For two weeks each month, Aretha Thurman trains 12-20 new sales and sales support hires for Medtronic, a medical technology company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She makes sure the students—a mix of nurses, physical therapists, and others—can operate the company’s chronic […]
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The need for trained and qualified nurses to reflect the diversity of the United States today is crucial. The National Student Nurses Association’s (NSNA) Breakthrough to Nursing (BTN) Project, which encourages culturally diverse students to pursue nursing, is celebrating its
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Correction: “First Generation Education,” a feature published in our fall 2010 edition, referenced Glen G. Galindo as CAMP’s Executive Director. He is the Executive Director of CAMP’s alumni association, an independent organization. For more information on CAMP, visit www.hepcamp.org. With
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I have served as a community health nurse for most of my 22 years of service as an RN. Currently, I coordinate the associate degree in nursing program for Monroe Community College (MCC) in Rochester, New York. I try to
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A labor and delivery nurse in Springfield, Missouri, Rosario Kowalski, M.S.N., R.N., was working towards her master’s degree in nursing when she experienced an unexpected trauma of her own: she tore a ligament in her knee while walking up the
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In 1909, Lillian Wald, founder of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) and the “mother of public health nursing,” hosted the NAACP’s inaugural meeting at her agency’s early headquarters, at a time when integrated meetings were forbidden by
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Becoming a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist offers plenty of unique opportunities, and it all starts with finding and applying to the right program for you. With a nursing degree under your belt, you are already familiar with the application process,
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In true school nurse fashion, Cynthia Samuel, R.N., M.S., Ph.D.-C, calls everyone “dear” or “sweetie.” But her nurturing disposition belies a certain tenacity. She is determined to eliminate the health disparities she sees every day working in an urban elementary
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The following nurses left their homes in the United States with no real plan in place, a limited understanding of the language, and little more than a desire to help. They traveled across the island to unknown working conditions and
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“If you ae going to get involved—get involved. Don’t sit on the sidelines,” says Dr. Russell Eugene Tranbarger. Without question, he has followed his own advice. Educator, clinician, historian, legislative advocate, leader, author, editor, role model, trailblazer, nurse: Tranbarger has
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