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Diversity in Nursing Faculty
Diversity in the nursing faculty has been an ongoing topic of discussion. Over the last year, there has been a degree of discourse in the United States. Many universities created or are in the process of creating position statements for diversity, equity, and...
What Every Nurse Should Know About Vaccine Distribution
Nurses all over the country have been giving vaccinations for the COVID-19 virus. As more and more settings are offering the virus, there are a number of risks that nurses need to be aware of before going to work and assisting with vaccine distribution. Jennifer...
Self-Care Tips for Nurses
Oftentimes, nurses don’t take care of themselves like they should. While they focus on taking care of others, their self-care falls by the wayside. Especially during COVID-19 and the pandemic, they’ve put everyone else first. Imani Wilform, MHC-LP, with Empower Your...
Meet Nacole Riccaboni, Founder of NurseNacole.com
Nacole Riccaboni, MSN, APRN, AGAC-NP, started to document her nursing journey years ago as a way to track her experiences as she began as a nursing student on a challenging career path. As she progressed, gaining advanced degrees and nursing responsibility along the...
5 Ways to Recharge This Summer
As rates of COVID-19 infections continue to decrease and rates of vaccinations continue to increase, nurses will hopefully have a summer that gives them time to recharge and rest. If you're able to take some time to rest and recharge over the next couple of months,...
4 Things You Can Do with a BSN Degree
There are different ways to become a registered nurse (RN), but most paths take at least a couple of years to complete. If you wish to earn more than an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN), you can apply to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at a private or...
Combating AAPI Racism with Education and Advocacy
With a recent and horrifying uptick in hate crimes against Asian Americans, May's Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is especially timely to help educate people and find another opportunity to eliminate the systemic racism that leads to such harmful incidents....
Addressing the Minds and Bodies of Minorities: How the Covid-19 Pandemic Has Compounded Behavioral Health Issues
The coronavirus has hit minority communities harder in terms of health by amplifying social and economic factors while also revealing deep-rooted inequities. Racial disparities that were present before the pandemic have only been compounded and are evident in the...
Oncology Nursing: An Innovative and Changing Field
Oncology nurses help patients face the uncertain territory that a cancer diagnosis brings and navigate a path through treatment. May is Oncology Nursing Month and the time is set aside to celebrate the work oncology nurses do with patients, the advocacy they bring to...
Why Increasing Diversity in Nursing is Important
Nursing strives to exceed the boundaries when it comes to providing patient care in the United States, and nursing leaders have long understood the importance of diversity in the workplace to obtain quality outcomes for their patients. Over the last decade, the...
