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Leadership Development

Abstract

A diverse nursing workforce is important for quality care patient care and reducing healthcare disparities. The results of a study that examined the experiences of African American nurses who participated in a collaborative clinical leadership program are presented.

Author Details

Allyssa L. Harris, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA; Gaurdia E. Banister, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Institute for Patient Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Carmela Townsend, DNP, MS/MBA, RN, Massachusetts Bay Community College, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA; Nadia Raymond, MSN/MHA, RN, Brigham Health, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Patricia R. Mason, MSN, RN, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Sigma Membership

Alpha Chi

Lead Author Affiliation

Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

African American Nurses, Nursing Diversity, Nursing Leadership Programs

Conference Name

29th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Melbourne, Australia

Conference Year

2018

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"It was a light coming through": African-American nurses' perceptions of a collaborative nursing leadership program

Melbourne, Australia

A diverse nursing workforce is important for quality care patient care and reducing healthcare disparities. The results of a study that examined the experiences of African American nurses who participated in a collaborative clinical leadership program are presented.