University of Connecticut, Bristol, CT, USA.
J Transcult Nurs. 2010 Oct;21(4):342-50. doi: 10.1177/1043659609360711. Epub 2010 Jul 2.
This study explored the phenomenon of socialization among African American nursing students in predominantly White universities. Recruitment and retention of African American nursing students is in lower percentages compared with other groups. Many nursing schools reflect a culture of the White middle class, which may present a barrier to minority students by requiring students to socialize to a culture different from their own. Overcoming such barriers cannot begin until the experience of socialization is understood.
A sample consisting of eight co-researchers was used who all attended nursing school at a predominantly White university. Interviews were analyzed using Colaizzi's phenomenological method.
The following six themes emerged: Theme 1--The Strength to Pursue More, Theme 2--Encounters With Discrimination, Theme 3--Pressure to Succeed, Theme 4--Isolation and Sticking Together, Theme 5--To Fit In and Talk White, and Theme 6--To Learn With New Friends and Old Ones.
This study found a strongly consistent process of socialization to the dominant norm, and raised questions about the effects of this process on African American nursing students and its impact on improving patient care.
本研究探讨了非裔美国护理专业学生在以白人为主的大学中社会化的现象。与其他群体相比，非裔美国护理专业学生的入学率和保留率较低。许多护理学校反映了白人中产阶级的文化，这可能会通过要求学生融入与自己不同的文化来给少数族裔学生带来障碍。只有了解社会化的经历，才能克服这些障碍。
采用了由八名共同研究人员组成的样本，他们都在以白人为主的大学就读护理专业。使用 Colaizzi 的现象学方法对访谈进行了分析。
出现了以下六个主题：主题 1——追求卓越的力量，主题 2——遭遇歧视，主题 3——成功的压力，主题 4——孤立与团结，主题 5——融入并说白人的语言，主题 6——与新朋友和老同学一起学习。
本研究发现了一个强烈一致的社会化过程，即向主导规范靠拢，这引发了人们对这一过程对非裔美国护理专业学生的影响以及对改善患者护理的影响的质疑。
