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Fall Must-Haves:
Reading, Resources and Recruitment
Tools
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This is the time of year when consumer
magazines are full of photo spreads
showcasing everything from the coolest
college dorm accessories and the
new fall fashions to previews of
the sleekest new 2007 cars. But
what about nurses who want to know
what new resources are available
to help them provide culturally
sensitive care to diverse patient
populations, or to help recruit
the next generation of minority
nurses? With this in mind, Minority
Nurse is pleased to present our
own version of that venerable standby,
the Fall Shopping Guide. Best of
all, many of the items featured
here are free—and all of them
are much less expensive than a new
car!
Be
Safe |
Be Safe: A Cultural
Competency Model for American Indians,
Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians
Toward the Prevention and Treatment
of HIV/AIDS is the third and
latest workbook in the BE SAFE series
from the National Minority AIDS Education
and Training Center (NMAETC). (Previous
volumes covered African Americans
and Latinos.) Designed to help clinicians
provide more effective, culturally
relevant patient care, the 117-page
manual includes contributions from
14 Native American and Native Hawaiian
nurses, public health professionals
and cultural competence experts. Downloadable
free of charge from: www.nmaetc.org
(click on “Resources”)
The
Debilitator |
Created by African American independent
filmmaker Maurice Madden, The
Debilitator is a culturally
competent, award-winning film about
the impact of diabetes in the black
community. This powerful 30-minute
docudrama, available in both VHS and
DVD formats, is designed to educate
African Americans about diabetes,
its complications and how to successfully
self-manage their disease. A companion
discussion guide for health educators,
developed by the National Diabetes
Education Program, is also available.
Order the film from: American
Diabetes Association, http://store.diabetes.org
($25; ADA members, $22.50) or Millennium
Filmworks, www.millenniumfilmworksinc.com.
Discussion guide downloadable
free of charge from: www.ndep.nih.gov.
We
Celebrate Tomorrow |
We Celebrate Tomorrow:
Latinas Living Beyond Breast Cancer
is a bilingual, easy-to-read book
designed to educate and support Latina
women facing a diagnosis of breast
cancer. It features many color photos
and quotes from Latina breast cancer
survivors, their families and supporters.
A new updated edition of the companion
volume, Getting Connected:
African Americans Living Beyond Breast
Cancer, is also available.
Order from: Living
Beyond Breast Cancer, www.lbbc.org
(prices vary depending on quantity
ordered)
Cultural
Competence in
Cancer Care: A Health Care
Professional's
Passport |
The Intercultural Cancer Council (ICC)
is now offering a new, revised 2006
edition of the popular pocket guide
Cultural Competence in
Cancer Care: A Health Care Professional’s
Passport. This easy-to-carry,
easy-to-reference booklet was developed
to help nurses, physicians and other
clinicians better assess, diagnose
and treat cancer patients from diverse
cultural backgrounds, including African
Americans, Hispanics, American Indians/Alaska
Natives, Asians and Native Hawaiians/Pacific
Islanders. Order from: http://iccnetwork.org
($6 per copy, plus shipping/handling)
¿Tengo
Lupus? / Do I Have Lupus? |
The chronic autoimmune disease
lupus disproportionately affects
racial and ethnic minorities, yet
it is often difficult to diagnose
and patients may be unaware that
they have it. ¿Tengo
Lupus?/Do I Have Lupus?
is a bilingual patient education
booklet from the National Institute
of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal
and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) that discusses
the disease’s forms, causes,
symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis
and treatment in simple, clear language.
Available free of charge
from: www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/lupus/tengo/index.htm
Nurse
Scientists: Committed to the
Public Trust |
Nurse Scientists: Committed
to the Public Trust,
an 11-minute video sponsored by Johnson
& Johnson’s Campaign for
Nursing’s Future, is an excellent
recruitment tool for encouraging nursing
students and future nurses to consider
research careers. Also available as
a DVD, it includes interviews with
several prominent minority nurse scholars,
including Dr. Sandra Underwood of
the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,
Dr. Nilda Peragallo of the University
of Miami and Dr. Graham McDougall
of the University of Texas at Austin.
Free copies are available
from: www.discovernursing.com
James
Martinez-Ruiz, RN, EMT-B |
Public health nurse James Martinez-Ruiz,
RN, EMT-B, American Indian nurse educator
John Lowe, PhD, RN, and surgery staff
nurse Ricky Davis, RN, are just three
of the role models who share their
stories in the video CAREER
ENCOUNTERS®: Men in Nursing.
Developed in collaboration with the
American Assembly for Men in Nursing,
this 28-minute recruitment resource
earned a thumbs up from nursing student
Gabriel Dietsch, who calls it “a
great view into the world of nursing,
from a male’s point of view.”
Also available in DVD. For
more information: Davis Gray
Productions, www.davisgrayinc.com
Nurse
Scientists: Committed to the
Public Trust |
Available in English and Spanish,
You Can Be a Nurse
is a coloring book designed to introduce
elementary school children to the
world of nursing. Created by the NorthEast
Indiana Organization of Nurse Executives
and sponsored by Johnson & Johnson’s
Campaign for Nursing’s Future,
the culturally diverse coloring book
sends the message that nursing is
an exciting career that offers many
opportunities for both men and women.
Free copies are available
from: www.discovernursing.com.
—compiled by the editors of Minority Nurse
magazine
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