Data from National Nurses United (NNU) suggests that while only 4% of US nurses are Filipinos, some 30% of the nearly 200 RNs who have died from COVID-19 are Filipino Americans. NNU believes that overall, nurses are primarily endangered by […]
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As ICU nurse Alex Duron learned, evangelical schools do not welcome gay students with open arms. After Union University accepted Duron into their graduate program for nurse anesthetists, he thought his next three years were mapped out. Unfortunately, his plans
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While the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black and Hispanic Americans is no secret, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) “All of Us” project has launched a study of the disparity that they hope will better prepare the country for
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Ask most of our employees why they work at VA. Their top reason is often the same: they want to improve the lives of Veterans. When you work at VA, there are so many ways that you can make a
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is taking action to fight implicit bias and racial discrimination in the state’s healthcare system. In a July 9 Executive Directive, the governor called upon the state Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to “establish new
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Jessica Crabtree knew she wanted to do work that mattered. The first step was going back to school to pursue a nursing degree at age 28. The next step was a little more up in the air. Then, as she
VA Paid Residency Helps Nurse Enter Rewarding Career Read More »
From Boston to San Bernardino, California, communities across the U.S. are declaring racism a public health crisis. Fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic’s disproportionate impact on communities of color, as well as the killing of George Floyd in the custody of
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Lt. Col. Joseph Henry Ward, M.D., Dr. John A. Kenney and his son, Dr. Howard W. Kenney, are not exactly household names. But these VA trailblazers deserve to be remembered for the great strides they made toward equality in health care leading
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Over the past month, a growing number of nursing associations have been calling upon members of the profession to take action against racism. The first official remarks appeared the day after George Floyd’s death. On May 31, the Minnesota Nurses
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The George Washington University School of Nursing has just received the largest philanthropic gift in the school’s history. Through the William and Joanne Conway Transitioning Warriors Nursing Scholars Initiative, $2.5 million in financial aid is being made available to help
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