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Caring for Minority Veterans
What are their unique health care needs and how are VA nurses creating culturally competent strategies to meet them?
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Nursing Legend Dr. M. Elizabeth Carnegie Passes Away
MN is saddened to report that M. Elizabeth Carnegie, DPA, RN, FAAN, a pioneering educator, author and unceasing champion of racial equality in nursing, passed away on February 20 at the age of 91.
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Score Another Point for Diuretics as Most Effective Hypertension Treatment
In 2002, the landmark Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT), the largest and most racially/ethnically diverse clinical study to date...
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A (for Achievement) Students
Congratulations to Minority Nurse's 2007 Scholarship Winners!
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Worth 1,000 Words
Looking for an attention-getting way to promote diabetes prevention in Indian Country? Try putting it on a billboard!
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Culturally Sensitive Dementia Care
From raising community awareness to providing one-on-one patient interventions and multicultural support services, nurses of color can play a crucial role in easing the disproportionately high burden of Alzheimer's disease in minority populations.
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Practice Made Perfect
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degrees, a clinically focused alternative to the traditional nursing PhD, are opening new doors of opportunity for minority advanced practice nurses.
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Professional Nursing in Oman
Although it has made tremendous progress in improving and expanding its national health care system, this Middle Eastern country is still struggling to produce enough nurses to meet its people's needs.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities Common in Treatment of Rare Cancer
By now it’s become common knowledge that Americans of color face severe disparities in incidence rates, treatment and survival when it comes to the most common types of cancer...
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Book Reviews: Spring 2008
Two recent book reviews from Senior Editor, Pam Chwedyk
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Raising Our Voice
From small beginnings in the 1990s, the Asian American/Pacific Islander Nurses Association (AAPINA) has become a strong, growing and persuasive presence in the nursing profession.
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Networking for Life
If the prospect of professional networking fills you with dread, don’t panic. Real networking—the process of building lasting, mutually beneficial relationships—is a lot easier than you think.
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Enter the Dragon Boater
Ten years ago, Bay Area pediatric nurse Christine Yee began competing in the ancient Chinese sport of dragon boat racing. Now she’s teaching it to at-risk teens to help them lead healthier lives.
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