Black women in nursing education completion programs: issues affecting participation
This article describes a qualitative study designed to define the factors that influence the participation of Black women in registered nurse (RN) completion programs in the US. The study, guided by a Black feminist theoretical framework, involved interviews with program participants and recent graduates. The results identified two groups of factors that facilitated participation: intrapersonal and cultural. Barriers to participation were also grouped in two areas: the experience of being ‘the other’ and the culture of racism. The findings revealed that Black women in RN completion programs al ... Show more
Authors: Aiken, Lolita Chappel; Cervero, Ronald M.; Johnson-Bailey, Juanita
Published: Thousand Oaks, California, Sage, 2001
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