Pioneering Nursing’s Future: An Approach to Diversify the Nursing Profession
Elizabeth Fuentes, MS, RN, NP-C, Texas Woman’s University, College of Nursing; Miriam Frias, BA, The DFW Area Health Education Center; Sonia Redwine, MPH, The DFW Area Health Education Center; Caryl Mobley, PhD, RN, CPNP, Texas Woman’s University, College of Nursing; Lori Millner, PhD, The DFW Area Health Education Center
Presented at the Dallas Conference
ABSTRACT: A significant under-representation of Latinos in the nursing profession exists today. The project Pioneering Nursing’s Future: Excellence through Diversity is a joint effort between the Dallas/Ft. Worth Area Health Education Center and Texas Woman’s University at Dallas aimed at serving disadvantaged Latino students interested in nursing in the Dallas area. The program provides an increased awareness of the nursing profession among Latino students, teachers and consolers in Dallas and Tarrant counties, support for TWU pre-nursing students, and scholarships and mentorship for Latino nursing students in the College of Nursing at TWU. The goal of the presentation will be to assist attendees in gaining a better understanding of the disparities that exist in the nursing profession and describing strategies this type of program offers to Latino nursing students.