Diabetes is the focus of another recently released major study on the health status of women in the United States. But while its topic is more specific than that of the wide-ranging Women’s Health Data Book, the underlying message is […]
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When she came to Houston, Texas, from Mexico four-and-a-half years ago, Martha Martinez was working in a laundry and getting by with limited knowledge of English, never imagining that she was just like hundreds of other foreign-trained nurses who had
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Rosario May Mayor arrived in New York City one cold morning in March 1971, a 22-year-old with adventure in her veins, yearning to experience the America portrayed in the television shows and movies she had watched while growing up in
Philippine Nurses in the U.S.—Yesterday and Today Read More »
Strength in numbers. United we stand. Membership has its privileges. These are just a few of the phrases that come to mind when one considers the benefits of belonging to a professional nursing association. Whether it’s the American Nurses Association,
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In Saskatchewan, Canada, the most rapidly growing segment of the population is the Aboriginal (Native) community, which is expected to increase to 400,000 by the year 2040. The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples estimates that in Canada as a whole,
Sihtoskatowin: Supporting One Another to Build Research Capacity Read More »
During the golden age of 60s soul music, one of Otis Redding’s most popular songs was I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now). In this plaintive ballad, Otis sings about how his significant other’s love for him is
To Be Continued: Creating Sustainability for Grant-Funded Programs Read More »
When JoAnn Lomax, MSN, RN, supervisor of the patient relations department at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, was diagnosed with breast cancer in July 2002, her twin sister, Mary Ann Mosley, MS, RN, was at her side. Mary Ann was with
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Mary B. Green, MN, RNC Cardiovascular disease (CVD), principally heart disease and stroke, is the leading cause of death for all racial and ethnic groups in the United States. That’s the bad news, and there is even worse news for
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Nurses can play a key role in incorporating ethnopharmacology into everyday health care practice. Yet many nurses still know little to nothing about this emerging field of science. Josepha Campinha-Bacote, PhD, MAR, APRN-BC, CNS, CTN, FAAN, the president and founder
Ethnopharmacology: What Nurses Need to Know Read More »
When she was working with American Indian communities in the Pacific Northwest to identify and build support for adolescents at risk for suicide, June Strickland, PhD, RN, did not call the endeavor a suicide prevention project or refer to the
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