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The American Nurses Foundation has made a significant stride in promoting diversity in nursing education by awarding one of its prestigious nursing research grants, Diversify Nursing Research through Support of Minority Institutions. This initiative aims to boost the number of […]
Southern University’s College of Nursing and Allied Health is shattering barriers and making headlines in extraordinary ways. According to WBRZ-2 News, this Baton Rouge, LA-based Historically Black College and University (HBCU) has reached a historic milestone by welcoming its largest
Southern University Makes History with Record-Breaking Class of Black Male Nurses! Read More »
Teberah Alexander, RN, BSN, also known as “Nurse T,” and founder of Nurses Who Care, is holding a Future Nurses Program for kids 6-13 on Saturday, May 6th, from 1-5 pm at Renaissance High School (6565 W. Outer Drive) in
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Esther Conteh has enjoyed an extraordinary and varied healthcare and nursing career for over 25 years. She emigrated to New York City from Sierra Leone as a teenager and was inspired by her mother’s work as a midwife back home
Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Esther Conteh Read More »
Patricia Cummings, RN, is a clinical nurse manager at Howard University Hospital. She holds the distinction of inoculating Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband with their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Cummings has been a nurse for more
Celebrating Black Nursing Leaders: Patricia Cummings Read More »
In January 2009, the Maricopa Integrated Health System (MIHS) staged the grand opening of the Refugee Women’s Health Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona with Dr. Crista Johnson, MD, FACOG as the founding medical director. It is believed to be the only
We are almost at the end of 2020 and one thing that this pandemic has reinforced is that life is “unpredictable.” It is great to plan, but unexpected events can quickly turn things around. These past 10 months have caused
Pivot, Power, and Purpose Read More »
We are in the first quarter of the year and none of us expected or envisioned that we would be dealing with the course of events happening now. It is almost surreal, like a scene from a movie. Many people
2020: A New Vision of the World Read More »
I just returned from a leadership seminar in Jamaica, which was held at a luxurious resort. The thoughts of gaining leadership knowledge and skills, while on a beautiful island was exciting. Day three of my trip was devoted to community
Be Thankful For What You Have Read More »
Well it has been a while since my last post, due to the “busyness” of life. Often times we let the things in our life take so much of our time, that we forget about taking care of ourselves. As
Take Care of Yourself—Find Balance Read More »
