Because immigrants from Asian countries with large Buddhist populations are a rapidly growing minority group in the U.S., it’s important for nurses to understand Buddhist patients’ beliefs about health, illness and food. The love of nature and maximum enjoyment of […]
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The National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) has selected Adelita Cantu, PhD, RN, as the recipient of the 2012 NAHN Nurse of the Year Award. “I have worked with Adelita on many projects at NAHN and as members of the
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The nation’s health care needs are growing. Costs are rising. Access is an increasing concern, especially in underserved rural and inner-city communities. Nurses today can be left wondering what to do and how they can make a difference. Yet the
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The road back from addiction is arduous—for those in the grips of the addiction, of course, but also for the people around them, including their health care providers. Though prescribed manners of treatment exist, every journey to recovery is unique,
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Hypertension is a major health concern for African Americans. They develop high blood pressure more often and at an earlier age than other ethnicities, including Caucasians and Mexican Americans. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that more
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Nurses are the largest health care workforce in the United States, but in our patients’ eyes, we may not have much force at all. In 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report on the Future of Nursingand made
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“Kuleana means having a sense of place in society such that each person has a right to basic necessities needed to sustain oneself—security of housing, food, health care, transportation, safety, and justice—and in turn has a responsibility to contribute to
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A nurse is defined not simply by the medical knowledge he or she acquires. Personality traits—ambition, selflessness, courage—also characterize those in the field. Being a medical professional requires a level of giving that those in other occupations may not experience
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For medical professionals working in hospitals, the daily effort to balance our patients’ personal and clinical care, paperwork, and the tangled web of hospital, state, and federal compliance takes its toll. It’s a complicated soup of evidence-based medicine and best
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The distinctive nature of nursing affords us the unique ability to be able to communicate with both medical professionals as well as patients, bridging a crucial gap. We strive to address patients in a therapeutic, non-condescending manner. Yet, with added
