How the Public’s Perception of Nursing Impacts the Profession
The public's perception, mainstream media portrayals, and dismantling stereotypes are all critical pieces to providing support to all professions — especially nursing.
How Nurses Can Improve LGBTQ+ Health Disparities
LGBTQ+ patients face many challenges in health care, including accessibility and stigma. Nurses share ways to improve LGBTQ+ health disparities.
Nurses Getting Specialty Training in Care of LGBTQ Patients
With 7% of people identifying as LGBTQ+, nurses need to learn about health disparities and implicit biases related to LBGTQ patients.
How Nurse-Midwives Can Help in Maternity Care Deserts
Nurse-midwives can ease access to care in maternity care deserts, as the U.S. continues to see high maternal mortality rates.
The Benefits of Increasing the Number of Male Nurses
Increasing the number of male RNs could ease the nursing shortage, improve DEI efforts, break the gender stigma, and improve care quality.
The Demand for Bilingual Nurses and Their Impact
The demand for bilingual nurses continues to grow. Bilingual nurses help reduce health disparities, enhance patient outcomes, and bridge communication gaps.
Demonstrate and Improve Cultural Competence in Nursing
Cultural competence in nursing is crucial. With cultural competence, you can enhance care quality, patient outcomes, and patient-staff relationships.
DEI and Nursing — The Far-Reaching Benefits
When implemented correctly, DEI and nursing efforts can increase access to care for diverse patient populations, improve care quality, and deliver higher patient satisfaction.
Report Shows Increase in Nurse Gender Pay Gap
The nurse gender pay gap has widened, based on data from a recent nurse salary research report, showing a significant increase from previous years.
Unmasking Racism in Nursing
Racism may not be as blatant as it once was, but it still is a factor in different settings, including nursing.