Racial Concordance of Nurses and Patients Across Hospitals
Although Black nurses and Black patients are often clustered in the same hospitals, there are relatively few Black nurses in hospitals where Black patients primarily receive care. This study underscores the urgent need for healthcare institutions and policymakers to prioritize building structural competency and diversifying the nursing workforce, particularly in hospitals serving higher Black patient populations. Future research is warranted on whether patient-nurse racial concordance or a nursing workforce more reflective of the patient population it serves reduces disparities.
Authors
- John F. Rizzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1131-3555)
- Christin Iroegbu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1979-5195)
- Douglas O. Staiger
- Jeannette Rogowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1078-8749)
- Jessica G. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4769-1905)
- Eileen T. Lake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8823-3436)
- Nehemiah Weldeab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2575-4527)
- Kimi Li
- Celsea C. Tibbitt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4463-3995)
Institutions
- Twitter (United States) (US)
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- The University of Texas at Arlington (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nursing Research
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/nnr.0000000000000844
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.52