title: From nurse to nurse anesthetist: the relationship of culture, race, and ethnicity to professional socialization and career commitment of advanced practice nurses.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship of culture, race, and ethnicity on professional socialization and career commitment of student registered nurse anesthetists. A 78-item, self-administered questionnaire was mailed to the United States population of student nurse anesthetists (N = 2,008) yielding a 56% response. Demographic data and the dimensions of socialization were analyzed with chi-square and weighted least-squares linear analysis of variance. Four scales assessed the relationship of age, gender, culture/race/ethnicity, and views of culturally congruent care on the socialization process. In all dimensions of socialization, culture and race/ethnicity both correlated significantly (p < .05) for all nondominant groups compared to the dominant European American White group. Responses from Asian-Pacific Islanders were most positively correlated to all dimensions of socialization. Hispanics responded least positively to a life-time commitment to the career in nurse anesthesia by culture (p = .003) and ethnicity (p = .009).
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California, USA.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Waugaman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002321:Career Choice; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology*; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012923:Social Class; D012951:Socialization; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States