Educating Racial/Ethnic Minorities for the Nursing Workforce

Thursday, 10 July 2008: 1:15 PM-2:30 PM
Moderator:
Ching-Yu Cheng, PhD, RN
Presenters:
Veronica G. Parker, PhD , Barbara N. Logan, PhD, RN, FAAN and Cynthia E. Degazon, PhD, RN
Symposium Organizer:
Veronica G. Parker, PhD
1:15 PM
Diversity and the Nursing Workforce
Veronica G. Parker, PhD, Clemson University; Barbara N. Logan, PhD, RN, FAAN, Clemson University
1:35 PM
International, multi-ethnic high school students' perception of nursing as a career choice
Cynthia E. Degazon, PhD, RN, Hunter College of the City University of New York; Holly F. Shaw, PhD, RN, Hunter College of the City University of New York; M. Ben Natan, RN, Tel Aviv University; Mally Ehrenfeld, PhD, RN, Tel Aviv University
1:55 PM
Enhancing Students' Successful Transition from the Pre-nursing to Nursing Curriculum: Lessons Learned from the ACUMEN Workforce Diversity Program
Barbara N. Logan, PhD, RN, FAAN, Clemson University; Veronica G. Parker, PhD, Clemson University