Hispanics in Nursing The National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) is profiling Hispanic nurses in a new radio campaign -- Carreras en Enfermería / Hispanics in Nursing -- to spark the interest of persons looking for rewarding and fulfilling career opportunities to grow professionally as a nurse.
Featured Role Model
Edwin Vasquez
Edwin Vasquez is from Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from University of Massachusetts - Amherst and is a nursing resident in the emergency room. Working in the ER, Edwin is exposed to a more accurate and serious depiction of nursing than what the media portrays. One of the many important roles he has in the ER is to help the doctor refrain from making errors in the diagnosis and treatment of the patient. Edwin advocates for the use of interpreters in the ER to get the patient’s full and accurate story.
Out of the 3,000,000 registered nurses in the U.S., Hispanics represent only 3.6% even though Hispanics make up 17% of the U.S. population. Many Hispanic students and parents are not aware of the multiple opportunities that exist in the nursing fields.
