yet another paper i need help with

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Hi everyone...

the first week of class and already sooo much to do...i have yet another paper due here s oon...so i was wondering if i could get some imput or some ideas...the paper is on minorities and nursing...does the nursing prof. as a whole promote minority nurses or do we discourage them? what are some points that i can use in my paper than i can build on...ie the nursing prof. promotes miniorties in nursing with all of the minority scholarships out there...

im kinda at a loss on this one but this seems to be the topic my group choose...im also a minority so i feel like i should be at a loss on this one...lol...i normally discourage emotional responses for acadmeic papers but not for this one...i think i can use t hem in this one...so what are your experiences with minorities in our field? i would especailly like to hear from minority nurses (even males since they are a minority in our field) was it hard for you to get in? easy? sigh im at a loss for ideas here...if anyone has read any really good research articles on this id appreciate those too, i have some of my own but cant find any really good ones...so if anyone has done a paper on this id be sooo thankful!

Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.

http://www.minoritynurse.com/

http://www.ncemna.org/

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0MJU/is_4_10/ai_113304787 (looks like a good one)

http://www.allnursingschools.com/faqs/diversityfaq.php (very informative)

http://www.minoritynurse.com/about/magazine.html Magazine published for minority nurses. Here you can see if any schools or medical facilities near you get the magazine. Also check your local library.

I hope this helps a little. Good luck!

These are great resources. Thanks so much for sharing :)

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Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.
I agree, i wish I could change it but my group is set..blah...so let me phrase it this way...

its more of a debate than anything along with another debate i have to do as well...sigh...

The profession of nursing welcomes minorities into nursing

The profession of nursing discourages minorities from entering the profession

i need points that support both of those...so far i have nothing...i cant find many articles either...

Another point to consider is pressure on schools of nursing to "up" their NCLEX passage rate. Too much pressure on a school will bring about a "boot camp" atmosphere with very low student retention rates. In NC, the Board just passed a measure requiring all schools of nursing across the state to have a three year NCLEX passage rate at 95% or higher than the national average. I shudder to think the effect this will have on nursing student retention.

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Specializes in Neuro, Critical Care.
Another point to consider is pressure on schools of nursing to "up" their NCLEX passage rate. Too much pressure on a school will bring about a "boot camp" atmosphere with very low student retention rates. In NC, the Board just passed a measure requiring all schools of nursing across the state to have a three year NCLEX passage rate at 95% or higher than the national average. I shudder to think the effect this will have on nursing student retention.

good point, have you heard anything about the NCLEX exam and the type of questions on it being a bit biased or maybe i should say worded so that they are aimed at a certain group of people. When I did my undergrad in psych we read quite a few studies saying the the SAT and ACT were worded such that certain minorities and socioeconomic classes found the questions hard to understand..ie they werent in their terms...i was wondering if maybe the NCLEX was similar?

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