See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The history of Black nurses in the United States is fraught with ...

Nurses are being rightfully hailed for their steadfast commitment to patient care in the era of COVID-19. But the pandemic is far from the first time nurses have served on the front lines -- and it ...

DNPs of Color note that the history of nurses of color in America is a struggle for recognition, education, job opportunities, and parity. In the introduction of The History of Racism in Nursing: a ...

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. "We've lost the idea of nurses as ...

Harriet Tubman statue (Photo by Christal Jordan for rolling out) National Nurses Week arrives each year from May 6 to May 12, creating space to honor the invaluable contributions nurses make to ...

Nurses are heroes of the COVID-19 crisis. May 12 is International Nurses Day, which commemorates the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the first "professional nurse." The World Health Organization ...

Incredible Health features seven nurses of color who made history, drawing on information from various sources. – MCNY/Gottscho-Schleisner // Getty Images Nurses have long been credited as the ...

"We've lost the idea of nurses as experts," says author Sarah DiGregorio. "We've lost the idea of nurses as authority figures." It's a topic she takes on in her new book: Taking Care: The Story of ...

When Florence Nightingale was recruiting nurses, an accomplished nurse from Jamaica named Mary Seacole traveled to London but was repeatedly rejected. Seacole wrote: "Did these ladies shrink from ...