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Ragan Johnson1, Marquita Lyons-Smith, Anne Derouin
1Author Affiliations: Associate Clinical Professor (Dr Johnson), Clinical Professor and Assistant Dean, MSN program (Dr Derouin), and Professor and Associate Dean, DEI (Dr Carter), Duke University School of Nursing Durham, North Carolina; Clinical Assistant Professor (Dr Lyons-Smith) and Associate Professor and Department Chair of Nursing (Dr VanRiel), North Carolina Central University, Durham.
Background:
Health inequities have enhanced efforts to diversify the nursing workforce. Despite recruitment strategies, the percentage of Black nurse practitioners (NPs) lags in comparison with the populous.
Problem:
Barriers to improving workforce diversity can be traced to academic nursing's lack of diversity in faculty, under-resourced education opportunities for students from underrepresented backgrounds, and historical hurdles.
Approach:
One systems-level approach to increasing NP workforce diversity is developing pathway programs aimed at preparing, recruiting, and supporting Black students into advanced practice nursing education. Current undergraduate RN students from 2 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) attended a 1-week summer immersion program at a graduate school of nursing at a predominately White institution.
Conclusion:
Pathway programs for Black undergraduate RN students show promise for increasing awareness of graduate nursing, offering race and ethnicity concordant mentorship, and cultivating deep awareness for health equity.
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