Whitfield-Harris Lisa, Lockhart Joan Such, Zoucha Richard, Alexander Rumay
1 Thomas Edison State University School of Nursing, Trenton, NJ, USA.
2 Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
J Transcult Nurs. 2017 Nov;28(6):608-615. doi: 10.1177/1043659617699064. Epub 2017 Mar 26.
This study explored the experiences of Black nurse faculty employed in predominantly White schools of nursing. High attrition rates of this group were noted in previous literature. Understanding their experiences is important to increase nurse diversity.
Hermeneutic phenomenology was used to explore the experiences of 15 Black nurse faculty using interviews.
Four themes were extracted as the following: cultural norms of the workplace, coping with improper assets, life as a "Lone Ranger," and surviving the workplace environment.
The study provided insight to understand the meaning that Black faculty members give to their experiences working in predominantly White schools of nursing. Findings exemplify the need to improve culturally competent work environments and mentoring programs.
Results suggest that better communication and proper respect from students, colleagues, and administrators are necessary. The limited research on this topic illustrates that Black nurse faculty remain under investigated; research is necessary to determine effective change strategies.
本研究探讨了在以白人为主的护理院校工作的黑人护理教师的经历。以往文献指出该群体的高流失率。了解他们的经历对于增加护理人员的多样性很重要。
采用诠释现象学方法，通过访谈来探究15位黑人护理教师的经历。
提取出以下四个主题：工作场所的文化规范、应对不当待遇、“独行侠”般的生活以及在工作环境中生存。
该研究为理解黑人教师在以白人为主的护理院校工作经历所赋予的意义提供了见解。研究结果表明需要改善具有文化胜任力的工作环境和指导计划。
结果表明学生、同事和管理人员需要更好的沟通和恰当的尊重。关于这一主题的有限研究表明黑人护理教师仍未得到充分研究；有必要开展研究以确定有效的变革策略。
