Nursing Workforce Diversity Purpose

Purpose

The purpose of this Partnering to Increase the Nursing Workforce Diversity project is to increase the number of minority and disadvantaged students eligible to participate and succeed in nursing educational opportunities at Clayton State University.

Goals and Objectives

The project will involve a total of 462 minority and disadvantaged students, including 45 high school students, 75 pre-nursing majors and 342 unduplicated nursing majors enrolled in the baccalaureate nursing program at CSU. One hundred and sixty six graduates of the nursing program are projected by June 2010, an increase of 64 minority and/or disadvantaged graduates over CSU’s current projections of minority/disadvantaged graduates.

The project objectives address the three major purposes of the Nursing Workforce Diversity program: retention, pre-entry preparation, and student scholarships and stipends. A primary focus of the grant will also be efforts to increase the cultural competency of nursing and university faculty and students.

This project is/was supported by funds from the Division of Nursing (DN), Bureau of Health Professions ( BHPr), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) under D19HP08207 Nursing Workforce Diversity for $335,299. The information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any official endorsement be inferred by, the DN, BHPr, HRSA, DHHS, or the US Government.