Influenza and pneumonia season is here again, and that means an estimated 18,000 to 36,000 Americans age 65 and older are at especially high risk of dying from these illnesses this winter. Even though preventive vaccines are a covered benefit […]
New Medicare Rules Help Nurses Fight the Flu Read More »
Because hospitals across the nation are facing the challenge of serving patients and communities that have become increasingly multicultural, having doctors and nurses who are culturally and linguistically competent is essential to providing high-quality care. To help health care organizations
New Online Cultural Competence Training Program Offers Patient-Based Learning Read More »
Now thatyou’ve taken down the holiday decorations and exchanged all those gifts of clothing that always seem to be the wrong size, what better way to start 2010 than by resolving to stock your nursing toolbox with a new supply
New Year, New Resources Read More »
More than 9 million people live along the U.S.-Mexican border, a figure so staggering that economists and health care workers view this region as a quasi-country onto itself–neither American nor Mexican, but rather Amexican, as it was recently referred to
Nurses With Borders Read More »
Nursing is a profession that can truly move with the person, wherever they choose to put down roots. The job prospects are solid for nurses with employers seeking minority nurses everywhere from small towns to urban centers. Because there is
Nurses for Hire: A Nationwide Look at Nursing Read More »
Building Culturally Competent HIV/AIDS Care: Models, Tools, and Field-Tested Strategies Editor’s note: Part one of this series (Fall 2006) showcased minority nurses who created successful solutions to improve HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention in communities of color. What’s working now Closing
Nurses vs. HIV/AIDS Disparities: Creating Culturally Competent Interventions Read More »
In the 25 years I have been a bedside nurse and the 15 simultaneous years as a nursing faculty member, I have seen plenty of changes in how health care is delivered and how nursing is taught. What has not
Nursing as an Art and a Science Read More »
When Christina Rojas-Fletes, MSN, RN, ANP-C, began preparing to take her first job as a nurse several years ago, she encountered an unexpected problem. She found that nurses’ scrubs sold in retail and uniform stores were bland, baggy and poorly
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MN is saddened to report that M. Elizabeth Carnegie, DPA, RN, FAAN, a pioneering educator, author and unceasing champion of racial equality in nursing, passed away on February 20 at the age of 91. Her extraordinary accomplishments in advancing educational
Nursing Legend Dr. M. Elizabeth Carnegie Passes Away Read More »
Opinion polls have shown that many Americans feel the U.S. government’s initial response to Hurricane Katrina was ineffective at best, incompetent and even racist at worst. In the wake of the disaster, however, one federal agency that does seem to
Office of Minority Health Awards $12 Million in Katrina Relief Grants Read More »
