News tagged with black nurses

Some patients won't see nurses of different race

It's been called one of medicine's "open secrets"—allowing patients to refuse treatment by a doctor or nurse of another race.

Health Feb 22, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Suit: Hospital granted request for no black nurses

(AP)—An African-American nurse claims a Michigan hospital agreed to a man's request that no black nurses care for his newborn.

Health Feb 19, 2013 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

Nursing workloads multiply likelihood of death among black patients over white patients

Older black patients are three times more likely than older white patients to suffer poorer outcomes after surgery, including death, when cared for by nurses with higher workloads, reports research from the University of ...

Health Oct 16, 2012 | not rated yet | 0