Etowa Josephine B, Foster Suzanne, Vukic Adele R, Wittstock Lucille, Youden Susan
Dalhousie University School of Nursing, USA.
Int J Nurs Educ Scholarsh. 2005;2:Article 13. doi: 10.2202/1548-923x.1111. Epub 2005 Jun 23.
A culturally diverse nursing workforce is essential to meet the health needs of an increasingly diverse Canadian population. The recruitment and retention of nursing students representing diverse backgrounds are vital to the building of this diversified work force. Studies have shown that diversity within the student body benefits everyone. For example, students who study and work within a diverse environment are better able to understand and consider multiple perspectives and to appreciate the benefits inherent in diversity. This paper describes one school of nursing's project on the Recruitment and Retention of Black students into their Bachelor of Science Nursing (BScN) Program. The project goals are to increase diversity, foster student learning, and ultimately improve health care for the Black community. Presented in this paper are the project background, implementation process, challenges and outcomes. This may provide learned lessons and future directions for similar initiatives in other institutions.
一支具有文化多样性的护理队伍对于满足日益多样化的加拿大人口的健康需求至关重要。招募和留住具有不同背景的护理专业学生对于构建这支多元化的劳动力队伍至关重要。研究表明，学生群体的多样性对每个人都有益。例如，在多样化环境中学习和工作的学生能够更好地理解和考虑多种观点，并认识到多样性所固有的好处。本文描述了一所护理学院关于招募和留住黑人学生进入其护理学学士（BScN）项目的项目。该项目的目标是增加多样性、促进学生学习，并最终改善黑人社区的医疗保健。本文介绍了项目背景、实施过程、挑战和成果。这可能为其他机构的类似举措提供经验教训和未来方向。
