About the Authors The authors are faculty and students at South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota. Kristine Ramsay-Seaner, PhD, NCC, is associate professor, School of Education, Counseling and Human Development. Amber Letcher, PhD, is associate professor, School of Education, Counseling and Human Development. Mary J. Isaacson, PhD, RN, CHPN, is associate professor, College of Nursing, Rapid City, South Dakota. Kathryn Fenster, BS, is a graduate student, School of Education, Counseling and Human Development. Benjamin Heckmann, BS, is a graduate student, School of Education, Counseling and Human Development. Support for this study came from South Dakota State University. For more information, contact Dr. Letcher at
Nurs Educ Perspect. 2023;44(3):172-174. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001045. Epub 2022 Sep 6.
The nursing workforce does not mirror the demographics of the United States, contributing to health disparities related to race. The purpose of this study was to assess possible changes in racial bias among undergraduate nursing students. Students in their first ( n = 58) or fifth ( n = 50) semester completed the Color-Blind Racial Attitudes Scale via an online survey. Fifth-semester students reported significantly more racial bias than first-semester students. Further investigation revealed more influence of students' race: White students indicated greater color-blind attitudes than students of color. Recommendations for integrating multicultural curricula into nursing programs are included.
护理人员队伍与美国的人口结构并不相符,这导致了与种族有关的健康差距。本研究的目的是评估本科护理学生中种族偏见可能发生的变化。第一学期(n=58)或第五学期(n=50)的学生通过在线调查完成了《色盲种族态度量表》。第五学期的学生报告的种族偏见比第一学期的学生更严重。进一步的调查显示,学生的种族对其影响更大:白人学生比有色人种学生表现出更大的色盲态度。本文还包含了将多元文化课程纳入护理课程的建议。