Feature Articles From 2011
| North, South, East, West | Many nurses believe they should head to the nearest city when looking for a job, but whether you're considering a rural or urban area for employment, the need for nurses is widespread and growing. |  | MN 2011 Winter |
| Online Higher Education: The Key to Training, Recruiting, and Retaining More Hispanic Nurses | Online education has made a big impact on the nursing profession, promoting more successful career development, particularly for Hispanic nurses. |  | MN 2011 Winter |
| A New Caregiving Role: Elected Official | Minority nurses are bringing their perspectives from the hospitals of America to Congress, shaping U.S. health care policies. |  | MN 2011 Winter |
| Acute, Critical Care Nursing: The Frontlines of Patient Care | A glimpse into the lives of critical care nurses and the skills necessary for a successful career in this fast-paced environment. |  | MN 2011 Winter |
| Frances Stout, R.N.: Community Health Leader of the Tohono O'odham Nation | When facing retirement after 30 years in nursing, Frances Stout decided to plunge back into work and lead a revolution in her community's health care system. |  | MN 2011 Winter |
| Turning the Tide: Teen Pregnancy in Minority Communities | With the number of teenage pregnancies on the rise again, particularly in minority communities, nurses are dedicating themselves to mentoring and teaching young mothers to reverse the trend. |  | MN 2011 Winter |
| Nurse, What Are You In It For? Reflections of a Nurse-Teacher | One of New York University's nursing faculty members looks back on the moments that shaped his career--and his life. |  | MN 2011 Winter |
| From Hate to Hope: A Nursing Journey | MN 2011 Winter | ||
| 15th Anniversary Retrospective | We have been watching the field of nursing transform and evolve for a decade and a half. This is our tribute to all of you who have facilitated those changes. |  | MN 2011 Winter |
| Understanding the Lived Experience of African American Dementia Caregivers: A Journey into Caregivers’ Experiential World | Despite groundbreaking research concerning the lived experiences of family members who care for persons with dementia, those surrounding African American family caregivers are still poorly understood. For the sake of improving the quality of life of family caregivers, it is a matter of importance to explore and better understand the African American experience. |  | MN 2011 Winter |
| Nurses and Eye Doctors: Teaming Up to Treat the Whole Patient | Over 25 million Americans currently have diabetes. Perhaps more troubling is the 18.7% of all non-Hispanic blacks aged 20 years or older who currently have the disease. Fortunately, nurses can help combat this trend by fostering a partnership with optometrists, a key ally in early diabetes detection and prevention. |  | MN 2011 Spring |
| Family Support in the Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes Among Hispanics | Diabetes is one of the most persistent health disparities affecting Hispanic communities. Fortunately, Hispanic patients rarely face the disease alone, bolstered by their culture of strong family support. |  | MN 2011 Spring |
| Late Diagnosis: Autism in Minority Communities | Although autism awareness is growing, research indicates health care for African Americans with autism is lacking. From late diagnosis to misdiagnosis to inadequate resources for autistic adults, these inequalities further stress families already fighting a daily battle. |  | MN 2011 Spring |
| Breast Cancer: Finding the Roots of Disparities | Female breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among all races, yet mortality rates differ between ethnicities and early detection numbers falter among minorities. A challenging yet rewarding specialty, oncology nursing puts nurses against such inequalities. |  | MN 2011 Spring |
| Diversity: A Public Health Issue | It's no secret that health care professionals must identify, respect, and care about their patients' differences, values, preferences, and expressed needs. Some patients' backgrounds might be similar to those of the care provider and some may be different. It's the differences that cry out for attention. |  | MN 2011 Spring |
| An Exploratory Study of Student Nurses' Perceptions of Gender | Though they may be half a world away, nursing schools in India face problems similar to those in the United States when it comes to recruiting men. The results of this research of nursing students in Pondicherry, India, may surprise you. |  | MN 2011 Spring |
| African American Men and Prostate Cancer: The Need for Innovative Education | Prostate cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed forms of cancer in the United States. When compared with Caucasian males, African American males are diagnosed much later and the mortality rate is 2.4 times higher. Part of the problem is a lack of knowledge in the African American community, but nurses can combat the disparities through creative outreach. |  | MN 2011 Spring |
| Trust: The Barrier Between Minorities and Clinical Research | Given the major health issues disproportionately affecting minorities, there are life-altering reasons to target such communities for clinical trials and research. But doing so requires combating lingering mistrust, reaching out to neighborhood allies, and even educating yourself. |  | MN 2011 Spring |
| The Nursing Shortage: Exploring the Situation and Solutions | The already fragile health care infrastructure is at risk of becoming completely |  | MN 2011 Spring |
| Leadership in Style | Her drive, ambition, and determination have led Rowena Elliott to become the first African American president of the American Nephrology Nurses Association. The strength of her leadership qualities and character has made her a memorable nurse educator and role model for minority nursing students everywhere. |  | MN 2011 Spring |
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