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title: How To Be a Great Nurse Leader During COVID-19 Pandemic, Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer, and more
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| Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page here. HOME   JOBS EMPLOYERS   BLOG Featured Jobs Clinical Nurse- December Grads Welcome!- Indiana University Health- Indianapolis, IN Associate Chief Nursing Officer- Hospital Based- Denver Health- Denver, CO Registered Nurse, Psych Emergency Department- NYU Langone Health- New York, NY RN Clinical Staff Postpartum- Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital- Los Angeles, CA Clinical Nurse B- Loma Linda University Health- CA Nursing Supervisor, Home Health- Cook Children's Health Care System- Fort Worth, TX                                                                                                               Register For The 2021 Education Award                                                                                                            How To Be a Great Nurse Leader During COVID-19 Pandemic The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) role was created by the American Association of Colleges in Nursing (AACN) in 2003. According to a journal from the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, The CNL understands microsystem issues and their relationship to larger organizational issues. This perspective provides a two-way flow of information to and from health system leaders as they direct an institutional response to the pandemic around issues such as assessing patterns of spread, patient acuity, appropriate staffing levels, and personal protective equipment utilization. A successful CNL must be confident in their communication abilities. They're expected to provide the coaching and direction staff needs to adapt to frequent changes. Whether it be transforming hospital departments into COVID-19 units or creating sanitation and PPE protocols for staff Continue Reading..                                                                                                             Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Aside from skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer affecting women in the U.S. The chance for a female to be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime has increased from 1 in 11 women in 1975 to 1 in 8 women. Increased emphasis on early detection and more effective treatments have decreased mortality rates in the white population. Although the mortality rates have declined in some ethnic populations, the overall cancer incidence among African American and Hispanic populations have continued to grow. Research has shown that Black women are more likely to die from breast cancer than any other ethnic group. Black women: are more likely to be diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer, which means the cancer has no receptors for the hormones estrogen and progesterone, as well as no receptors for the HER2 protein; this limits the medicines that can be used to treat the cancer are more likely to be diagnosed with later-stage disease than other women have the lowest survival rates in each stage of diagnosis Finish Article Here..                                                                                                                     What is Diversitynursing.com? DiversityNursing.com is a Career Job Board, Community and Information Resource for all Nurses regardless of age, race, gender identity, religion, education, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability or physical characteristics. Please contact Pat Magrath, National Sales Director at 781-248-3446 or pmagrath@diversitynursing.com for Advertising information.       HERE'S THE SOCIAL BUZZ Our social media communities are fun, informative and active places to visit. From engaging photos and emotional stories to profiles on courageous nurses, you'll find a little something for everyone. Stop by, follow us and engage. We know you have something to offer!!             DiversityNursing.com   120 East Fourth Street    Tulsa,  OK      United States You received this email because you are subscribed to Marketing Information from DiversityNursing.com. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive.  Unsubscribe from all future emails  |
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