Are you a health care writer or a nurse looking to add “blogging” to your laundry list of skills? Consider writing for MinorityNurse.com! Interview outstanding minority nursing professionals, share career and health advice with your peers, and give your two […]
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Each year, we call for nominations for our Take Pride Campaign in an effort to recognize those places of employment that went above and beyond regarding encouraging diversity; recruiting and retaining minorities; and creating a cooperative, inclusive work environment. We
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Inspired Comfort Award Recognizes Exceptional Patient Care  Cherokee Uniforms, a leading provider of healthcare apparel, is accepting nominations for its 11th annual Inspired Comfort Award. The award recognizes nurses, nursing-school students, and other non-physician healthcare professionals who have taken extraordinary and inspiring steps to serve
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And the winner isÂ… Ngoc Tram D. Nguyen! Originally from Vietnam, Tram has endured many hardships in her life. She was born with cataracts in both eyes and was legally blind. She lost two uncles during the war. She lost
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Each year, Minority Nurse offers scholarships to three outstanding individuals pursuing a career in nursing. Last week, we announced Corinna Hughes as a runner-up of our 2013 scholarship. And the second runner-up is… Juanita Hardy! Juanita knew she wanted to
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Despite efforts by advocacy groups like the Asian American/Pacific Islander Nurses Association (AAPINA) and the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) to increase public awareness about Asian American and Pacific Islander (API) health issues, many Americans still view
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One Midwestern hospital created a diversity intranet to educate its staff about how to provide culturally sensitive care to patients from diverse ethnic backgrounds. Another hospital eliminated financial barriers to providing interpreter services for limited-English-speaking patients by centralizing its budget
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We are pleased to announce the winners of the 9th Annual Minority Nurse Magazine Scholarship Program awards. Ms. Mary Jo Coll, a nursing student at Drexel University, and Ms. Leah Peterson, a student at the University of California San Francisco
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Would you tell a bright, promising student that he or she just doesn’t have what it takes to be a nurse–before he/she has even been accepted into a nursing program? All too often, this kind of prejudice is exactly what
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Women and Depression Brochurewww.nami.org/womendepression The National Alliance on Mental Illness created this multicultural consumer brochure to increase awareness of the disproportionately high rates of depression and suicide in women—and especially women of color. The 13-page booklet discusses depression symptoms, causes, prevention
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