Black nurse scientists and the undeniable role of historically Black colleges and universities.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
The pandemics of COVID-19 and systemic racism highlighted health inequities that have existed for decades among Black communities. Nurses are positioned to address these health inequities through innovative ideas and research. More specifically, Black nurses, because of their shared lived experience, understand sociostructural factors underpinning health inequities and how to best engage with Black communities. However, only 8% of Black nurses make up the overall nursing workforce and far fewer are nurse scientists. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) can offer critically important options for success in addressing the dearth of Black nurse scientists working across sectors and contributing to rich academic milieu, informing innovative national policy, and creating impactful practice. We discuss challenges and strategies to promoting research careers at HBCUs to attract Black nurse scientists as the next leaders in health inequities research.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Aycock, DM; Alexander, KA; Cothran, FA; Randolph, SD; Young, HM; Harden, JT
Published Date
- January 2022
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 70 / 1
Start / End Page
- 119 - 126
PubMed ID
- 34627614
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC8493480
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1528-3968
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0029-6554
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.outlook.2021.07.001
Language
- eng