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Indiana Colleges Strive to Increase Nursing Diversity

Nursing program directors at two Indiana universities say that a lack of diversity is a problem in the nursing field, and they are doing all they can to draw more minorities into their respective programs. Minority representation in the health professions has grown slowly since 1980. Among registered nurses, for example, the percentage of blacks and Hispanics falls far short of their percentage of the population, according to the 2008 National Sample of Registered Nurses. Blacks represent 5 percent of registered nurses and 12 percent of the population. Hispanics represent about 4 percent of registered nurses and 15 percent of the population. Asian-Americans fall short, too, with 3 percent of registered nurses and nearly 6 percent of the population. The 83 percent of nurses who are white far exceeds their population representation – 66 percent. Click here to read more.
 
 



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