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Advocating Change and Developing Policies in Practice
Nurses can make a huge difference in health care practice by participating in policymaking.
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Minority Mental Health: Shining a Light on Unique Needs and Situations
Research shows minorities often don’t receive the mental health care they need, presenting nurses with a unique opportunity.
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A Quiet Crisis: Racial Disparities and Infant Mortality
The shocking but rarely discussed statistics surrounding infant mortality in the U.S. merit more attention than calm clinical discussion.
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Charts Are Going Mobile
The buzz of health care technology is turning into a roar with new gadgets and techniques to help nurses care for their patients.
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Health Care Reform One Year Later
Last summer saw the historic passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. But what is to become of this hotly contested legislation?
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Minority Pediatric Health
From the neonatal ward to young adults, minority nurses are fighting for the future health of their communities. These nurses are leading innovative new programs and advocating for disparities that exist even for their smallest patients.
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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.
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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.
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New federal grants help minority infants in Utah
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An Open Book
Medical terminology can be overwhelming, and despite the best efforts of nurses and doctors, a lot can get lost in translation. Now, for the first time, patients will have access to the notes doctors have made in their medical records through OpenNotes.
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Why Volunteer?
HIV nursing in Nigeria and Kenya through the eyes of a nurse practitioner from the Bronx
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Preventing Premature Birth Disparities
How nurses can address the growing crisis of high preterm birth rates in minority women and help give infants of all colors an equal chance for a healthy start in life
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What Critical Care Nurses Need to Know About Minority Health Disparities
Why are some racial and ethnic minority patients so much sicker than their white counterparts when they’re admitted to the ICU? A variety of complex medical, socio-economic and cultural factors are to blame.
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African-American Women, Medicaid Moms, Receive Fewer Anesthesia Options
Ethnicity and insurance coverage may determine the kind of anesthesia a woman receives during labor, according to a recent study at the University of New York at Buffalo.
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Closing the Health Insurance Gap
What nurses can do to help uninsured and underinsured minority patients get the care and coverage they need
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