Guidance Counselors’ Ratings of Important Attributes for Registered Nurses and Prospective Nursing Students: A Comparison of Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Career Counselors

Abstract

Perceptions of counselors from Hispanic serving high schools regarding professional nursing as a career have received limited study. A cross-sectional descriptive study of a convenience sample of 55 guidance counselors from Hispanic serving institutions identified the number of requests/referrals to nursing programs and perceptions of prospective nursing student and registered nurse attributes. Hispanic counselors rated caring and professional leadership skills higher than did White non-Hispanic counselors. Recommendations for academic nursing and counselor partnerships are provided.

Las percepciones de consejeros en preparatorias de servicio a hispanos en cuanto a la profesión de enfermería como carrera han recibido estudio limitado. Un estudio descriptivo seccional cruzado de una muestra de conveniencia de 55 consejeros vocacionales en instituciones de servicio a hispanos identificaron el número de referencias a programas de enfermería y las percepciones de estudiantes prospecto de enfermería con los atributos de enfermeros registrados. Los consejeros hispanos calificaron más alto que los consejeros blancos no-hispanos en habilidades de liderazgo profesional y compasión. Recomendaciones para equipos o relaciones entre enfermería académica y consejería se proveen.

Keywords

Latino higher education Hispanic serving achievement guidance counselor nursing

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