Abstract

An integrative review of 7 peer reviewed articles illustrated the need for nursing schools to work closely with ethnically diverse students to lend support financially, academically, and emotionally. Models of recruitment and retention of minority students must be implemented at nursing institutions to help diversify the nursing workforce.

Notes

This item was accepted for inclusion at Creating Health Work Environments 2019, but was not presented at the event.

Author Details

Cherisse Erika Watts, BA (Neuroscience), BA (Spanish), SN, Mervyn M. Dymally School of Nursing, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Lead Author Affiliation

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Health Outcomes, Nursing Students, Workforce Diversity

Conference Name

Creating Healthy Work Environments 2019

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Conference Year

2019

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Review Type

None: Event Material, Invited Presentation

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

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Improving minority patient outcomes through the diversification of the nursing profession

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

An integrative review of 7 peer reviewed articles illustrated the need for nursing schools to work closely with ethnically diverse students to lend support financially, academically, and emotionally. Models of recruitment and retention of minority students must be implemented at nursing institutions to help diversify the nursing workforce.