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September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month #notalone If you or someone you know is in an emergency, call The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or call 911 immediately. Nurses make a difference every day. #nursessavelives September gives us a unique opportunity to save lives by combating a cause of death that is 100% […]
Nurses are often the ones filling out the forms and checking the boxes in the healthcare arena. We ask the questions: Male or female? Smoker or non-smoker? White or African American? The check boxes in healthcare are numerous and reinforce the idea of race day after day. These check boxes continue to push the idea […]
We know the truth. Nurses are awesome and nursing is an amazing profession. We impact the lives of people inside and outside our clinics and hospitals every day. But we can do more. In 2003, the Institute of Medicine issued a report that found that “racial and ethnic minorities receive lower-quality health care than white […]
Let the Children Remind Us WHEN A CHILD WALKS DOWN THE ROAD, A COMPANY OF ANGELS GOES BEFORE HIM PROCLAIMING, “MAKE WAY FOR THE IMAGE OF THE HOLY ONE.” -HASIDIC SAYING One reason I love children is for the reminders. When a child marvels at a rock, placing it carefully in his pocket to keep […]
It’s Racism, Not Race, That Affects Health Disparity First Things First Race is not rooted in biological fact. In fact, race is a biological myth. Race is a social and political construct that has been used for centuries to separate “white” and “black” into discrete groups but there is no scientific bases for doing so. […]