Integrative Literature Review

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Barbara J. White and Janet S. Fulton wrote an integrative review researching the experiences African American nurses had while attending a predominately white nursing program. African American’s are extremely underrepresented in U.S. nursing programs. The majority of nursing students feel isolated from their peers due to a lack of African American students in general. Some students even mentioned being the only African American student in their class. They found it hard to be part of the groups which made participating in class and study groups difficult. Many of the students acted “white” to try in fit in with their classmates, however then they felt isolated from their own peer groups. In some situation faculty made it harder to fit in due

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