Increasing racial/ethnic diversity in nursing to reduce health disparities and achieve health equity.

This article discusses increasing the diversity in nursing and its importance in reducing health disparities. We highlight characteristics of successful recruitment and retention efforts targeting racial/ethnic minority nurses and conclude with recommendations to strengthen the development and evaluation of their contributions to eliminating health disparities. PMID: 24385664 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Public Health Reports - Category: Global & Universal Tags: Public Health Rep Source Type: research