Creating a more diverse and inclusive nursing pipeline is a public health priority and requires the leadership of nursing schools. More and more research results show that when medical staff are more representative of their patient demographics, communication, access to care, and patient satisfaction will increase. However, although the Census Bureau predicts that more than half of the countries will shift in this direction by 2045, only one-fifth of nurses are from ethnic or ethnic minorities.

This is an industry-wide concern. As outlined in the National Academy of Medical Sciences’ “Future of Nursing Report 2020-30” and the healthcare system, the nation’s largest nursing organizations have expressed this concern. Faced with so many risks, nursing schools must take more measures to have a positive impact on public health and education—first by training more than 360,000 students with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. According to the annual survey of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the participating 793 schools report that only 36% of students come from different backgrounds on average.

In order to increase the diversity of student channels, nursing schools must adopt evidence-based methods to address the different situations of each student. Through research on nursing school admissions and student support, we were inspired to create an actionable framework to encourage greater diversity in schools: the social determinants of learning. We are actively sharing this framework with healthcare and nursing focus organizations that recognize the need for systemic change.

The SDOL framework is described in detail in a case study co-authored by Carla Sanderson and Linda Hollinger-Smith. It first identifies the social determinants that may hinder student success: self-motivation, mental and physical health, economic stability, and physical and social environment. In fact, the study found that only a small part of the differences that drive NCLEX-RN nurse license results can be explained by academic factors-which means that many other factors, such as social determinants, are at work and can be addressed more effectively When recognizing.

As part of the framework development, we studied a range of practices that are being used by other nursing schools, including the American Association of Nursing Schools’ comprehensive study of the overall admissions process. At Chamberlain University, which has the largest nursing school in the country, 63% of the more than 11,000 licensed nursing students at the university believe that they are from different races or ethnic backgrounds (summer 2020), so we also have a unique opportunity to explore and internally Assess initiatives.

For example, in addition to adopting an overall student admission process, the university also incorporates personalized study plans, seminars, tutoring, and other resources to support students’ academic journey. According to preliminary analysis, from 2016 to 2020, the NCLEX pass rate of Chamberlain nursing graduates has increased by nearly 13%, and in 2020, this rate is higher than the national average.

Another targeted research area is solving students’ social and emotional health problems, which affect their ability to concentrate, retain information, and perform well on exams.

Ensuring more diverse caregivers requires a more diligent approach at the educational institution level. These efforts build on the Sullivan Committee’s 2004 key report on the diversity of the healthcare workforce and recent efforts such as Josiah Messi (Josiah Messi). Based on Macy Jr’s 2020 recommendations. Base. Doing so ensures that we support the needs of the healthcare system by developing a workforce that can better represent the communities we serve.