| Diversity at the Dixon School of Nursing
"Diversifying the Future of Nursing Through
Educational Excellence”
Abington Memorial Hospital 's
Dixon School of Nursing Faculty is dedicated to developing quality
health care professionals who embrace the virtues of integrity,
excellence, and professional responsibility. Multicultural, nontraditional
and age diverse applicants are encouraged to apply. The Dixon
School of Nursing has established specialized supports to meet
the needs of underrepresented minority student populations.
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Anti-Discrimination Statement
The Abington Memorial Hospital schools of Nursing,
Nuclear Medicine Technology and Radiologic Technology are equal opportunity
institutions. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, creed,
national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital
status, or veteran status in their educational policies, admission policies,
scholarship and loan programs and other institutionally administered
programs.
Diversity Statement
The Abington Memorial Hospital Dixon School of Nursing
is dedicated to improving and diversifying the face of nursing by enhancing
our recruitment efforts of qualified diverse individuals that possess
the characteristics of integrity, responsibility, dignity, scholar,
accountability, and humility to become leaders in the profession of
nursing. We strive to maintain an academic atmosphere that embraces
the culture of all students, is student focused, with a well-rounded
faculty that is educationally experienced. Our vision is to provide
innovative support programs that utilize forward thinking to support
students on all levels. It is our intent to recruit, educate, retain
and prepare a student who understands and respects the nursing process
while exemplifying excellence in nursing education. By embracing diversity,
we will create an academic environment that promotes thinking, interaction
and helps students learn from each individual’s cultural, educational,
life and learning differences.
Diversity Goals
- Participate in curriculum design by integrating concepts of
multicultural health care issues that are current and represent
the needs of a diverse society.
- Facilitate learning by educating students on cultural diversity
and its vital role in nursing practice.
- Facilitate learner development and socialization by meeting
the needs of each student regardless of learning style, culture,
educational background, physical needs or challenges.
- Utilize assessment strategies to foster learning experiences
that will expose students to diverse cultures and their health
care needs in all aspects of patient care.
- Evaluate our program for continued progression in providing
a culturally competent curriculum, with clinical experiences
that build on theory and promote thinking.
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- Evaluate the curriculum for appropriate content that emphasizes
the delivery of culturally competent care to all people.
- Function as a change agent and leader by developing programs
that provide support, advocacy, and cultural awareness in the
educational environment.
- Provide exposure to professional and multicultural organizations
by encouraging membership and the attendance of professional
conferences.
- Pursue continuous quality improvement in the nurse educator
role by utilizing evidenced based practice, research, and demonstrating
current knowledge of diversity, societal healthcare needs and
trends.
- Seek continual educational opportunities to improve our multicultural
knowledge base in addition to engaging in activities that enhance
multicultural learning.
- Develop an educational environment that fosters respect for
all students and faculty while incorporating the need for change
and continual growth in conjunction with the diversity mission
of Abington Memorial Hospital .
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Website Links:
American Nurses Association
www.nursingworld.org
Asian American/Pacific Islander Nurses Association, Inc. (AAPINA)
www.aapina.org
Chi Eta Phi
www.chietaphi.com
Minority Nurse
www.minoritynurse.com
National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association, Inc.
(NANAINA)
www.nanainanurse.org
National Association of Hispanic Nurses, Inc. (NAHN)
www.Thehispanicnurses.org
The National Coalition of Ethnic and Minority Nurse Associations
www.ncemna.org
National Black Nurses Association
www.nbna.org
Philippine Nurses Association of America, Inc. (PNAA)
www.philippinenursesaa.org
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