Driving toward a culture shift: Case studies of social mission in nursing education

Authors

Asefeh Faraz Covelli, The George Washington University School of Nursing, 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20006, USA. Electronic address: afaraz@gwu.edu.
Ashley Darcy Mahoney, The George Washington University School of Nursing, 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20006, USA. Electronic address: adarcymahoney@gwu.edu.
Sonal Batra, The George Washington University Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, 2175 K Street NW, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20037, USA. Electronic address: sbatra@gwu.edu.
Kenya V. Beard, Chamberlain University School of Nursing, 500 West Monroe St., Suite 28, Chicago, IL 60661, USA. Electronic address: kbeard@chamberlain.edu.
Lisa A. Campbell, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing, 3601 4(th) Street, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA. Electronic address: Lisa.A.Campbell@ttuhsc.edu.
Patricia Polly Pittman, The George Washington University Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, 2175 K Street NW, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20037, USA. Electronic address: ppittman@gwu.edu.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

9-1-2022

Journal

Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing

Volume

42

DOI

10.1016/j.profnurs.2022.07.009

Keywords

Future of Nursing; Health equity; Nursing education; Social mission

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Nursing schools need to provide students with the appropriate tools to develop competencies and resources to actualize moral courage to advance health equity and center social mission. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe six nursing programs that exemplify a variety of ways that social mission goals are pursued in different contexts. METHOD: Using a case study approach, we selected nursing schools that excelled in at least one of the following social mission domains: education program, community engagement, governance, diversity & inclusion, institutional culture & climate and research. We conducted video interviews with the administration, faculty and students. FINDINGS: Main themes were: (1) central university/college commitment; (2) allocation of school resources; (3) faculty buy-in; (4) community partnerships; and, (5) an institutional culture of inclusion. DISCUSSION: While each school approaches social mission differently, there are commonalities across cases including a number of necessary factors for schools to advance their social mission goals.

APA Citation

Faraz Covelli, Asefeh; Darcy Mahoney, Ashley; Batra, Sonal; Beard, Kenya V.; Campbell, Lisa A.; and Pittman, Patricia Polly, "Driving toward a culture shift: Case studies of social mission in nursing education" (2022). GW Authored Works. Paper 1702.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/1702

Department

Nursing Faculty Publications