Holistic Admissions Review Integration in Nursing Programs.

Background: To address health inequities, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Institute of Medicine, and Association of American Medical Colleges recommend holistic admissions review (HAR) to increase health professional diversity.

Method: This cross-sectional study collected admissions criteria from 1,547 nursing programs. Criteria were categorized according to the experiences, attributes, and academic metrics (EAM) model, and programs were dichotomized into those with holistic admissions criteria versus none.

By utilizing technology can nursing students gain more confidence and decrease anxiety when communicating with chronically ill patients about their sexual relationship?

Introduction: Effective communication is an essential part of nursing care. Nurses need to effectively communicate with patients, families, providers and staff. The purpose of this study was to show how the use of technology (i.

Nursing Program Admission Barriers in the United States: Considerations for Increasing Black Student Enrollment.

Background: The percentage of Black registered nurses (RN) is disproportionate to Black residents in the population, particularly in Southern states.

Purpose: This study's purpose was to identify the potential admission barriers for Black students in RN education in the South versus Midwest, Northeast, and West.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was used to compare admission criteria for 1597 accredited associate degree in nursing and bachelor of science in nursing programs by geographic region.