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Marie Campbell Statler1, Barbra Mann Wall, Jeanita W Richardson
1Towson University Department of Nursing, Hagerstown, Maryland (Dr Statler); and University of Virginia School of Nursing (Drs Wall, Jones, and Kools), and Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia School of Medicine (Dr Richardson), Charlottesville.
Abstract:
A qualitative descriptive approach examined African American nurse scientists' (AANSs') experiences with African American research participants despite obstacles of structural racism. Fourteen nurse scientists participated in semistructured interviews that provided data for the thematic analysis. Major themes included barriers to overcome as doctoral students, cultural experiences with structural racism, designers of culturally sensitive research, and humanitarian respect and relationship depth. This is the first research study to illuminate the contributions of AANSs who lead research in health disparities. Therefore, nursing leadership needs to illuminate AANSs' contributions, increase nurse diversification, and dismantle structural racism that creates obstacles that ultimately impact population health.
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