Diversity in Neonatal Nursing: Addressing the Elephant in the Room (302)

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT

CE: 1

NCC Codes:
RNC-NIC: 4
NNP-BC: 5
RNC-LRN: 5

Main Presenter(s)

Tosha Harris, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Pediatrix
COLLIERVILLE, Tennessee, United States

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Slides Handouts

Moderator(s)

Julie Williams, DNP, CRNP, NNP-BC

Lead Nurse Practitioner
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:

Tosha Harris, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Julie Williams, DNP, CRNP, NNP-BC: Disclosure information not submitted.

The elimination of racial disparities within the healthcare system is vital to improving marginalized infant and family outcomes. A growing ethnic and racial minority population, an impending nursing shortage, and a workforce that bears little resemblance to the diverse populations it serves threaten efforts to achieve health equities. The neonatal community must be open to participating in productive conversations regarding race and diversity. No longer is recognizing the existence of health disparities enough; we must address the elephant in the room. We must collaborate to discover sustainable methods of inclusion that will result in a more diverse nursing community and that will have a positive impact on the lives of the infants we care for and their families.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this presentation, the learner will be able to:

Summarize the importance of diversity within the neonatal nursing community.
Identify barriers to the career advancement of minority nurses.
Recognize strategic measures to encourage, support, and retain minority nurses.