Caring for spinal cord patients can be difficult for nurses as well as patients themselves. Bed-bound patients with a combination of poor nutrition, dehydration, immobility, and incontinence have a greater chance of developing pressure ulcers. Once the ulcer grows, the […]
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The year 2012 marks the 50th anniversary for graduates of the Class of 1962. You’lloften hear graduates say, We’ve made it! to celebrate their accomplishments over the years. Yet, some graduates move through life never realizing the it they have
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Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)—the nation’s community, migrant, and homeless health centers—serve over 20 million patients yearly, according to the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC). FQHCs provide comprehensive primary health, oral, and mental health/substance abuse services to people
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What is social capital and can social capital play a role in better asthma outcomes in children residing in homeless shelters? These were some of the questions that guided a research proposal for the Research Infrastructure in Minority Institutions—Career Opportunities
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If there is one thing surgical nurse Rochelle Scott has learned from her patients, it is to assume nothing. No matter how well she might think she understands a culture or a tradition important to her patients, Scott learned through
Culturally Competent Care for Hmong and Southeast Asian Populations Read More »
Spring is the season of new life, even rebirth. It’s a fitting time for graduation ceremonies to be held, as young professionals embark on new careers that had previously been half-lived in textbooks and lectures. Soon, thousands of members of
Welcome to the Future: The Next Generation of Minority Nurses Read More »
Every time an individual sees a doctor or visits a hospital, clinic, or health care facility, a record of their health information is kept. From allergies and vaccinations to past consultations and procedures, information is recorded to help nurses and
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Talk about a momentous birthday—the oldest baby boomers started celebrating their 65th birthdays in 2011, ushering in what appears to be a huge change in health care demands in the United States. As the population ages in unprecedented numbers and
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After spending four decades climbing the stairs of New York City’s tenement apartments to deliver compassionate, expert home care to hundreds of Spanish-speaking patients in the South Bronx, Washington Heights, and other communities, Elsie Soto, R.N., a veteran public health
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Who is in the driver’s seat—is it you or is it your disease process? James Foster, the Clinical Coordinator at Fortis College in Centerville, Ohio, suggests we, as nurses, should equip our patients to be more in control, to be
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