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Are You Caring for Your Nurse’s Brain?
When it comes to brain health, nurses talk a good game with their patients, but what about the nurse’s brain? Just like all aspects of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health, nurses must face up to the fact that they’re human beings, too, and their brains...
Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Rekha Daniel-Kimani
Rekha Daniel-Kimani heads Total Rewards, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Strategic Human Resources Growth of BAYADA Home Health Care. Daniel-Kimani joined BAYADA in 2017 as director of benefits and compensation, and then in January 2022, Daniel-Kimani became head...
Hand Washing Stops Infection’s Spread
The first full week of December is traditionally the time when national Hand Washing Awareness Week is celebrated, and it seems like it always comes at a perfect time. With the country in the middle of a holiday season that is coinciding with a rise in respiratory...
The Intersection of Minority Identity and Palliative Care Nursing
Palliative care can be equally rewarding and challenging. Patients are navigating the emotional and physical turbulence of terminal illness. The right professional can be instrumental in ensuring patients’ needs are met to make their period of care more comfortable....
Nurse-to-Nurse Gift Exchange Ideas: Show Your Colleagues Some Love
With the holiday gift season approaching, it's a great time to start thinking about how to show appreciation to your favorite colleagues. Positive nurse-to-nurse relationships can profoundly impact your experience working in healthcare. Gift exchanges are common in...
Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Shauna Johnson
Shauna Johnson is a registered nurse at Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center (LHAAMC) in Annapolis, Maryland, and exemplifies the meaning of resilience. She worked as a tech for LHAAMC more than ten years ago, but then life got in the way. After her mom died of...
Explore Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing
Hospice and palliative care nurses work in a care giving space that is often difficult and foreign for most families, friends, and other caregivers. With a compassionate approach, experience gained from helping others who are at the end of their lives, and valuable...
8 Gifts to Show Appreciation for Nurses This Holiday Season: A Comprehensive Gift Guide
If you're looking for the perfect way to show appreciation, consider these thoughtful gift ideas tailored for nurses. At Minority Nurse, we're always finding ways to show nurses appreciation, so we've curated this gift guide to help spread nurse appreciation this...
Building a Powerful Personal Brand
In the 21st century, everyone has a personal brand; if they don’t, they want one or are told they need one. From TikTok stars to athletes, the brand seems to be the thing. However, many of us — nurses and healthcare professionals included — have no idea what that...
Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Shelise Valentine
Shelise Valentine, RNC, MSN, C-EFM, CPPS, CPHRM, is the Director of Clinical Education, Healthcare Risk Advisors, part of TDC Group and chairs nursing, co-chairs obstetric and simulation initiatives, and directs risk management and obstetric education for insured...
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