Background: Traditional nursing admission processes may pose barriers to enhancing the
diversity of the nursing workforce. Holistic admission moves beyond academic metrics to …

Problem Statement Research shows that holistic admissions review practices can increase
diversity across students without decreasing the workforce preparedness and academic …

Changing demographics, the shift to community prevention and health promotion,
complexity of medical care advances, and chronicity requires nursing professionals who are …

Holistic admission review (HAR) practices have been identified as a means to increase
diversity in the nursing profession. HAR practices consider the whole applicant in a dignified …

An accelerated bachelor of science in nursing program adopted holistic admissions
practices to increase diversity in the student body. This quality improvement project aimed to …

Health Resources and Services Administration Nursing Workforce Diversity grants to
provide HAR workshops and technical assistance with diversity development. These …

Individuals both within and outside the nursing profession have called for more diversity in
nursing, from the education arena to the workforce. Implementing initiatives that address …

Background: To address health inequities, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing,
Institute of Medicine, and Association of American Medical Colleges recommend holistic …

Background: Various minorities in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, and
socioeconomic status experience poorer health outcomes than those in the majority …

Nationwide, faculty in colleges of nursing are struggling to define practices surrounding
holistic admission. Faculty may support the idea of holistic admissions however, little is …