H 14 Cultivating and Sustaining a Diverse Nursing Workforce: A Plan for Nursing’s Future

Tuesday, 10 November 2015: 10:00 AM-11:15 AM
Description/Overview: The purpose of this symposium is to provide participants with a viable plan for developing, cultivating and sustaining a culturally diverse nursing workforce capable of meeting the service and education needs of the future. Presenters will explain how to identify and develop nursing talent that represents the nation’s racial, ethnic, gender, and religious diversity.
Moderators:  Robbi K. Alexander, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC
Symposium Organizers:  Felesia Renee Bowen, PhD, RN, PC-PNP, BC, School of Nursing, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Jackson, NJ, USA
Planting the Seed: Identifying, Developing and Nurturing Diverse Student Nurse Populations

Ann Gakumo, PhD, RN
School of Nursing, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA



Growing Our Own: Mentoring Talented and Diverse Students Toward a Career in Nursing Education and Clinical Leadership

Felesia Renee Bowen, PhD, RN, PC-PNP, BC
School of Nursing, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Jackson, NJ, USA



Sustaining Nursing Diversity in Clinical Settings: Leadership and Minority Nurses

Ronald Hickman, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA