Deborah H John, Katherine Gunter, Jennifer A Jackson, Melinda Manore
Developing the School Physical Activity and Nutrition Environment Tool to Measure Qualities of the Obesogenic Context
The Journal of school health
need understanding experiences hinder promote equity diversity inclusion black students undergraduate nursing programs better inform retention success explore documented experiences black undergraduate nursing students review barriers affecting retention success suggest evidencebased strategies mitigate barriers influence wellbeing used focused qualitative ethnography recruiting black former current students n 18 western canadian provinces undergraduate nursing programs via purposive snowball sampling participants female 34 years younger 50 currently nursing program five participants later attended focus group validate findings individual interviews descriptive statistics used describe participant characteristics applied collaborative constant comparison thematic analysis approach narratives challenges influencing black students retention success fell four main interrelated subthemes disengaging hostile learning environments systemic institutional program barriers navigation personal struggles disempowering learning environments recommendations improve delivery nursing programs participants also recommended ways improve diversity mitigate barriers nursing programs offering antioppression courses platforms safehealthy dialogue culturally sensitive learningcentered programs responsive supports study findings underscore need research better define nursing program conditions nurture safe learningcentred environments black students rethink nondiscriminatory healthy learningteaching engagements black students mitigation antiblack racism best position institutions promote equity diversity inclusion black students