Abstract

With expanding cultural diversity in the United States (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2009), it is essential to increase the diversity of the nursing profession to match the patients who are being cared for in our healthcare system (IOM, 2003; Sullivan Commission, 2004). Despite improvements to the demographic composition of the nursing workforce in recent decades, the nursing workforce has remained predominantly homogeneous and to meet the current and future health needs of the public while providing culturally relevant care, the nursing workforce needs to increase its diversity (IOM, 2010). This demographic shift creates a social imperative that requires healthcare agencies to attract and retain nurses from diverse cultural groups.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10006554; ProQuest document ID: 1761851209. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Toby Bressler, PhD

Sigma Membership

Epsilon

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Phenomenology

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Nursing Students, Jewish Nurses, Faith-Based Values, Cultural Values, Religious Minority Groups, Nursing Education, Orthodox Jews

Advisor

Rose Schecter

Second Advisor

Rebecca Schnall

Third Advisor

Lorraine Emeghebo

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Molloy College

Degree Year

2015

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2022-01-19

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