title: Can you keep them? Strategies to attract and retain nursing students from diverse populations: best practices in nursing education.
abstract: There have been a number of articles addressing diversity in nursing programs and the nursing workforce. However, few of the programs have reviewed the best practices to attract and retain nursing students. This article delineates a number of programs and then makes suggestions for the best practices for nursing schools.
authors.affiliation: California State University, Bakersfield, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Gilchrist
authors.forename: Cherie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rector
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019985:Benchmarking; D002321:Career Choice; D003467:Cultural Deprivation; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004507:Education, Nursing, Associate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D010560:Personnel Selection; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D012579:Schools, Nursing; D012944:Social Support; D013332:Student Dropouts; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States