J Nurs Educ. 2022 Jul;61(7):375-382. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20220610-03. Epub 2022 Jul 1.
Patient populations are increasingly diverse; however, the health care workforce often fails to reflect the diversity of the populations it serves. Holistic admission review (HAR) has been proposed as a strategy to diversify the student body and create a more diverse workforce.
This article describes the development, application, and evaluation of a holistic admissions process for freshman undergraduates admitted directly to a College of Nursing located in a nonaffirmative action state.
There was an increase in the diversity of applicants; however, the selected metric of SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test)/ACT (American College Test) scores resulted in a decrease in the number of qualified applicants. This decrease disproportionately affected underrepresented students, illustrating that the inability to consider race, ethnicity, or gender continues to restrict the admission of a diverse student body even with HAR.
Our findings highlight the need to consider all aspects of HAR, particularly the effect of the chosen metrics on the applicant pool. .
患者群体越来越多样化；然而，医疗保健工作队伍往往未能反映其服务人群的多样性。整体入院审查（HAR）已被提议作为一种策略，以增加学生群体的多样性，并创建一个更加多样化的劳动力队伍。
本文描述了位于非平权行动州的护理学院直接招收新生的整体入学流程的开发、应用和评估。
申请人的多样性有所增加；然而，选择的学术能力倾向测验（SAT）/美国大学测验（ACT）分数标准导致合格申请人的数量减少。这种减少不成比例地影响了代表性不足的学生，这表明即使采用 HAR，无法考虑种族、族裔或性别，仍然会限制多样化学生群体的入学。
我们的研究结果强调需要考虑 HAR 的各个方面，特别是所选择的指标对申请人群体的影响。
