The changing Latino demographic in the United States presents a number of challenges to
health care policy makers, clinicians, organizations, and other stakeholders. Studies have …

Nurses may face a number of perceived barriers, such as geographical location, time, and
cost, when deciding to return to school for additional education. Viable solutions to …

Background: Hospital emergency department (ED) clinicians will play a crucial role in
responding to any terrorist incident involving radioactive materials. To date, however, there …

The quality of any health care system depends on the caliber, enthusiasm, and diversity of
the workforce. Yet, workforce research often focuses on the number and type of health …

Of the 33 million people in California, the nation's most populous state, minority groups now
constitute the majority of the population. Many sources predict that by 2060, the entire …

To increase work force diversity and decrease health disparities, students of color must be
successful in nursing programs. Unfortunately, the literature describes numerous barriers to …

In response to the need for increased racial and ethnic diversity in the nursing profession,
the Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) established the Making a Difference in …

Hispanic/Latino and American Indian students receiving services from a 3-year Nursing
Workforce Diversity Grant called ALCANCE responded every semester to a semistructured …

The objective of this article is to examine the racial and ethnic diversity profile of the nurse
workforce over time and by geographic region. We conducted survey analysis using the …

Historically, the nursing metaparadigm has been used to describe 4 concepts of nursing
knowledge (person, environment, health, and nursing) that reflect beliefs held by the …