Abstract
With the belief that diversity is strength, the community of Reading, Pennsylvania, set forth an effort to meet the challenges of the disparity within the local nursing workforce with a comprehensive, long-term approach for the recruitment and retention of an underrepresented group. An academic-community partnership was formed to develop multifaceted programs and support across school and community agency systems. The Alvernia College Nursing Department has taken a leadership role to coordinate many community and health care agencies with the goal of increasing the number of baccalaureate-prepared Hispanic and bilingual nurses to provide culturally competent and sensitive care to the community.
MeSH terms
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Career Choice*
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Community Participation*
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Community-Institutional Relations*
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Cultural Diversity
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Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / organization & administration*
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Health Services Needs and Demand
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Hispanic or Latino* / education
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Hispanic or Latino* / psychology
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Humans
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Leadership
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Multilingualism
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Organizational Objectives
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Pennsylvania
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Personnel Selection / organization & administration
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Poverty Areas
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Private Sector / organization & administration
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Program Development
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Public Sector / organization & administration
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Schools, Nursing / organization & administration*
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Social Support
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Training Support / organization & administration
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Transcultural Nursing / education
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Urban Population
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Vocational Guidance / organization & administration