Why Finding a Nursing Community Is Important| Minority Nurse
Did you ever leave a job you loved because you knew it was a good career move? What about the opposite – you couldn’t wait to walk out the door and never look back? Over the course of your career, you’ll likely have some version of both scenarios. It’s easy to leave on good terms […]| Minority Nurse
Working at self-reflection tasks and being open to learning new approaches are the very first steps to making your work environment more inclusive. But no one can single-handedly change a workplace to make it more inclusive. Changing culture is a group effort and everyone has to be up to the challenge, says G. Rumay Alexander, […]| Minority Nurse
Inclusion tops the list of many workplace must-haves. But what exactly does inclusion mean? According to G. Rumay Alexander, EdD, RN, FAAN, clinical professor and director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, when people talk about inclusion they can’t ignore one very important fact – inclusion […]| Minority Nurse
With today’s news about a hospital shooting in Boston, workplace safety for nurses is again foremost in many nurses’ minds. And while nurses often run the risk of workplace injuries like muscle pulls from moving patients to something as serious as a needle stick, the idea of a hospital shooting is almost unthinkable. As today’s […]| Minority Nurse
For as long as he can remember, Dr. Kahlil Demonbreun, DNP, RNC-OB, WHNP-BC, ANP-BC, has been surrounded by strong women. Raised by a philosophical and inspirational grandmother and surrounded by sisters and a close female cousin, Demonbreun’s early memories are infused with positive and uplifting interactions with women. “I was treated with respect by the […]| Minority Nurse
You thought the interview to get your job was stressful enough, but now they want another interview when you’re leaving? What’s up with that? Don’t worry if you’re asked to have an exit interview when you leave a job. Rather than screening you to make sure you’re a good fit for the company, an exit […]| Minority Nurse