Educating nurses to provide culturally competent care during disasters.

Health disparities are exacerbated during times of disasters. To decrease health disparities, it is essential that health care providers understand the specific needs, culture, and norms of individuals, groups, and populations in a disaster. Survivors respond and recover from disaster events within the context of their culture and beliefs; therefore, implementing cultural competent interventions for disaster victims is central to providing services and care.

Experiences of nurse leaders surviving Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Hurricane Katrina left New Orleans, Louisiana, USA destroyed by its impact on 29 August 2005. Working during a hurricane was nothing new to these authors. Having lived in New Orleans all our lives, we were used to preparing our homes and our families to weather the storm.

Nursing preceptor workshops: partnership and collaboration between academia and practice.

Educating hospital nurses about the clinical nursing preceptor role is necessary to attract expert nurses to become preceptors for undergraduate nursing students. To accomplish the goal of teaching and recruiting nurse preceptors, partnerships were developed to provide preceptor workshops in the New Orleans, Louisiana, area. Collaboration between hospital nurse educators and the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing faculty resulted in several workshop offerings.

From practice to education: perspectives from three nurse leaders.

Three nurse leaders recount their experiences transitioning from a practice career to an academic career. These nurse leaders discuss their experiences with role transition and gaining new competencies, comparing and contrasting the competencies of nurse educators and nurse leaders. Specific examples are presented addressing collaborative efforts between practice and education.