On July 1, 2002, Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail, RN (1903-1981) became the first American Indian nurse to be inducted into the American Nursing Association’s prestigious Hall of Fame. In reporting this history-making event in our Fall 2002 issue, Minority Nurse […]
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What do the first professionally trained African American nurse, the first black president of the American Nurses Association, the current CEO of the National League for Nursing and the president of the National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations have
Celebrating Excellence: Past, Present and Future Read More »
How much do your patients know about peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a common and dangerous cardiovascular condition that is an especially serious health threat for African Americans? There’s a good chance the answer is: not very much. The results of
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Health care providers must be ever mindful of that well-known Biblical saying, to everything there is a season, a time to be born and a time to die. Grief and bereavement are normal emotions that are very personal and are
Culture, Grief and Bereavement: Applications for Clinical Practice Read More »
This past summer, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) opened its first-ever NCLEX testing center in the Philippines–a country that is one of the world’s biggest exporters of foreign-educated nurses to the United States. Up until then,
PNAA NCLEX® Task Force Honored by President of Philippines Read More »
In this country, approximately four out of every 100 young people who enter high school will not graduate. Among racial and ethnic minority populations, the dropout rate is even higher. According to data from the U.S. Department of Education’s National
Academic Forum: Be Prepared Read More »
If you’re a nurse who wants to gain more insight into how a patient’s culture affects the care you provide, or a nursing educator who wants to enhance the cultural awareness, knowledge and skills of your students or nursing staff,
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Diversity directors appear to be a small but dedicated niche among nursing schools that are making an effort to better include and serve people of varying racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. While campus-wide diversity and multicultural affairs offices are fairly
Successfully entering and completing a nursing program can be a daunting task for any student. But students of color often face additional challenges and barriers that white students do not—for example, lack of financial aid, inflexible admissions policies, a greater
Cabezonas Con Suenos: Success Strategies for Nursing Students of Color Read More »
Hispanics are the largest and fastest-growing minority population in the United States, and their numbers are expected to triple by the year 2050 to constitute a quarter of the total U.S. population. Today, in fact, Hispanics account for 42% of
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