A Black Nurse is Honored by an Illinois Hospital 71 Years After Being Denied Entry Into its Program

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A Black Nurse is Honored by an Illinois Hospital 71 Years After Being Denied Entry Into its Program

By Alexandra Jane, The Root Seventy-one years ago, Betty Brown of Elgin, Illinois was refused entry into the nursing school of Advocate Sherman Hospital because she was Black. Now in 2022, the 90 year retired nurse is being named as the “honorary chief nursing officer” of the institution. “It was very emotional,” Brown told ABC News, […]

ICE New Guidelines and Immigrants with Mental Health Disorders

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ICE New Guidelines and Immigrants with Mental Health Disorders

By Linda Nwoke The effect of a pandemic such as COVID 19 often goes beyond medical and physiological changes. It leaves individuals and society with consequences beyond physical illness—resulting in mental and social repercussions. Psychological reactions such as increased anxiety, heightened stress level, outbursts, disruptive behavior, and stigma, to mention a few, can often go […]

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