Being a nurse has been a calling for Mattiedna Johnson, RN, MTMA Div., of Cleveland, Ohio. In fact, it could be said that her pioneering work in health care is part of a divine agreement. The fifth child born to […]
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Few things can be more heartbreaking for a nurse than watching a patient who is in pain and knowing there’s little that can be done about it. Every day, however, patients come to hospitals across the country with severe, debilitating
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At a special ceremony during its 10th Annual Carnegie Nursing Research Conference on Eliminating Health Disparities (see article on page TK), Howard University’s Division of Nursing honored a group of 20 outstanding nurse scientists from across the nation as Emerging
The great circle of life: It’s the lesson that Simba, the young lion cub in Walt Disney PicturesÂ’ The Lion King, learns as his story unfolds. When Simba loses his father, his view of life changes and eventually he comes
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Jane F. deLeon, RN, MSN, considered herself a typical undergraduate nursing student. When I was getting my bachelor’s degree, I wanted to finish up and find a job, she recalls. I thought I would never want to go back to
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Among American citizens there should be no forgotten men and no forgotten races. –Franklin D. Roosevelt Despite the advent of a new, more conservative presidential administration, the federal government’s initiative to eliminate health disparities experienced by racial and ethnic minority
Professional nursing programs in the United States are rigorous and demanding, particularly for students whose first language is not English. Language, culture, and academic expectations are the most common areas of difficulty for those who teach multicultural students. According to
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Maryland State Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam was—and is—a practicing RN. Her work in health care opened her eyes not only to individual patient needs, but to larger problems best addressed on a systemic level, rather than case by case. So she
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For nurses treating a large number of Hispanic patients, it is an unfortunate reality that they will also encounter a large number of diabetics. Diabetes is one of the most persistent and apparent health disparities affecting Hispanic communities; they are
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Not long ago, I was facilitating a workshop on fostering civility in nursing education when a faculty member approached me during the break. The soft-spoken professor related her thoughts in a quiet voice, her eyes reflecting a certain sadness as
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