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Shattering Male Nursing Stereotypes
As if nursing wasn’t already tough enough, male nurses have to contend with a lot of negative, gender-based stereotypes whenever they don their cotton scrubs. These stereotypes make it more difficult for male nurses to do their jobs well, especially if patients are...
Celebrate Nurse Practitioners This Week
The week of November 8-14 honors nurse practitioners with National Nurse Practitioner Week. Nurses who achieve this professional status have plentiful and rewarding career opportunities to explore. As a nurse practitioner (NP), nurses have the flexibility and options...
More Minority Participants Needed for COVID-19 Trials
The recent announcement by Pfizer of a potentially effective COVID-19 vaccine has led to great excitement, even though some nurses express misgivings about the speed of COVID-19 vaccine development. This vaccine development would not be possible, of course, without...
Urology Nurses Help Patients Navigate Choices
This year’s Urology Nurses and Associates Week raises awareness about the caring and compassionate work urology professionals do every day. Urology nurses provide medical care and act as a resource for patients going through a range of medical diagnoses and...
Celebrating Med-Surg Nurses Week
This week, November 1-7, celebrates Medical-Surgical Nurses Week and focuses on the work the careers of nurses in this specialty. Organizations including the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses and the Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board promote this week to...
Tips for Negotiating Your Salary
Sometimes, people who entering a “caring” profession, like nursing, love helping people. So while the money they make is important, it often takes a backseat to what they’re doing as a profession. But nurses need to look out for themselves, too. We asked Dina Neilsen,...
Fall Harvest Offers Nutritious Choices
Summer eating is easy and breezy, but for the colder days of fall and winter, seasonal fruits and vegetables offer hearty and delicious options. The juicy fruits and plentiful veggies of summertime offer easy-to-grab, nutritious snacks, and the sheer bounty of...
Breast Cancer: Tips to Reduce Your Risk
For years, October’s pink ribbons are a reminder of the global Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Whether it is a relative, a friend, a colleague, or a neighbor, breast cancer’s impact is wide, and most people have been touched by this disease in some way. Screenings for...
“Coffee Talks” Help Former Prisoners Return to Society
When women are released from prison, they have a lot to learn—including how to manage their mental health, build strong relationships, and prioritize caring about themselves. When the students, alumni, and faculty of Walden University College of Nursing found out that...
Are You the “Twofer”?
While enrolled in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at my PWI (predominantly white institution), I expected to be in the minority. It’s not uncommon to see less minorities in PWIs, especially in graduate level education. My hope was that the workforce would be a...
