A revolution is occurring in the worlds of advanced practice nursing and graduate nursing education. And it’s one that many nursing leaders believe is long overdue. In October 2004, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) issued a landmark […]
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By now it’s become common knowledge that Americans of color face severe disparities in incidence rates, treatment and survival when it comes to the most common types of cancer—e.g., cancers of the breast, lung, prostate and colon. But what’s less
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The Soul of Leadership: Journeys in Leadership and Achievement with Distinguished African American Nurses By Hattie Bessent, EdD, MSN, RN, FAAN W.K. Kellogg Foundation; American Nurses Foundation, 2006 $35 (paperback) This beautifully designed large-format book, with its dramatic full-page photo
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It’s often said that knowing the right people can guarantee success in a career and in life. We’ve all heard the expression it’s who you know. But is it really as simple as that? According to best-selling author, motivational speaker
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For over 30 years, Christine Yee, RN, has worked as a nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, Calif., and in the pediatric clinic at Kaiser Richmond. In recent years she had witnessed an increase
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Somewhere in rural North Carolina, an 85-year-old Cherokee Indian, who never attended school himself, can take credit for inspiring the career of his son—a nurse scientist whose groundbreaking research on Native American health issues has brought him to the pinnacle
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Most nurses entering the profession probably don’t envision themselves having a seat at the table at health policy meetings with the president and first lady of the United States. Neither did Patricia Montoya, BSN, RN, MPA, whose nursing career led
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If you, or someone close to you, were experiencing the first warning signs of a heart attack, would you know what to do? Chances are, the average American would have difficulty answering yes to that question, according to a study
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In New York City, an innovative community-based cancer prevention initiative that utilizes bilingual “patient navigators” to guide participants through the process of receiving a colonoscopy is achieving remarkable results in increasing rates of colon cancer screening and early detection among
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Shirley Manly Lampkin, PhD, RN, has seen the toll breast cancer has taken on African American women. That’s why in 1989 the Oakland, Calif., resident decided to leave her job as a hospital nurse to start a new career as
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