The ANA-nurse connection
Advancing the nursing profession and healthcare together FIRST, I’d like to wish everyone a happy and healthy new year and thank you in advance for…
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The Center for Indigenous Nursing Research for Health Equity
Creating opportunities for nurses and giving respect to tradition With the stirring music and sacred smoke of a traditional Native American blessing, the first…
Genetics in the clinical setting
This article explains basic genetic terminology and processes and describes assessment steps to help clinical nurses care for and manage patients at risk for…
Nursing communication and the gender identity spectrum
It’s a hectic day in the emergency department (ED), where the triage nurse Laura* is interviewing 30-year-old Shawn. Shawn’s girlfriend is close by his side.…
Overcoming marginalization in the transgender community
Discrimination and stigma cause health disparities and differences in access to care that are closely linked to social, economic, and environmental disadvantages. In particular,…
Viewpoint: Treating transgender patients with respect
As nurses, we are the healthcare professionals who have the closest contact with our patients, and we often find ourselves acting as the patient’s…
Partner with interpreters to prepare patients for discharge
Interpreters are valuable partners when you need to teach a patient who speaks a language you don’t speak. Here’s how to achieve an effective…
Caring for older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender adults
Current discussions on the unique health issues of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations have prompted the healthcare professions to reexamine their mission…
Is nursing a stigmatizing label that needs to go?
Nursing. Nursing. Nursing. No matter how many times I hear or say it I think of women, a baby suckling, or Ben Stiller in…
Color awareness: A must for patient assessment
Color “blindness” may help minimize social and economic disparities, but can impede accurate patient assessment. The author explains why nurses should practice color awareness…
Sickle cell trait can take a sudden deadly turn
For someone with sickle cell trait, exercise can trigger dangerous complications. But most people who have the trait, don’t know it.
The ANA-nurse connection
Advancing the nursing profession and healthcare together FIRST, I’d like to wish everyone a happy and healthy new year and thank you in…
The Center for Indigenous Nursing Research for Health Equity
Creating opportunities for nurses and giving respect to tradition With the stirring music and sacred smoke of a traditional Native American blessing,…
Genetics in the clinical setting
This article explains basic genetic terminology and processes and describes assessment steps to help clinical nurses care for and manage patients at…
Nursing communication and the gender identity spectrum
It’s a hectic day in the emergency department (ED), where the triage nurse Laura* is interviewing 30-year-old Shawn. Shawn’s girlfriend is close by…
Overcoming marginalization in the transgender community
Discrimination and stigma cause health disparities and differences in access to care that are closely linked to social, economic, and environmental disadvantages.…
Viewpoint: Treating transgender patients with respect
As nurses, we are the healthcare professionals who have the closest contact with our patients, and we often find ourselves acting as…
Partner with interpreters to prepare patients for discharge
Interpreters are valuable partners when you need to teach a patient who speaks a language you don’t speak. Here’s how to achieve…
Caring for older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender adults
Current discussions on the unique health issues of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations have prompted the healthcare professions to reexamine…
Is nursing a stigmatizing label that needs to go?
Nursing. Nursing. Nursing. No matter how many times I hear or say it I think of women, a baby suckling, or Ben…
Color awareness: A must for patient assessment
Color “blindness” may help minimize social and economic disparities, but can impede accurate patient assessment. The author explains why nurses should practice…
Sickle cell trait can take a sudden deadly turn
For someone with sickle cell trait, exercise can trigger dangerous complications. But most people who have the trait, don’t know it.
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