Certified Nurses Day, observed annually on March 19, is a dedicated time to celebrate and honor nurses who have earned certifications in their specific areas of practice. This special day recognizes ...

After recent accounts in this column of the old Burrell Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, we heard from Nicole Sheppard, Roanoke district director of the PTA and a former state historian for the ...

Black Nurse Entrepreneurs (BNE), founded by visionary nurse entrepreneur Alvionna Brewster, MSN-Ed, RN, in 2015, has recently grown its dynamic community to more than 23,000 African American nurses ...

Editor's note: This essay is excerpted from the book "Black Women in WWII: Greatness Under Fire." Segregation, which was the prevailing policy of the military and much of America in 1941, ...

Alvionna Brewster is the driving force behind the Black Nurse Entrepreneurs (BNE) group, a community dedicated to supporting African-American nurses. Founded in 2015, BNE has grown to include over ...

SILVER SPRING, MD, Oct. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the American Nurses Foundation (the Foundation) is excited to announce that one of its premiere nursing research grants, Diversify Nursing ...

The nation continues to deal with a shortage of nurses that began before the pandemic and still plagues the healthcare industry. The number of African American nurses has also continued to slide ...

SILVER SPRING, Md., May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the American Nurses Enterprise — encompassing the American Nurses Association (ANA), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the ...

SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the American Nurses Foundation (ANF) announced the launch of the annual Pulse of the Nation's Nurses Survey. Now in its 19th installment, the ...

Estelle Massey Osborne broke barriers for African American nurses, opening doors to education and leadership roles in the field. When she enrolled in nursing school in St. Louis, only 14 out of 1,300 ...