title: A nursing career lattice pilot program to promote racial/ethnic diversity in the nursing workforce.
abstract: The nursing career lattice program (NCLP) at Children's Hospital Boston has provided employees with social, educational, and financial assistance as they begin or advance their nursing careers. At the conclusion of a pilot phase, 35% of employees in the NCLP were enrolled in nursing school and 15% completed nursing school. The NCLP exemplifies how a workforce diversity initiative can lead to outcomes that support and sustain a culture rich in diversity and perpetuate excellence in nursing in one organization.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sporing
authors.forename: Earlene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Avalon
authors.forename: Marcie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brostoff
mesh_terms: D001900:Boston; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005006:Ethnicity; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010865:Pilot Projects; D044469:Racial Groups; D000078329:Workforce