Strength in numbers. United we stand. Membership has its privileges. These are just a few of the phrases that come to mind when one considers the benefits of belonging to a professional nursing association. Whether it’s the American Nurses Association, […]
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In Saskatchewan, Canada, the most rapidly growing segment of the population is the Aboriginal (Native) community, which is expected to increase to 400,000 by the year 2040. The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples estimates that in Canada as a whole,
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During the golden age of 60s soul music, one of Otis Redding’s most popular songs was I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now). In this plaintive ballad, Otis sings about how his significant other’s love for him is
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When JoAnn Lomax, MSN, RN, supervisor of the patient relations department at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, was diagnosed with breast cancer in July 2002, her twin sister, Mary Ann Mosley, MS, RN, was at her side. Mary Ann was with
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Mary B. Green, MN, RNC Cardiovascular disease (CVD), principally heart disease and stroke, is the leading cause of death for all racial and ethnic groups in the United States. That’s the bad news, and there is even worse news for
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Nurses can play a key role in incorporating ethnopharmacology into everyday health care practice. Yet many nurses still know little to nothing about this emerging field of science. Josepha Campinha-Bacote, PhD, MAR, APRN-BC, CNS, CTN, FAAN, the president and founder
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When she was working with American Indian communities in the Pacific Northwest to identify and build support for adolescents at risk for suicide, June Strickland, PhD, RN, did not call the endeavor a suicide prevention project or refer to the
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As health care providers, nurses are charged not only with healing, but also with preventing. Yet each day, too many nurses ignore opportunities to help prevent some of the top killers of minority Americans: cancer, heart disease and lung disorders,
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The crisis of unequal health outcomes between Americans of color and the Caucasian majority has risen to the forefront of today’s national health care agenda. Sweeping federal initiatives like former President Bill Clinton’s Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities
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When Asian and Pacific Islander (API) patients visit medical facilities complaining of physical problems, they usually receive physical treatments. However, Shih-Yu (Sylvia) Lee, PhD, RNC, a postdoctoral fellow at Emory University in Atlanta, knows that asking these patients a few
