No secrets between sisters: The author (left) and her sister, Roslyn McConico Fisher, RN, BSN, chief clinical officer for Nursing Sisters Home Care in Haupauge, N.Y. Does your family know your personal health history? Or is it your personal […]
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What’s an African American neonatal intensive care nurse doing in the middle of Kandahar City, Afghanistan? Teaching neonatal resuscitation protocols (NRP), what else! During my deployment to Afghanistan in 2005 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom VI, I had the
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How loud does someone’s life’s calling have to be? Does it have to boom like ear-splitting thunder? Can it be acknowledged through a whisper as quiet as a newborn’s sigh? Maybe it can simply be heard in the everyday conversation
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When Lance Corporal David Coleman enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, he knew there was a possibility of being injured on the job-especially when he was deployed to Iraq. Unfortunately, that possibility became reality last September when his company was
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When health care workers such as paramedics, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) or LPNs weigh the prospects of earning a nursing degree, the challenges can seem insurmountable. The stress and heavy workload of their current positions, as well as family and
When the job market is tight and competitive like it is currently, it’s especially important for job seekers to come prepared to each and every interview. And part of being prepared is knowing how to act competent, friendly and generally
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I’ve always been a person who likes to help others, declares Haydee Canovas, RN, CPN, of Louisville, Kentucky. In my work as a nurse practitioner, I get to deal with people one on one, helping them to change their lives
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The logo for the Kahuawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project in Quebec uses a medicine wheel diagram to illustrate the concept that healthy eating habits and daily physical activity can prevent diabetes. “Americans Indians and Alaska Natives feel very strongly about
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As a senior at Chicago State University, Beverly Stewart has a schedule filled with classes and extracurricular activities, including a position in student government, as well as a job doing hospice work as a certified nursing assistant. In May, she
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“There is definitely a need for more minority researchers,” asserts Ida Spruill, RN, MSN, MSW, of the University of South Carolina Medical College in Charleston. “When I try to identify mentors and colleagues, they are few and far between. I
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