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Nurses Remain the Catalyst for Transformation in Maternal Healthcare

Minority Nurse

Despite access to healthcare, she fell victim to maternal complications that ended in her untimely death. This loss was not an isolated incident but rather indicative of a more significant crisis facing Black mothers in the United States – one that is not just a healthcare issue but rather a matter of social justice and equity.

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Celebrating Social Work Month 2024: Empowering Social Workers

Relias

Theme for this year’s Social Worth Month is “empowering social workers.” ” Though it’s easy to understand why this is important, I’d like to take the time to innumerate a few of the many ways social workers help our society. I’m sure many of my fellow social workers are reading this and smiling.

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Justice for Ebenezer * Battling Racial Discrimination in Healthcare

Equality 4 Black Nurses

Today, we come to you with a story of resilience and a call for solidarity in the face of injustice. We are rallying together to support Ebenezer (Name changed), who, after being the target of a racially motivated attack at work, has now been wrongfully accused of assault. He then coughed up phlegm and spat it into his face.

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Re-imagining nursing’s social contract with the public

American Nurse

Nurses should act as full partners in the re-design of an equitable healthcare system. Although the public initially applauded the “heroism” and sacrifice of nurses, sentiment later shifted to anger and violence, reflecting a deep societal divide about individual autonomy and collective responsibility. Now this is not the end.

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The Silent Sacrifice: Is Your Job Killing You?

Empowered Nurses

The commitment of healthcare providers to their patients is often unparalleled. However, amidst their noble dedication, a silent and somber reality persists: healthcare providers are sometimes compelled to sacrifice their own well-being, even their lives, due to a sense of loyalty or the absence of permission to leave their posts.

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6 Challenges of the Human Services Worker

Relias

It’s hard being a human services worker. Challenges a human services worker will face. Compassion fatigue/burnout/emotionally draining work – We see these issues arising more and more , especially when working in child welfare, with a high cost/complex population of individuals with multiple chronic conditions.

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On National AIDS and Aging Day, A Veteran Nurse Looks Back: How Nurses Can Transform the Lives of HIV/AIDS Patients Through Empathy

Daily Nurse

When I started working as a nurse back in the 1970s, I had no idea that in a few years, I would find myself on the frontlines of an epidemic that would irrevocably change and touch all our lives while also changing the career trajectories for a great number of people in healthcare. Soon, we would give this disease a name: HIV/AIDs.