Diversifying the Nursing Workforce Through Holistic Admissions Review to Nursing School
1Evangeline Fangonil-Gagalang, PhD, RN, is an assistant professor and undergraduate nursing program director at California State University, San Bernardino, CA. She was the co-primary investigator and awardee of the All of Us research grant. from the National Institutes of Health.
Abstract:
Although a diverse healthcare workforce has been linked to improved care quality and cost savings, the U.S. nursing workforce does not mirror the population of underrepresented minority (URM) groups in the country. Holistic admissions review (HAR) is an innovative process that can increase the number of URM students entering nursing education programs. In addition to using traditional grade point average and entrance test scores for admissions criteria, HAR considers non-academic attributes such as personal qualities and life experiences. Nursing schools that adopt HAR can help diversify the nursing workforce. Lebacqz's (1987) Six Theories of Justice can aid Christian nurse educators in evaluating and advocating for HAR.
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