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Nursing: Leading the Charge for Healthcare Diversity

Diversity Nursing

Diversity in healthcare is essential for ensuring fair treatment and enhancing patient outcomes. Among healthcare professionals, Nurses have emerged as champions for diversity, leveraging their unique positions as caregivers, educators, and advocates to lead the charge.

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The Importance of Patient Education

Diversity Nursing

Patient education is a crucial aspect of the Nursing practice, because it empowers patients to take an active role in their own healthcare. Nurses serve as educators, providing patients and their families with the knowledge and skills they need to make informed decisions about their health and well-being.

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American Nurses Foundation Awards $339,000 Grant to HBCU Nursing Program to Support Education for Male Nurses of Color

Minority Nurse

The American Nurses Foundation has made a significant stride in promoting diversity in nursing education by awarding one of its prestigious nursing research grants, Diversify Nursing Research through Support of Minority Institutions.

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Reimagining Nursing: The Path to a More Resilient Healthcare System

Daily Nurse

Historically concentrated in acute care , nursing roles are expanding to encompass wellness, prevention, and patient education. This limited their ability to influence broader health outcomes. health visits delivered by non-physicians, indicating their growing importance in ensuring accessible, team-based care.

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Physical Therapist Skills: 12 Qualities to Career Success

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Working on a team with others is a great way to learn and grow the skills to be a physical therapist, and interprofessional collaboration improves patient satisfaction ratings and health outcomes. Based on total DPT degrees conferred during 2020-2022, as reported by the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).

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The Critical Shortage No One’s Talking About: Nurse Educators

Minority Nurse

The growing and less discussed shortage of nurse educators extends beyond the well-known nursing shortage. As burnout, chronic stress, and compassion fatigue from the pandemic have led more nurses to exit the workforce, the pool of those nurses seeking to advance into educational roles becomes increasingly limited.

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Nurse of the Week: NJ School Nurse Uses School Nursing to Educate and Uplift Students, Families, and the Community

Daily Nurse

School nursing builds a culture of health and improves health outcomes in their communities. Today’s Nurse of the Week is a school nurse passionate about using the school nursing profession to educate and uplift students, families, and the community. We honor Dr. Cynthia Samuel, Ph.D.,

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