Developing minority nurse leaders: The anchor and the rope

Abstract

Information from this study can help to develop creative ways to draw diverse nurses into leadership roles.

Integrating Critical Consciousness in Health Professions Education Through Leadership Education and Mentoring

“…One way for nursing leadership education to advocate for meaningful change is to intentionally design mentoring programs that advance the nursing profession toward its goal of recruiting and maintaining a diverse workforce. Given the current shortage of nurse leaders, mentors, and educators from diverse backgrounds, ethnic nursing organizations (ENOs) often serve to fill in the gaps and provide meaningful and safe mentoring relationships for nurses that share similar ethnic backgrounds (Matza, Garon, & Que-Lahoo, 2018).…”

“…ENOs are invaluable in terms of supporting their members and disseminating research, cultural knowledge and practice to the wider nursing workforce and many nurses turn to these organizations in an effort to combat the racism and isolation they have experienced as they have sought to advance their nursing careers (Matza et al, 2018). Drawing upon the experiences and the expertise of ENOs, nurse leaders and mentors can develop programs and plans on how to best connect and partner with those organizations in order to provide more mentoring opportunities for nurses from diverse backgrounds.…”

“…One way for nursing leadership education to advocate for meaningful change is to intentionally design mentoring programs that advance the nursing profession toward its goal of recruiting and maintaining a diverse workforce. Given the current shortage of nurse leaders, mentors, and educators from diverse backgrounds, ethnic nursing organizations (ENOs) often serve to fill in the gaps and provide meaningful and safe mentoring relationships for nurses that share similar ethnic backgrounds (Matza, Garon, & Que‐Lahoo, 2018). ENOs are invaluable in terms of supporting their members and disseminating research, cultural knowledge and practice to the wider nursing workforce and many nurses turn to these organizations in an effort to combat the racism and isolation they have experienced as they have sought to advance their nursing careers (Matza et al., 2018).…”

“…Given the current shortage of nurse leaders, mentors, and educators from diverse backgrounds, ethnic nursing organizations (ENOs) often serve to fill in the gaps and provide meaningful and safe mentoring relationships for nurses that share similar ethnic backgrounds (Matza, Garon, & Que‐Lahoo, 2018). ENOs are invaluable in terms of supporting their members and disseminating research, cultural knowledge and practice to the wider nursing workforce and many nurses turn to these organizations in an effort to combat the racism and isolation they have experienced as they have sought to advance their nursing careers (Matza et al., 2018). Drawing upon the experiences and the expertise of ENOs, nurse leaders and mentors can develop programs and plans on how to best connect and partner with those organizations in order to provide more mentoring opportunities for nurses from diverse backgrounds.…”

“…Through education, nursing leaders and mentors who embrace a reorientation toward critical consciousness acknowledge the role privilege plays in maintaining the status quo, can in turn help develop nursing students and practitioners by providing the tools needed to challenge inaction while optimizing inclusion (Waite & Nardi, 2019). Situating individuals within the larger system of social inequalities, nurses are better able to connect with marginalized communities to provide more appropriate nursing interventions considering environment and societal factors (Matza et al., 2018).…”