Barriers to Entering the Nursing Profession Faced by Hispanics
In light of a lack of diversity exacerbating a current and projected nationwide nursing shortage, a new study by the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute examines why there’s a shortage of Hispanic nurses and what we can do about it.
In the report, “Latina and Hispanic Nurses: Why are there so few?,” authors Rainbow Vogt, PhD, and Maria Teresa V. Taningco, PhD, found from interviewing 373 Hispanics in Los Angeles various obstacles to becoming a nurse.
Nurses and assistant nurses most often cited lack of time for studying due to family obligations, the limited number of seats in nursing programs, lack of financial support for nursing school, and lack of academic preparation and training.
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