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World Mental Health Day 2021: Addressing Inequities in Care

Relias

WFMH’s mission is to promote the advancement of mental health awareness, prevention of mental disorders, advocacy and best practices, and recovery-focused interventions worldwide. That’s why WFMH has chosen for its 2021 theme, “Mental Health in an Unequal World.”. Across the world, October 10 is hailed as World Mental Health Day.

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Promoting health literacy

American Nurse

Essentials of Patient Education. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning; 2017. Health Care Education Association. Patient Education Guidelines for Health Care Professionals. hcea-info.org/patient-education-guidelines McDonald M, Shenkman LJ. Health literacy and health outcomes of adults in the United States: Implications for providers.

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A Male Nurse’s Insight into Healthcare Misogyny

The Nursing Site

This bias against women in healthcare has been ingrained in medicine since Ancient Greece; medicine has absorbed and enforced socially constructed gender divisions at every stage in its long history” ( Cleghorn , 2021). Policies and practices that promote gender equity can also play a vital role.

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Study Pinpoints Factors Driving COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Among Black Women

Minority Nurse

Three Major Drivers of Vaccine Hesitancy The study, which involved interviews with 54 Black women in 2021, revealed three main reasons for vaccine hesitancy: 1. Perceived Coercion in Vaccine Promotion Certain promotional efforts felt disrespectful and manipulative. Lets walk through the findings.

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COVID-19: How RNs Can Help Overcome Public Vaccine Hesitancy

Penn Nursing

Ulrich and Julie Fairman | Illustration by Stefania Infante Spring 2021 Vaccines have been on the minds of many Americans. By Connie M. SARs-CoV-2 cases are increasing across the U.S.

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Giving Nursing Its Due

Penn Nursing

Muni RN Nu’24 “Reclassifying nursing as a STEM field would enhance postgraduate opportunities for international students, offering us more time to gain experience—it would ultimately attract more talent to the nursing profession and promote innovation in health care.”

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Building Bridges, Not Walls: Promoting Cultural Competence & Humility in Nursing

Minority Nurse

Not missing the opportunity: Strategies to promote cultural humility among future nursing faculty. Not missing the opportunity: Strategies to promote cultural humility among future nursing faculty. Reading books (e.g., Gradellini, C., Gómez-Cantarino, S., Dominguez-Isabel, P., Mecugni, D., & Ugarte-Gurrutxaga, M. A Scoping Review.