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BACKGROUND: Increasing the number of Black men in nursing can enhance racial, ethnic, and gender diversity within the nursing workforce. However, there is a lack of nursing pipeline programs that specifically focus on Black men. PURPOSE: The purposes of this article are to describe the High School to Higher Education (H2H) Pipeline Program as an approach to increasing representation of Black men in nursing and to describe H2H Program participants' perspectives of the program after the first year. METHODS: A descriptive qualitative approach was used to explore Black males' perceptions of the H2H Program. Twelve of the 17 program participants completed questionnaires. Data collected were analyzed to identify themes. FINDINGS: Four themes emerged during data analysis regarding the participants' perspectives of the H2H Program: 1) Coming to realize, 2) Managing stereotypes, stigma, and social norms, 3) Making connections, and 4) Expressing gratitude. CONCLUSION: Results indicated that the H2H Program provided participants with a support network that fostered a sense of belonging. The H2H Program was beneficial for program participants in their development and engagement in nursing.
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Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate , Students, Nursing , Humans , Male , Social Stigma , Schools , Surveys and Questionnaires , Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate/methodsABSTRACT
AIM: The aim of the study was to develop a sustainable annual symposium to support doctoral students in nursing across the state of Georgia. BACKGROUND: A goal of the nursing profession, highlighted in the Institute of Medicine Future of Nursing report of 2011, is to increase the number of nurses with doctorates. They are needed to fill faculty positions as professors retire and to step into leadership positions as health care systems become more complex. METHOD: The Georgia Nursing Leadership Coalition developed a Doctoral Symposium in 2014 that has been repeated annually. RESULTS: The Doctoral Symposium gives doctoral students and faculty the opportunity to network, discuss current issues, advance their skills, and (for students) share their work. Approximately 100 people attend each year; costs and attendance fees have been kept low. Lessons learned are provided. CONCLUSION: The Doctoral Symposium is a sustainable, valuable activity for supporting doctoral students and faculty.
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Education, Nursing, Graduate , Faculty, Nursing , Humans , Leadership , Physicians , Students, NursingABSTRACT
AIM: To document experiences of nurses educated abroad and in the USA in 2 urban hospitals in the southeastern USA. BACKGROUND: Nurses are responsible for providing quality patient care. Discrimination against nurses in the workplace may create hostile environments, potentially affecting patient care and leading to higher nurse attrition rates. Structuration theory posits that agents' interactions create structures. Agents' use of resources and rules shapes interactions, potentially changing the structures. In this study, nurses described interactions with patients and their families and other healthcare personnel, their strategies for managing interactions and rationales behind their selected strategy. DESIGN: This study employed a qualitative, explorative approach using structuration theory. METHODS: In 2011, 42 internationally educated and 40 USA-educated nurses practising in two urban hospitals in the southeastern USA were interviewed about their experiences in the workplace. Forty-one nurses were re-interviewed to explore the issues raised in the preliminary round: 21 internationally educated and 20 USA. Transcripts were analysed using the constant comparative method. FINDINGS: Although internationally educated nurses experienced more explicit discrimination, all nurses experienced discrimination from their patients, their nurse colleagues and/or other hospital personnel. Internationally educated nurses and USA nurses shared similar coping strategies. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of nurses' experiences of discrimination suggests that healthcare institutions need to strengthen policies to effectively address this harmful practice. More research is needed about discrimination against nurses in the workplace because discrimination may have serious psychological effects that impact nurse retention and the quality of patient care.
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Nurses/psychology , Prejudice/psychology , Adaptation, Psychological , Adult , Aged , Female , Hospitals, Urban , Humans , Interprofessional Relations , Middle Aged , Nurse-Patient Relations , Nurses, International/psychology , Nursing, Supervisory , Southeastern United States , Workplace/psychology , Young AdultABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: This study compared the perspectives of internationally educated nurses (IENs) and registered nurses (RNs) educated in the United States regarding participation in hospital governance structures and professional advancement. BACKGROUND: Nurses' participation in hospital governance is reported to contribute to empowerment. No research has examined how IENs' perceptions about participation in governance compared with those of U.S. RNs. METHODS: Semistructured interviews were held with 82 nurses in 2 urban hospitals. Forty nurses were reinterviewed to follow up on themes. RESULTS: Internationally educated nurses and US RNs shared similar perspectives. Nurses in both samples did not value participation in governance, lacked guidance about how to advance, and preferred to at the bedside. CONCLUSIONS: Strategies to encourage nurses to participate in and value governance and professional advancement opportunities should be explored and adopted.
