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Military Nursing: A Path with Unique Benefits and Opportunities

Diversity Nursing

The role of a Nurse is one of dedication and service, and for some, that calling extends to military service. Nurses in the military not only provide critical care to service members but also to civilians in crisis situations around the world. military, focusing on the advantages and experiences military Nursing can offer.

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Trailblazers in Scrubs: Celebrating Black Nurses Who Changed History and Inspire the Future

Daily Nurse

Nurses are not just caregiversthey’re advocates, educators, and changemakers. Susie King Taylor: Bridging Education and Nursing Susie King Taylor made history as the first Black Army nurse during the Civil War. Her story encourages nurses to be educators and advocates for their communities. Her efforts led to the U.S.

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A Military Nursing Career: CAPT Andrea Petrovanie-Green

Minority Nurse

Military nursing is a career path that offers professional opportunities, a sense of family, and a commitment to meaningful service. Military nurses are especially proud of their profession on Veteran’s Day. ” Her path to a military nursing career began with those embedded principles.

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Elevating Burn Care: BCEN Advances Burn Specialty Care with CBRN Certification 

Daily Nurse

Just one year after introducing the world’s first burn nursing specialty certification, the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) proudly reports that nearly 500 nurses in both civilian and military settings have achieved the Certified Burn Registered Nurse (CBRN) credential.

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Invisible Battles: Military Toxic Exposures and Health Provider Roles

Amercan Journal of Nursing

of Veterans Affairs The intersection of military service and environmental exposures has become an increasingly critical area of concern. Many veterans say that they had a picture-perfect bill of health before exposure to environmental hazards during military service. Education about environmental exposures: a powerful weapon.

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Harriet Tubman’s Forgotten History as a Civil War Nurse

Minority Nurse

She could also get rid of dysentery , a gastrointestinal disease that was common at the time and was even recruited by army surgeons to heal soldiers at a military base in Florida. She took cranesbill and lily roots grown near where her patients were dying and made remedies that cured soldiers of diseases such as malignant fever and smallpox.

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The Importance of Diversity in Nursing: Black History Month Reflection

Diversity Nursing

Nurses who understand different cultural norms and traditions can better educate and care for patients. had to fight for education in the 1800s. Estelle Massey Osborne (19011981) The first Black Nurse to earn a masters degree and an advocate for integrating Black Nurses into the military and professional Nursing organizations.