List of Tables .........................................................................................................VII
List of Figures.......................................................................................................VIII
List of Boxes ........................................................................................................VIII
Foreword
Antonio R. Flores, PhD...........................................................................................IX
Preface
Antonia Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN & Sara Torres, PhD, RN, FAAN..............................XI
Acknowledgments................................................................................................... XV
Part One: Overview
Chapter 1: The Future of the Hispanic Registered Nurse Workforce: Improving Quality of Care and Patient Outcomes
Robert J. Lucero, PhD, RN & Lusine Poghosyan, PhD, RN.........................1
Chapter 2: The Future of Nursing for Hispanics: A Call for Transformation in Nursing Education and Leadership
Rosa M. Gonzalez-Guarda, PhD, MPH, RN, CPH & Antonia M. Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN.............................................................................23
Part Two: Strategies for Recruitment and Retention of Hispanics in Nursing
Chapter 3: Finding and Keeping Diversity in Your Program: Hispanics in the Health Professions
Mary Lou Bond, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, Carolyn L. Cason, PhD, RN,
Pat Gleason-Wynn, PhD, RN, LCSW, Jennifer Gray, PhD, RN, Jean Ashwill,
MSN, RN, Claudia S. Coggin, PhD, CHES, Michael D. Moon, MSN, RN, CNS-CC,
CEN, FAEN, Elizabeth Trevino Dawson, DrPH, MPH, Michael Lopez, BA,
Linda Denke, PhD, RN & Susan Baxley, PhD, RN......................................41
Chapter 4: Retaining Hispanic Students in BSN Programs
Maithe Enriquez, PhD, RN, ANP-BC & Eve McGee, MSW........................55
Chapter 5: Contributing Factors and Strategies to Address the Shortage of Hispanic Nursing Faculty
Evelyn Ruiz Calvillo, DNSc, RN............................................................73
Chapter 6: Juntos Podemos (Together We Can): Student-Led Mentoring - A Key Ingredient to Increasing the Hispanic Workforce in Nursing
Norma Martínez Rogers, PhD, RN, FAAN, Adelita G. Cantu, PhD, RN,
Theresa Villarreal, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC & Stephanie Acosta, AS..............89
Part Three: Education Innovations
Chapter 7: Doctoral Studies in Nursing in Mexico: The Impact of Globalization
Bertha Cecilia Salazar-González, PhD, RN, MA, BSN, Raquel Alicia Benavides, PhD, MCE, BSN & Esther C. Gallegos, PhD, RN, MBA, BSN...............................................99
Chapter 8: Reflection: A Student’s Perspective on Studying in Latin America
Carmen Alvarez, PhD, RN, NP-C, CNM................................................113
Chapter 9: The Use of Innovative Technologies as a Strategy to Ensure Hispanic Nursing Student Success
Laura Gonzalez, PhD, RN, APRN, CNE & Jean Giddens, PhD, RN, FAAN...............123
Appendix A: Author Profiles..................................................................................137
Appendix B: Instructional Self-Assessment.............................................................151
Appendix C: Program Self-Assessment ..................................................................161