A slice of history, finances demystified

By Carol Lindsay, RN
November 24, 2003

Many nurses know the name of Mary Eliza Mahoney, the first African-American registered nurse in the United States. But Mahoney was only one of many great historical African-American nurses. Nurses.info lists nurses who have made a difference in history and includes their biographies and pictures. This site has links to many Web pages about the history of African-American nursing, including oral histories.

A link to The Crile Archives & Center for History Education features a project to create a video history of African-American nurses. The project encourages nurses to share their stories and visual records of African-American nursing and provides contact information where submissions may be sent.

Money wise

The new acronym on the Internet "LBYM" is short for "Living Below Your Means." This is not necessarily a new concept, but it certainly is not one you see advertised by credit card companies. The Motley Fool explains how to get out of debt, invest money, helps you understand your 401(k) and, in general, increase your knowledge about finances.

The site has calculators to help you with just about everything to do with money: how much it will cost to raise a child, how much you should set aside for emergencies, should you consolidate debt, what it's worth to reduce your spending and how much money you need to save to be a millionaire. This fun site has 60-second guides on how to choose a broker, manage your credit cards, get out of debt and maximize your 401(k). A 20-page workbook can be downloaded to identify and implement a personal plan to help you become debt-free.

Meet you in the lobby

If you want to know what it takes to be a lobbyist, visit The Princeton Review. The site provides descriptions of different professions and their academic requirements.

The link "A day in the life of a lobbyist" details where lobbyists work, whom they work with and describes their quality of life, including job security and salaries. The site lists undergraduate and graduate majors conducive to becoming a lobbyist.

African-American nurses

The National Black Nurses Association, organized in 1971, is a professional nursing organization that represents more than 150,000 African-American nurses in the United States. Visitors can access 75 chapters and membership information. Membership in the organization provides networking opportunities, a subscription to the association's newsletter and the Journal of National Black Nurses Association and the opportunity to be part of a politically unified voice.

Recruitment resource

The National Association for Health Care Recruitment is a resource for human resource professionals and nurse recruiters. The association provides networking opportunities, a newsletter, educational and leadership conferences, workshops and a who's who directory. The association has 50 chapters in the United States.