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Friday 12 Jun 2015 - 14:22 Makkah mean time-25-8-1436
 Washington, (IINA) - Dealing with patients from different cultural and religious backgrounds, American Muslim nurses are in the forefront of presenting the true image of Islam and dispelling misconceptions about the divine religion despite increasing anti-Muslim sentiments, OnIslam reported.
Amid increasing negative stereotypes, negative portrayal of Muslims can complicate the medical field, according to Arshia Wajid, founder and president of American Muslim Health Professionals and a consultant at Huron Consulting.
"It's using the faith to help me navigate those issues. I want to create a good outcome," Naj Bazzy, a Detroit clinical transcultural nurse, told Nurse.com.
"I'm a patient advocate. But my faith is what informs all of that. Being a Muslim is what makes me the best nurse I can be."
Bazzy is one of the nurses who have been facing troubles in their work from patients who refuse their care after noticing their veil.
Aisha Hasan-Rasool is another Muslim nurse who wears long sleeves under her lab coat and a headscarf.
Nevertheless, Wajid, which seeks to “empower Muslim health professionals to improve the health of Americans,” admits that challenges are huge.
“Islamophobia is huge, there’s a lot of anti-Muslim sentiment in the media.” said Wajid.
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