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Different Attitudes Toward Breastfeeding Linked to Race
Why are black women more likely to feed their infants formula than mothers of other races? That's what a recent study from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center hopes to determine.
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Preventing Premature Birth Disparities--A Reader Responds
In Fall 2009, we published "Preventing Premature Birth Disparities," an article examining the growing crisis of high preterm birth rates in women of color...
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Men in Nursing School--Setting the Record Straight
In Winter 2010 we interviewed six gender minority nursing students and one recent graduate about whether or not they have encountered any gender bias from female instructors and classmates...
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Rethinking Gender Stereotypes in Nursing
Men who enter "feminine" occupations risk their gender identity being questioned. One such profession is nursing—but it has not always been that way.
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Culturally Competent Nurse Anesthesia Care
The changing demographics of the citizens of the United States compels health care providers to adapt and deliver culturally competent care to underrepresented minorities, particularly in the nurse anesthesia profession.
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Public Spirit
As the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ first public health nurse, Lula Owl Gloyne dedicated her life to bringing health and hope to her people and her community.
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Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease in the Hispanic Community
Patient-centered, culturally sensitive approaches are the key to meeting the needs of Hispanic/Latino patients with dementia, diabetes and other clinical co-morbidities.
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What Nurses Need to Know About Antibiotic Resistance
With the problem of drug-resistant bacteria growing at an alarming rate, nurses of all colors must take extra precautions to protect their patients from today’s new "superbugs."
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A Promotion on Capitol Hill
A unanimous vote in the U.S. Senate made it official: Lillian Sparks is the new Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans, a wing of the Administration for Children and Families at the Department of Health and Human Services.
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A Second Opinion: International Year of the Nurse
The international year of the nurse, 2010, is also the centennial anniversary of the death of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing (1820-1910). To pay homage to this great nurse leader, we can fulfill her vision of nursing through our commitment to improving the health and welfare of society.
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Preventing HIV/AIDS in Older African American Women
HIV infections are rising at an alarming rate among postmenopausal black women, and clinicians who provide health services need to be educated on their risk behaviors.
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Success Strategies for Nursing Students with Mental Illness
Perseverance, support systems, wellness plans and peer networking can help students living with "hidden disabilities" survive and thrive in nursing school.
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Continuing Education through Cultural Exchange
Almost two years ago, a group of nursing students and members of the Chickasaw Nation joined together in a journey to Belize in an effort to curb the impoverished nation’s rising levels of diabetes.
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Make an EMPaCT
Enabling Minority Participation in Clinical Trials, or EMPaCT, is the newest initiative to come out of the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities.
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A Boost for Minority Nursing Professors
Find certified minority nurse educators in a flash using the Minority Nurse Educator database, a free service provided by the School of Nursing at Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, New Jersey.
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CBC Sounds off on Passage of Health Reform
You certainly can't talk about the future of minority health without discussing the implications of this historic legislation: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Worth 1,000 Words
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E-Learning from Experience
A nurse educator who recently completed an online PhD program shares her firsthand advice on how to succeed in the brave new world of distance learning
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