Contributor - Vincent Derby The privatization of healthcare has shifted the focus from clinical excellence to the prioritization of shareholder equity. Meline (2025) found that for-profit hospitals invest less into nursing services, leading to higher nurse-to-patient ratios, 4.7 to 6.8 at non-profit versus for profit respectively (Muir et al, 2025), resulting in a lesser amount … Continue reading 6 Minutes: The Death of Nursing
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From Survivor to Scientist: Confronting Intimate Partner Violence Across the Caribbean Diaspora
Contributor - Diana Dupelord, BSN, RNRecent graduate, Florida International University At a young age, I viewed intimate partner violence (IPV) as a problem reserved for adults. Based on IPV: A Loop of Abuse, Depression, and Victimization, an increased exposure to IPV during adolescence can be a predictive indicator of interpersonal violence occurring 15 years later … Continue reading From Survivor to Scientist: Confronting Intimate Partner Violence Across the Caribbean Diaspora