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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Kendra Coles

Minority Nurse

I became a nurse because I genuinely wanted to care for others. Kendra Coles, DNP, RNC-OB, C-EFM, NEA-BC, is a seasoned nursing leader with over 20 years of experience in the field. For 17 years, she has been dedicated to women’s services and has a wealth of knowledge in managing inpatient and outpatient obstetric care.

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Precepting: Crucial to Retaining and Helping New Nurses Succeed

Nurse.com

One thing that can ease the transition and help retain new nurses is nurse precepting, said Solimar Figueroa, PhD, RN, MHA, P-PCA, a clinical collaborator for the American Academy for Preceptor Advancement (AAPA). But precepting bedside nurses isn’t what many think and nurses who want to become preceptors should learn how to properly do it.

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COVID-19 Class of 2020: My Hospital Residency’s Twists and Turns

Nurse.com

As part of the college graduation process, my class made oral presentations to the Board of Nursing, explaining how the non-traditional student learning processes of those last few weeks had prepared us to become nurses — as if we really understood what that meant or what we would have to do to when we became nurses. I had a job!

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Honoring Hispanic Heritage with Ashley Merida

Minority Nurse

” Through a bilingual nurse fellowship program at Phoenix College, Merida started her nursing education and became passionate about giving back to her community. As she became a regular at NAHN meetings, Merida says her fellow NAHN members were an excellent support during times when things got tough.

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An Evidence-based Approach to Improving Nurse Mental Health 

Daily Nurse

At 22 years old, I became a charge nurse on a 27-bed step down unit at a large metropolitan hospital. Disturbingly, 38% of nurses who assumed the role of preceptor or charge nurse a year or less into their career reported that it had a negative impact on their mental health.

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Trauma: Life in the ER Want to be an Emergency Nurse?

Minority Nurse

I also became a nurse educator and TNCC instructor and taught clinicals as an Adjunct Faculty. Yes, but you will get a proper orientation and a preceptor to guide you along the way! As a nursing student, I loved watching the show “Trauma: Life in the ER.” As I watched, I said to myself that is what I want to do! Hey, hey, hey!

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National Nurses Week 2023: Chief Nurse Carolyn Booker Endured 'Trial by Fire' as a New Leader

Health Leaders | Nursing

She became a nurse leader more than two decades ago, at about the same time nurse leaders were first getting invited to the executive table. When I became a leader with Northside, that was absolutely a much better experience. Part 2 of a 5-part series. Booker hasn’t always wielded such influence.