Gihan ElGindy, MSN, RN

Gihan ElGindy, MSN, RN, is an educator and independent consultant on health, nursing, cultural competence, education and business entrepreneurship issues. She is the executive director of the Transcultural Education Center (TEC) in McLean, Virginia. For more information about TEC, visit www.tecenter.org.

Featured Articles and Vital Signs


Treating Muslims with Cultural Sensitivity in a Post-9/11 World From respecting patients’ religious needs to accommodating Muslim nurses’ dress requirements, understanding the role of Islam in Muslims’ lives is an essential cultural competency skill. » Read full article
Death and Dying Across Cultures At this most difficult time in the lives of patients and their families, end-of-life care that is sensitive to diverse religious and cultural needs becomes supremely important » Read full article
Cultural Competence Q&A Dietary Needs » Read full article
Hindu Dietary Practices: Feeding the Body, Mind and Soul Our series on culturally competent dietary assessments continues with a look at the world’s third largest religion’s beliefs about food and health. » Read full article
Meeting Jewish and Muslim Patients’ Dietary Needs Nurses’ sensitivity to these patients’ religious dietary requirements--and how strictly each individual patient chooses to follow them--can play an important role in the healing process » Read full article
Are NCLEX® Testing Policies Culturally Insensitive? A Muslim nurse’s experience of bias while taking the boards underscores the need for test center regulations that acknowledge and respect candidates’ cultural differences » Read full article

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JOB POSTING

POSITION: Career Opportunities at McLaren Regional Medical Center of Flint, Michigan LOCATIONS: Flint, MI

JOB POSTING

POSITION: College Laboratory Technician/Nursing EMPLOYER: Kingsborough Community College/CUNY DESCRIPTION:

Performing non-teaching laboratory functions of a highly skilled nature specific to the Clinical Nursing Lab. For detailed job description visit: http://www.kingsborough.edu
Apply online at Apps.fy@kbcc.cuny.edu
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/IRCA/Americans with Disabilities Act Employer

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

SCHOOL: Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing DEGREES: Graduate DESCRIPTION:

The Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing prepares professionals to meet the needs of 21st century urban populations. Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing is the largest public-sector nursing institution in New York, a unit of Hunter College, the largest senior college in the City University of New York. School of Nursing faculty are leaders in their fields who bring evidence-based clinical experience, research and teaching directly into the classroom while engaging students in solving real-world problems.

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