Date Created
5-2019
Document Type
Dissertation
Department
College of Natural and Health Sciences, Nursing, Nursing Student Work
First Advisor
Henry, Melissa
Abstract
Understanding about the experience of underrepresented students making the decision to choose nursing as a career would improve the ability of nursing programs to recruit applicants from a more diverse background. The purpose of this research was to explore the experience of underrepresented students who are considering nursing as a career but have not yet applied to a nursing program. This research was conducted using a descriptive phenomenological research method. Thirteen participants participated in the study. The participant interviews were interpreted as an expression of pre-nursing students from racially or ethnically underrepresented backgrounds who are feeling they are in a stressful situation and who are experiencing a feeling of isolation and a perception of discrimination. Highlighted is the need for promotion of improved patterns of responding for the staff and faculty of nursing programs, promotion of counseling services, as well as evidence based recruitment efforts. By critically reflecting upon the status quo of the experience of being a pre-nursing student, inequities and injustices can be brought to light and potentially remedied.
Extent
100 pages
Rights Statement
Copyright is held by the author.
Digital Origin
Born digital
Recommended Citation
Bagley, Katie, "The Lived Experience of Underrepresented Pre-Nursing Students: An Exploration to Diversify the Nursing Workforce" (2019). Dissertations. 571.
https://digscholarship.unco.edu/dissertations/571