Rowena Elliott, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.N., B.C., C.N.E., is one of those people who make it all seem effortless. She balances teaching and mentoring with research projects and speaking engagements. She has a handful of degress and has held the title […]
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Though they may be half a world away, nursing schools in India face problems similar to those in the United States when it comes to recruiting men. The following study sought to discern the opinions of 78 senior nursing students
An Exploratory Study of Student Nurses’ Perceptions of Gender Read More »
According to the 2011 National Diabetes Fact Sheet from the Centers for Disease Control, 25.8 million Americans currently have diabetes. Seven million of those cases go undiagnosed. Perhaps more troubling, in the black community, 4.9 million, or 18.7%, of all
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It was only about 15 years ago that I walked through the door of a Level II Trauma Center as a young black nurse in a rural town in Florida. Many of my patients had to be convinced I was
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It’s no secret that health care professionals must identify, respect, and care about their patients’ differences, values, preferences, and expressed needs. Nurses, physicians, allied health professionals: all need to be attentive when interacting with patients, and be sensitive to and
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When I went to nursing school, I never imagined there would come a time when I would be so privileged to give a “keynote” address. My expertise is more on narcotic keys and nurse’s notes. But it happened. I was
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In the growing sea of nursing specialties, critical care is actually one of the oldest. It was established in the 1950s and 1960s as the specialized care provided for the first intensive and cardiac care units. Seriously ill patients with
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After spending 33 years caring for the health needs of her fellow Native Americans as a nurse with the Indian Health Service, Frances Stout, R.N., had earned a well-deserved rest. She could have taken some time for herself, started a
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According to the Special Report on Race, Ethnicity, and Alzheimer’s Disease shown in the 2010 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures, African Americans are the hardest-hit in terms of developing Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. African Americans are twice as
The numbers tell the story. Hispanics are the fastest-growing segment of the United States’ population—they currently comprise 16% and are expected to grow to 30% by the year 2050, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. However, Hispanic nurses make up
