Diversity/Data Learning Collaborative

September 24, 2014

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Welcome

Susan B. Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN

RWJF Senior Adviser for Nursing; Director, Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action

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Winifred Quinn, PhDDirector, Advocacy & Consumer Affairs

Center to Champion Nursing in America

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Presenter

Kenya V. Beard EdD, GNP-BC, NP-C, ACNP-BC, CNE Associate Vice President for Curriculum & InstructionJersey College, NJDir. Center for Multicultural Education & Health Disparities

CCNA RESOURCES

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Co-Chairs, Diversity Steering Committee

Antonia Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN Professor and Margaret Bond Simon Dean of NursingUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Deborah Washington, RN, PhDDirector of Diversity for Patient Care Services Massachusetts General Hospital

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Diversity Consultants

Adriana Perez, PhD, ANP-BC

Assistant Professor & Southwest Borderlands Scholar

Arizona State University, College of Nursing & Health Innovation

Barbara L Nichols, DNSc (hon) MS, RN, FAANProject Coordinator for Wisconsin SIP

PARTICIPANT POLL

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Participant Poll

Have you heard of using a strengths-based approach in promoting diversity and inclusion?

1. Yes

2. No

3. Not sure

Creating Culturally Inclusive Environments:A Strengths-Based Approach

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Focus

Health Care Disparities

Workforce Diversity

Culturally Inclusive Environments

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Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

2013 National Healthcare Disparities Report

– “Gap between best possible care and what is routinely delivered remains substantial across the Nation”

– “Some individuals routinely receive poorer quality of care when they can get it”

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Healthcare Disparities

• “Blacks and Hispanics received worse care than Whites for about 40% of quality measures”

• “Poor people received worse care than high-income people for about 60% of quality measures

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The Burden of Healthcare Disparities

• Undermine the health of society

• Detrimental effect on life expectancy

• Economic burden (2003-2006 > one trillion dollars)

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Workforce Diversity

2004 Missing Persons:

Minorities in the Health Professions

The lack of diversity significantly challenges efforts that seek to improve the quality of our

nation’s health care, the delivery of culturally relevant care, and goals of

reducing health disparities

2004 IOM In the Nation’s Compelling Interest

Greater diversity among health professionals is needed

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Diversity

• A diverse workforce could help remedy the poor quality of healthcare minorities receive

• A more diverse nursing workforce will lead to better communication, interaction and treatment for patients of all backgrounds (IOM, 2004)

• “The lack of minority health professionals is compounding the nation’s persistent racial and ethnic health disparities” (Sullivan Commission, 2004)

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Supporting Diversity

• NLN: “The case for increasing diversity in the nurse educator workforce in schools of nursing has never been stronger…The higher education community must commit to diverse environments” (2009)

• HRSA: “Increase diversity and cultural competence of the nursing workforce” (HHS, 2011)

• IOM: “Greater emphasis must be placed on increasing the diversity of the workforce… ensuring that nurses are able to provide culturally relevant care.” (2011)

• RWJF: “…the program’s goals include increasing the diversity of the nursing workforce…” (2012)

• AACN: “…recruitment of underrepresented groups into nursing is a priority for the nursing profession in the U.S” (2013)

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THE POWER OF DIVERSITY

Executive Order 13583

Our Nation derives strength from the diversity of its population and from its commitment to equal

opportunity for all. We are at our best when we draw on the talents of all parts of our society, and our

greatest accomplishments are achieved when diverse perspectives are brought to bear to overcome our

greatest challenges.

Government Wide Diversity & Inclusion Strategic Plan President Obama, 2011

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Diversity Defined

• “Recognizing individual differences in the context of ethnicity and gender. This includes the development of a culture where individuals and institutions move beyond simple tolerance, where they embrace and celebrate the richness of debate and dialogue based on difference…

• Seed the ground to cultivate that vibrant culture. It represents an embarkation point for our journey to the richly diverse workforce of faculty, researchers, and pedagogical scholars that can mentor and serve as role models for future nurses and nurse educators from many backgrounds”.

NLN’s A Commitment to Diversity, 2009

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Beyond Diversity

• Diversity is key to patient centered care and an integral component of decreasing healthcare disparities.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report, A Nation Free of Heath Disparities (2011)

• Diversity alone has NOT been enough

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Creating Inclusive Environments

• Create action plans that support diversity, equity (equal) and inclusivity

• Seek to recognize and control biases• Collaborate with other coalitions to build inclusive

environments• Recognize that power affects how we interact with others• Respect and appreciate difference• Seek opportunities to work with individuals who are

different from you• Understand that your reality is a construct that is

influenced by your past experiences and that your reality shapes the lens through which you view things

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Beyond Race, Power & Privilege

• Avoiding race related discussions does not dissolve the issues that difference brings

• Not seeing one’s race or ethnicity dismisses one’s cultural differences

• Acknowledging our differences and our contributions is affirming

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Strength Based Approach

• Deficiency Orientation– Energy focused on remediation, this supports low

expectations & a mindset that individuals are deficient– Less time focused on evaluating and improving the system

• Difference Orientation– Identify an individual’s strengths and build on it

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Create a Culture of Inclusivity

Diversity is like inviting someone to the dance

Inclusivity is like offering them something to eat, giving them a compliment and asking them to

dance with you

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• An ‘Aha’ moment• A pleasant surprise• Something that you had to struggle with to

understand• Something that you don’t agree with• Something that you agree with strongly• Something you thought was particularly interesting• Something you didn’t expect• An insight or solution• Something you want to know more about or a

question that you have

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