Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 95-105, March 1999

High school students of color tell us what nursing and college mean to them*

    MSN, RN
  • Eileen C. Hodgman (FAAN)

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    • At the time this article was written, the author was Project Director of Choose Nursing!©, Nursing Services and Programs, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Ms Hodgman: 71 Monmouth St, Brookline, MA 02446.

Abstract 

Excepts from application essays of urban public high school sophomores of color enrolled in Choose Nursing!,© a precollegiate nursing career development program, illustrate their clear, insightful, and positive perceptions of nursing. The hospital-based program received 187 applications over a 4-year period. It enrolled 61 students and graduated 40, all of whom matriculated at 4-year colleges; 36 declared a nursing major. Based on application and other student essays, as well as data used for formative evaluation, the author suggests that efforts to recruit urban students of color for baccalaureate nursing education should be school focused and built on the positive perceptions and strong interest in nursing and collegiate education held by many students. Promising ways to engage and support interested students while they still have time to meet college and nursing prerequisites are integrated within the discussion, as is the value of hands-on experience in a “nursing” role in motivating students to persist in reaching their goals.

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* Choose Nursing!© was funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Health Resources and Services Administration, Division of Nursing, Bureau of Health Professions, Nursing Education Opportunities for Individuals From Disadvantaged Backgrounds, Program Grant No. 5 D19 NU21122; and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Department of Medical Security Contract No. 292044012. Student stipends were supported by the Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund. Additional donors/grantors include Beth Israel Hospital, the Agnes M. Lindsay Trust, the Polaroid Foundation, the Boston Private Industry Council, the Posey Company, and the Mabel Horne Trust (Bank of Boston). The contents of this publication are solely the responsibility of the author and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Bureau of Health Professions or other grantors/donors.

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Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 95-105, March 1999

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