the American Red Cross Nursing Service? (Answer: Frances Reed Elliott Davis, in
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A groundbreaking epidemiological study of eye disease and visual impairment among Latinos living in the U.S. has turned out to be eye-opening in more ways than one. The results of the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study (LALES), funded by the
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In the Fall 2004 issue of Minority Nurse, we published a Second Opinion column written by Margaret A. Davis, MSN, RN, FNP, cancer committee chair for the Chicago Chapter of the National Black Nurses Association. Her article, Fight KOOL Mixx,
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They make up significantly less than 1% of the registered nurse population, but their numbers are increasing and the demand for them is growing. They are Hispanic nurses who happen to be men. Even though they are one of the
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While efforts to close racial and ethnic health gaps in such areas as cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and cardiovascular disease are frequently in the national spotlight, lupus is one minority health disparity that has received relatively little attention. Yet this serious
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A year ago, we never thought we would have had this meeting. This is truly an opportunity to learn from each other. With these words, SeonAe Yeo, PhD, RNC, president of the Asian American Pacific Islander Nurses Association (AAPINA), officially
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Each year, thousands of children in the U.S. are killed or injured in automobile accidents because they were not riding in child safety seats or because the seats were not installed properly–and a disproportionate amount of those children are African
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An RN with a disability who overcame discrimination to achieve a successful nursing career. An African-American Navy nurse who heroically saved the life of a dying Iraqi boy during Operation Iraqi Freedom. What do these two minority nurses have in
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 Students in Texas A&M International University’s pre-nursing summer camp get suited up for a weekend of intensive exposure to nursing. A growing number of nursing schools nationwide are taking an innovative approach to solving both the nursing shortage and
