Jan 2, 2008 3:00 AM (1 day ago) by Kelsey Volkmann, The Examiner
BALTIMORE (Map, News) - Creating a diverse population of nurses — beyond the stereotype of a white woman in a white uniform — builds trust among minority patients, research shows.
But in Maryland, where just 19 percent of nurses are black, universities would have to graduate an additional 550 African-American students every year for a decade before the proportion of black nurses would even come close to reflecting the race of the patients they serve.
Health care professionals hope a new nursing program at historically black Morgan State University will help alleviate the state’s nursing shortage, particularly the dearth of black nurses.
“Diversity in nursing is a really serious problem,” said Kathleen Galbraith, director of Morgan’s new nursing program. “African-Americans are extremely under-represented.”
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