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Of the 1.25 million Americans living with type 1 diabetes mellitus, approximately 200,000 are school-aged children. Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) management in schools is resource intensive. The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine school nurses' perception of their ability to provide care and education to children with T1DM using a mixed method approach. The qualitative questions explored the barriers that school nurses encountered in providing quality care for children with T1DM. The quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 22.0 for Windows). The qualitative data were analyzed using a thematic approach. Eighty-four school nurses employed by a large school system in the southeast participated in the study. The significant findings showed that for school nurses to feel confident to care for children with T1DM, they must have readily available diabetic care management resources, parental support, effective communication with the physicians and other healthcare providers, and students' compliance to diet and medication regimens. see more Copyright© by the National Black Nurses Association, Inc.The purpose of this narrative inquiry was to report an interwoven narrative of African-American women who are thriving after cancer. The sample included 12 African-American women (N = 12) who have been disease-free survivors of breast cancer for 10 or more years after initial diagnosis and who self-identify as thriving. Narrative inquiry was used to develop the stories into an interwoven narrative. The narrative includes 6 phases a) Orientation and then I had cancer; b) A complication stopping the silence; c) A further complication treatment; d) Evaluation peace in the valley of the shadow of death; e) Resolution the new normal; and f) Coda I'm still here. Findings from this study have implications for research and practice with long-term survivors of breast cancer such as those related to culturally relevant interventions for African-American women with breast cancer. Copyright© by the National Black Nurses Association, Inc.Truvada, also referred to as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), is the first medication approved for the purpose of preventing HIV infection. This study examined the odds of PrEP use solely among African-American women by comparing, by demographic profile, the relationship between risk taking behaviors of the Health Belief Model and the likelihood of PrEP use. A secondary data analysis from the 2013 National Survey on the potential adoption of PrEP was analyzed in this study. The sample for this study was 791 African-American women aged 20-44. The Health Belief Model constructs served as predictor risk factors for PrEP use. Results indicated that younger women of lower socioeconomic status (SES), higher levels of barriers, and higher levels of perceived susceptibility were more willing to take PrEP. This has significant implications for public health practice, policy, and opportunities for further research to establish interventions that incorporate increasing self-efficacy in PrEP use. Copyright© by the National Black Nurses Association, Inc.Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is the first biomedical regimen approved to significantly reduce HIV transmission risk. Men who have sex with men (MSM) living in the South represent one of the most HIV-vulnerable populations; however, PrEP initiation is slow in this demographic. The factors leading to clients' decisions to initiate PrEP are relatively unknown. This study interviewed 14 MSM PrEP clients from 3 Southern states. The analysis revealed that 5 factors were integral to the sample's initiation of PrEP HIV risk acknowledgment, HIV concern, PrEP understanding, PrEP accessibility, and PrEP consideration. From the analysis, a model emerged conceptualizing the decision-making process of PrEP initiation in this sample. This model is foundational to understanding the factors and their relationships affecting initiation of PrEP and can be used to develop effective interventions to facilitate PrEP initiation in MSM in the United States. Copyright© by the National Black Nurses Association, Inc.Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease process that disproportionately affects minorities, mainly those of African-American descent (CDC, 2017). Decreasing the long-term complications associated with this disease requires substantial vigilance, lifestyle changes, medication adherence, and motivation on the part of the individual. The purpose of this descriptive correlational study, guided by Orem's (1991) Conceptual Framework Theory of Self-Care, was to explore the relationship between family support, self-care, and health outcomes in African-American females between the ages of 40-80 years with type 2 diabetes. Specifically, the investigator set out to determine (a) the relationship between family support and health outcomes in selected African-American females with type 2 diabetes; (b) the relationship between self-care and health outcomes in selected African-American females with type 2 diabetes; and (c) which of the two variables assessed in this study (family support and self-care) best predict health outcomes. A convenience sample of African-American females between the ages of 40-80 years were recruited through Qualtrics survey software. The investigator used the Diabetes Care Profile questionnaires to extract indicators for family support and self-care. Data were analyzed using a hierarchical regression model analysis of variance (ANOVA), and a linear regression model. The investigator hypothesized that health outcomes in African-American females with type 2 diabetes are a function of family support and self-care activities, and when family support and self-care are adjusted, they will positively affect health outcomes. The study findings show that self-care abilities are the better indicator of health outcomes, but that family support does contribute positively to health outcomes. Copyright© by the National Black Nurses Association, Inc.In the fourth quarter issue 2020 of the UHM Journal (46-5) we represented the NNT number (number-needed-to-treat) as “three (3)” rather than simply “3.” This appeared on Page 727 in the letter from Richard Clarke, CHT, National Baromedical Services, entitled “HBO2 for radiation cystitis.” The corrected section should have read “Although not reported, the ‘Number Needed to Treat’ (NNT, an epidemiological measure used to communicate effectiveness of an intervention, and representing the average number of patients needed to be treated in order to produce one favorable outcome) was computed as an encouraging 3. This value was the same for the subjective Expanded Prostate Index Composite (EPIC) and objective Late Radiation Morbidity Grading Scheme (LRMGS) scores, rounded up by convention from 2.56 and 2.17, respectively.”.