Journal
JOURNAL OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING
Volume 37, Issue 2, Pages 411-421Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2020.05.005
Keywords
Nursing; History of nursing; Leadership; Racism; United States; Education; Education; Economics; Education
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- Central Michigan University (CMU)
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This study revealed a multi-faceted system of nursing leadership dynamics that perpetuates a white/black hierarchy and white supremacy in the nursing profession in the US, including education.
Background: Black/African American nurses (BAANs) in the United States (US) experience barriers to career advancement. Aim: The specific aims of this study were to a) explore how the perception of racism or racial bias affects the motivation of Black/African American nurses (BAANs) in the United States (US) to seek and apply for nursing leadership and faculty positions, and b) to characterize the racism-related barriers that BAANs perceive that prevent them from moving forward with their careers in academia and nursing leadership. Method: As part of a qualitative focused ethnographic study, 30 nurses who self-identified as BAAN, had a bachelor?s degree or higher, and had at least five years of nursing experience were interviewed. Qualitative data underwent thematic analysis. Result: Although five themes were identified, four were established in the literature, and one ? Nursing Leadership Dynamics (NLD) ? was novel. A complex network of NLDs that served to both prevent the success of BAANs as well as threaten their job security and health was identified. Conclusion: This study identified a multi-faceted, tightly-woven system of NLDs that serves to continually institutionalize and enforce a white/black hierarchy and white supremacy in nursing at all levels in the US, including education.
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