It’s common knowledge that nurses of color play a critical role in bridging cultural gaps between racial/ethnic minority patients and America’s traditionally white majority health care system. When minority patients seek treatment, it’s only natural that they feel more comfortable […]
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The holiday season is a festive and frantic time for many. With so much that we have to, want to, or just think we should do, those same 24-hour days we normally try to get everything done in seem even
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I fondly remember sitting in the waiting room for a scholarship that was offered to African American students to be of use for academic endeavors. I was waiting to be interviewed. However, I remember not feeling nervous and feeling confident
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I will never forget standing in a department store next to a woman who was quickly trying on one pair of shoes after another while talking on the phone. I couldn’t help but overhear her conversation with what could have
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When nurses think of going into pediatric nursing, they often think of working with a specific age in the wide range of newborn baby to 18-year-old young adult. But what many might not realize is how working with a child
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The origins of the 55,000 member Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina are unclear. Many think the Lumbee are descendants of Sir Walter Raleigh’s Roanoke Island Lost Colonists of 1587, the first permanent English settlers in North America. A new group
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Being a nurse is a job with long hours and you might not always have time for other things, such as complicated skincare routines. This doesn’t mean you have to entertain under-eye circles, dullness, or other skin problems. Having fresh,
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Of all things pediatric nurses might have in common the education, experience, and common patient group what really knits this group together is one thing, says Shirley Wiggins, PhD, RN, president of the Society of Pediatric Nurses. I have to
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A patient calls you a racial slur. A coworker makes a racially charged statement. A family member makes a racial joke and anticipates you will laugh with them. How would you respond to such hurtful comments? Do you respond by
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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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