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Recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce in nursing: from evidence to best practices to policy.

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Gilliss, CL; Powell, DL; Carter, B
Published in: Policy, politics & nursing practice
November 2010

Health policy makers, providers, clinicians, and social scientists are among those who have identified racial and ethnic diversification of the health care workforce as one strategy for solving the seemingly intractable problem of health disparities in the U.S. population. But evidence supporting the impact of such diversification on narrowing health disparities is lacking, thus making it unclear if the push for workforce diversification is empirically or politically driven. Moreover, data are largely derived from the study of physicians, making it difficult to generalize findings to nursing and other health professions. This article reviews the evidence that supports the impact of a diverse workforce on patient outcomes and delivery services. Assuming a positive social value in the absence of the data, the authors review the approaches that have been successful in diversifying the nursing workforce. The authors conclude with recommendations for research and policies, including best practices, for enhancing recruitment and retention of a diverse nursing workforce.

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Published In

Policy, politics & nursing practice

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1552-7468

ISSN

1527-1544

Publication Date

November 2010

Volume

11

Issue

4

Start / End Page

294 / 301

Related Subject Headings

  • Workload
  • United States
  • Quality Control
  • Policy Making
  • Patient Care Team
  • Nursing Staff
  • Nursing
  • Nurse-Patient Relations
  • Male
  • Humans
 

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Gilliss, C. L., Powell, D. L., & Carter, B. (2010). Recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce in nursing: from evidence to best practices to policy. Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice, 11(4), 294–301. https://doi.org/10.1177/1527154411398491
Gilliss, Catherine L., Dorothy L. Powell, and Brigit Carter. “Recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce in nursing: from evidence to best practices to policy.Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice 11, no. 4 (November 2010): 294–301. https://doi.org/10.1177/1527154411398491.
Gilliss CL, Powell DL, Carter B. Recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce in nursing: from evidence to best practices to policy. Policy, politics & nursing practice. 2010 Nov;11(4):294–301.
Gilliss, Catherine L., et al. “Recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce in nursing: from evidence to best practices to policy.Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice, vol. 11, no. 4, Nov. 2010, pp. 294–301. Epmc, doi:10.1177/1527154411398491.
Gilliss CL, Powell DL, Carter B. Recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce in nursing: from evidence to best practices to policy. Policy, politics & nursing practice. 2010 Nov;11(4):294–301.
Journal cover image

Published In

Policy, politics & nursing practice

DOI

EISSN

1552-7468

ISSN

1527-1544

Publication Date

November 2010

Volume

11

Issue

4

Start / End Page

294 / 301

Related Subject Headings

  • Workload
  • United States
  • Quality Control
  • Policy Making
  • Patient Care Team
  • Nursing Staff
  • Nursing
  • Nurse-Patient Relations
  • Male
  • Humans