Abstract
The worldwide bone marrow donor pool is under represented in minority ethnicities. The student body that makes up The College of Southern Nevada is a diverse population of individuals. The registry drive was held in two areas of the West Charleston campus to expose the registry to the student body on campus. The drive locations were held in the School of Health Sciences and in front of the student services building. At which point, the student nurses educated the individuals about importance of finding a match for patients in need of bone marrow treatment, the process of bone marrow donation, and the statistics of finding a bone marrow match. There were informational flyers provided at the tables. The problems that arose during the drive were the misconceptions and lack of education on the process of bone marrow donation including the methods of peripheral blood stem cell donation and and bone marrow aspiration.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Lead Author Affiliation
The College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Mixed/Multi Method Research
Keywords:
Diversity, Bone Marrow, Population, Cancer, Volunteer, Donor Drive, College, Las Vegas
Recommended Citation
McGuinness, Kristen; Alvarez, David; Tran, Sandy; Paluay, Roslyn; Norris, Noelle; Libbey, Taylor; Siu, Rita; Fenwick, Michelle; Whalen, Tammam; and Bearer, Karen, "Targeting education institutions in diverse geographical locations to increase underrepresented minorities in the DKMS population" (2019). General Submissions: Presenations (Oral and Poster). 203.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/gen_sub_presentations/2017/posters/203
Conference Name
NSNA Annual Convention
Conference Host
National Student Nurses' Association
Conference Location
Dallas, Texas, USA
Conference Year
2017
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Targeting education institutions in diverse geographical locations to increase underrepresented minorities in the DKMS population
Dallas, Texas, USA
The worldwide bone marrow donor pool is under represented in minority ethnicities. The student body that makes up The College of Southern Nevada is a diverse population of individuals. The registry drive was held in two areas of the West Charleston campus to expose the registry to the student body on campus. The drive locations were held in the School of Health Sciences and in front of the student services building. At which point, the student nurses educated the individuals about importance of finding a match for patients in need of bone marrow treatment, the process of bone marrow donation, and the statistics of finding a bone marrow match. There were informational flyers provided at the tables. The problems that arose during the drive were the misconceptions and lack of education on the process of bone marrow donation including the methods of peripheral blood stem cell donation and and bone marrow aspiration.