Enhancing Diversity in the Nursing Workforce Fact Sheet
Nursing’s leaders recognize a strong connection between a culturally diverse nursing workforce and the ability to provide quality, culturally competent patient care.
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A lack of minority nurse educators may send a signal to potential students that nursing does not value diversity or offer career ladder opportunities to advance through the profession. Students looking for academic role models to encourage and enrich their learning may be frustrated in their attempts to find mentors and a community of support. Academic leaders are working to address this need by identifying minority faculty recruitment strategies, encouraging minority leadership development, and advocating for programs that remove barriers to faculty careers.
AACN has taken the following steps to enhance diversity in the student pipeline and workforce:
Updated: April 2023
Robert Rosseter rrosseter@aacnnursing.org