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Effective Strategies to Increase Diversity and Inclusion in the Nursing Profession

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Today’s nursing students do not mirror the United States (US) population. Diversity and inclusion are significant concerns in higher education and nursing education.

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  1. Sherika Derico
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  1. Henry County Public Schools, Georgia, USA

    Joseph R. Jones

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Derico, S., Hawkins, A. (2017). Effective Strategies to Increase Diversity and Inclusion in the Nursing Profession. In: Jones, J.R. (eds) Feather Boas, Black Hoodies, and John Deere Hats. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-215-2_19

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