Things change when Indian people get inside federal policy-making organizations, and it’s exciting to see that happen, says Captain Pelagie Mike Snesrud, RN. Snesrud, a Certified Public Health Nurse and career officer in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, […]
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This fall, high school students in the Washington, D.C. area will have a unique opportunity to get a close-up view of what it takes to become a nurse, thanks to the Investment in Nursing Project, a collaboration between the District’s
Are you one of the growing number of minority students who are entering nursing school later in life, or returning to school mid-career to continue your education by earning a baccalaureate or post-graduate degree? If so, you may be wishing
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Do you dream of a nursing position that offers constant variety, instead of treating the same types of patients and medical conditions day in and day out? Do you long for a work environment where physicians regard you as a
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One of the biggest benefits of attending minority nursing association conferences—in addition to all the networking opportunities, educational programming, CEUs and camaraderie, of course—is getting to visit exhibits filled with booth after booth offering free or low-cost minority health resources
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More than 80 years ago, in 1928, bacteriologist Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. After returning from vacation, he found a mold that had started growing in a staphylococcus culture dish inhibited bacterial growth. But it wasn’t until World War II that
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In her study of Hispanic victims of intimate partner abuse in the U.S.-Mexico border city of Brownsville, Texas, nurse researcher Nora Montalvo-Liendo, PhD, RN, wanted to learn about the factors influencing the women’s decisions to disclose the abuse and seek
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Recruiting eager students into the future nursing pipeline has become easier in recent years, thanks to the profession’s efforts to publicize the nursing shortage and promote the benefits of nursing as an attractive career. But filling the pipeline does little
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If asked what disease is the number one killer of Americans, most people would say cancer. But the truth is, cardiovascular disease (CVD) kills more Americans than any other disease. In fact, it is the leading cause of death in
“Before we were Westernized, Native Hawaiians were very healthy, lean people,” says Suzette Kaho’ohanohano, RN, health educator and clinical supervisor at Hui No Ke Ola Pono, a health care center for Native Hawaiians on the island of Maui. “We were
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