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Giving Patients a Second Chance at Life
By choosing careers in transplant nursing, minority nurses can not only save lives but also help increase the disproportionately low rates of organ donation in communities of color.
Till Death Do Us Part
Compared to their white counterparts, terminally ill Americans of color are much less likely to receive the comfort of hospice care as they near the end of life. By choosing careers in hospice and palliative nursing, minority nurses can play a key role in helping to bridge this gap.
Follow
the Money
Which U.S. cities and regions offer
the most job opportunities and highest
salaries for nurses? (And let’s
not forget diversity and livability!).
Critical
Careers
The fast-paced, high-tech world of
critical care nursing isn’t
for everyone. But if you’re
someone who thrives on challenge,
you’ll find this specialty offers
tremendous rewards and a huge demand
for minority nurses.
Careers
in Pediatric Oncology Nursing
One of the most inspiring and rewarding
specialties in nursing has an acute
need for more minority nurses who
can provide culturally sensitive
care to kids with cancer and their
families.
Culture
is Skin Deep
Why the specialty of dermatology
nursing needs more minority nurses
who are attuned to the special skin
health needs of people of color.
Public Works: Career
in Public Health Nursing
Careers in public health nursing
offer minority nurses a unique opportunity
to make a difference in a really
big way-by improving the health
of entire communities
From Minority Nurse
to Nurse Practitioner
Beca
use nurse practitioners are able to provide primary care and
prescribe treatments, this advanced practice career can empower
minority nurses to make an even bigger difference in eliminating
health disparities
Veterans Affairs Nursing in the 21st Century
The nursing shortage, the war in Iraq and
increased diversity in the military are creating a whole new demand for skilled minority VA nurses.
Overcoming
Bias in the Nursing Workplace
Whether it's racist remarks from patients, problems with culturally
insensitive co-workers or being passed up for a promotion because of
your race or gender, the key is to stay cool and know your rights.
On
the Case
Careers in case management offer minority nurses the opportunity to
bring cultural competency and patient advocacy into the managed care
arena.
The
Wide World of Sports/Fitness Nursing
From working in hospital fitness centers and sports injury clinics to
teaching fitness classes in the inner city, this emerging career specialty
offers nurses many opportunities to be MVPs.
Hispanic Men in Nursing
Five accomplished Hispanic nurses who just happen to be guys talk about
the special challenges they face, the unique strengths they bring to
the table, and why the nursing profession needs to recruit a lot more
people like them.
Distance
Nursing
By using the latest advances in computer technology to increase medically underserved minority communities' access to health care, telehealth nursing is truly a career for the 21st century
Trade Your Scrubs For A Business
Suit!
From pharmaceutical and medical product manufacturers to insurance companies and consulting firms, the corporate sector offers minority nurses many opportunities to advance their careers beyond the bedside.
The Sky's the Limit
The exciting, fast-paced specialties of flight nursing and medical transport nursing offer career opportunities that soar above the crowd.
An Army (and Navy and Air Force) of
Opportunities
In both wartime and peacetime, nursing careers in the military offer
exceptional opportunities to see the world, serve your country and advance
to leadership positions.
Hot Jobs, Emerging Careers
From the computer department to fitness and yoga centers, some of 2004's most in-demand nursing specialty careers are in settings that just might surprise you
Spirits in the Dark
For minority nurses, the rapidly growing specialty of correctional mental health nursing can be a unique and rewarding opportunity to provide culturally sensitive care to one of America’s neediest populations
Careers in Red, White and Blue
Whether your nursing expertise is in the clinical, academic or research setting, working for the federal government can be a rewarding opportunity to take your skills to the next level and improve minority health outcomes on a national scale
Management Plan
Meet five minority nurses in health care management positions whose
ability to defy the odds, break through the barriers and take courageous
risks helped them rise to the top of their field
Neonatal Need
It's one of the specialty areas that has been hardest hit by the RN staff shortage. But that's not the only reason why the field of neonatal nursing urgently needs more minority nurses.
A Military Victory
As one Hispanic nurse's personal success story shows, serving in the military can help minority nurses overcome socioeconomic barriers, advance their education and develop into leaders.
School Days
Although budget cutbacks are restricting hiring in some states, America's school districts are facing an unprecedented need for school nurses who can provide care to students with a diverse range of cultural and medical needs.
Careers in the Indian Health Service
Whether you're a Native American nurse who wants to improve the health of your people or any minority nurse who wants to make a difference helping underserved communities, the IHS urgently needs your expertise.
Preparing
for the Future
From summer institutes and nursing school courses to workshops and online
resources, many options are available to help minority nurses learn
about the health care implications of the new genetics and genomics.
From
RN to CRNA
A severe shortage of nurse anesthetists plus a growing need for culturally
and linguistically competent anesthesia care make this advanced practice
specialty an ideal career for minority nurses.
A Tale of Top Cities
We surveyed the nation coast-to-coast to find the best places for minority nurses to grow their careers. Here are the cities that earned top marks for demand, dollars and diversity.
Welcome to the Real World
Surviving the transition from nursing school to your first job as an RN can make the difference between a successful career and early burnout-especially for new minority and male nurses.
A World of Opportunities
Working in foreign countries is a great way for minority nurses to learn new skills, experience other cultures and make a real difference in improving global health.
The Case for Forensic Nursing
If you're a fan of mystery novels and true crime dramas, this exciting career that combines nursing with detective work and criminal law is well worth investigating.
PeriOpportunities
A severe shortage of perioperative nursing staff plus the need for culturally sensitive surgical care adds up to tremendous opportunities for minority nurses—and the OR is just the beginning.
A Policy of Caring
Whether you're looking for a career change or just a different way to provide culturally sensitive care,insurance industry nursing can offer many rewarding opportunities.
Looking
for a Few Good Men
Actually, the nursing profession will need to recruit a lot of good
men if it hopes to reduce the nation's serious RN shortage. Here's how
some nursing organizations are rising to the challenge.
What
Color Is Your Whistle?
Reporting incidents of wrongdoing in your workplace is always a risky
business-but for minority nurses who blow the whistle, the stakes are
even higher
Closing the Cancer Gap
By choosing careers in oncology nursing, nurses of color can not only help fill an urgent staffing need but also play a key role in addressing one of the nation's most serious minority health disparities.
Ground Zero Heroes
Police and firefighters weren't the only ones who went far beyond the call of duty to respond to the crisis of September 11. Meet four courageous nurses who rose to the challenge when their country needed them most.
In Our Own Backyard
Why should skilled nurses from Mexico and other countries have to work menial jobs in the U.S. because they lack licenses to practice here? Members of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses aren't just asking that question—they're doing something about it.
Nurses With Disabilities
People with disabilities are one of the most underrepresented voices in nursing. But like nurses of color, they have a lot to say about overcoming discrimination and barriers to take their rightful place in the profession.
Toxic Avengers
For years, disadvantaged neighborhoods have been unfairly singled out as targets for corporate polluting. Now minority environmental health nurses are helping these communities fight back.
United We Stand
Minority representation in nursing unions is on the rise. But is joining
a union right for you?
A Healthy Start
Minority nurses involved in Head Start programs are making a difference
in the lives of at-risk children.
On the Front Lines of Diversity
A career in health care diversity management can help minority nurses
move into leadership roles while fighting for equal opportunity.
Completing the Circle
America's unprecedented multiculturalism is creating an urgent need for
culturally competent end-of-life care—and for the cultural sensitivity
that minority nurses can contribute.
21st Century Midwives
As the nurse-midwifery profession continues to grow, so does the
need for more minority nurses to join their ranks.
A Harvest of Hope
Meet five Hispanic nurses who are making a difference in improving the
quality of health care for migrant farm workers.
Legal Eagles
Put nursing, law and business together and what do you get? The
exciting field of legal nurse consulting!
Those Who Can Teach
Minority nurses who have chosen to work in academia talk about why they
love their rewarding careers.
Saving Lives on the Front Lines
The diversity-intensive field of emergency nursing
offers minority nurses a rewarding opportunity to
make a life-or-death difference in patient care.
Serving Where the Need Is Greatest
A nursing career in the U.S. Public Health Service offers unlimited
opportunities to serve your country while providing care to underserved
populations around the world.
Career Cruisin’
Cruise ships offer minority nurses the opportunity to make paradise their workplace.
Earth, Wind, Fire and Water
For American Indian and Alaska Native nurses, combining traditional
beliefs with modern treatments not only provides culturally competent
care but helps keep their heritage alive.
Eureka! Investigating Careers in Research
Do you like to ask questions and discover answers? Consider joining the
ranks of minority nurse scientists!
Modern Nursing, Traditional Beliefs
Minority nurses can play a crucial role in helping Asian patients bridge
the gap between East and West, old and new.
Nursing the Human Spirit
Opportunities abound for minority nurses in the challenging
but rewarding field of mental health nursing.
Men in Nursing
“Times and rules have changed a lot since I was first in nursing school
back in the ’60s,” recalls Eddie Hebert, R.N., B.S.N., director of
nurses at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Houma,
La. “However, many of the prejudices which males faced back then are
still with us today.”
AIDS Doesn’t Discriminate
Delbra Peters, R.N., B.S.N., has seen the changing face of AIDS care
during the eight years she has worked for the Visiting Nurses
Association of Dallas. As a member of the VNA’s AIDS team, Peters
has worked with many dying patients—but that isn’t the sole
focus of her job.
Information, Please...
For minority nurses interested in a piece of the high-tech career
pie, the growing field of nursing informatics may be just the
ticket—and one that a rising number of nurses are pursuing with
great satisfaction.
The Management Path
Experts agree that the time is right for minority nurses to move into
hospital leadership positions.
Critical Need
An unprecedented shortage of nurses with specialized critical care
skills and experience is opening up a wealth of rewarding new
opportunities for minority nurses.
Careers in the Military
By land, sea or air, a career in the military offers nurses broad
opportunities with few limitations.
Body and Soul
In cities across the country, nurses are responding to a higher calling,
one that enables them to wed their avocation with a vocation: meeting
the health and spiritual needs of their patients by serving as parish
nurses.
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