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Majoring in Minority Health
Not so long ago, topics like minority health disparities and serving the needs of diverse patient populations were rarely taught in nursing classrooms. Today, a growing number of nursing schools are not only incorporating minority health into their curricula, they're building whole degree programs around it.
Minority Nurse Retention in Doctoral Programs:
What Works and Why
A review of the nursing literature reveals many proven strategies that have helped nursing schools increase minority doctoral students' chances of staying the course and completing their degrees.
A
Faster Path to PhD
Accelerated BSN-to-PhD programs can
help minority nurses get an earlier
start on productive careers as nurse
scientists.
Mastering Master's Entry
Programs
These accelerated MSN programs for
students with degrees in fields
other than nursing are helping growing
numbers of minority students fast-track
into advanced practice nursing careers.
My Experience in Belize
An African-American nursing student travels to Central America in search of adventure-and discovers herself.
Academic Updates
From the Summer 2003 issue of Minority Nurse magazine.
Winning the Grad School Game
Choosing a graduate nursing program can be a daunting experience.
Here’s how to find the program that’s right for you—and
maximize your chances of getting in.
Academic Forum
Approximately one in five Americans today has a physical or mental
disability. Because our population is aging and the likelihood of having a
disability increases with age, the number of individuals with disabilities
can be expected to accelerate in the coming decades. If current trends
continue, by the year 2030 Americans 65 years old and over will comprise
20% of the total population, compared to only 12% in 1997.
These Nurses Mean Business
How many hospitals today have a minority nurse as CEO?
Nurse Practitioner Enrollments on the Rise
The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties and the
American Association of Colleges of Nursing recently conducted a survey
that found graduation rates of nurse practitioners rose 15.8% in fall
1998.
Advanced Degrees: Your Face Here
If you think an advanced degree in nursing is for you—that your
expertise, your career and the community you serve would benefit from
it—you may well be right.
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