title: Ensuring cultural diversity among California nurses.
abstract: The California Strategic Planning Committee for Nursing cultural diversity work group surveyed deans and directors from RN prelicensure and vocational nurse education programs in California in 1998. With a 49% response rate, key survey findings were that 48% of programs were actively recruiting ethnically diverse students using a variety of strategies; various approaches were being used to retain students; barriers to student success were primarily financial and educational; and most programs included curricular content and programming designed to ensure culturally competent and sensitive graduates.
authors.affiliation: ANA\C, Oakland, USA.
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martin-Holland
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bello-Jones
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shuman
authors.forename: Dana N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Rutledge
authors.forename: Karen R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Sechrist
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D002321:Career Choice; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003479:Curriculum; D004507:Education, Nursing, Associate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000523:psychology; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009743:Nursing, Practical / Q000193:education*; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires