TY - JOUR
T1 - Mentoring Experience for Career Advancement
T2 - The perspectives of Black Women Academic Nurse Leaders
AU - Iheduru-Anderson, Kechinyere C.
AU - Shingles, Rene Revis
N1 - Funding Information:
The author wishes to acknowledge all the Black women academic nurse leaders who participated in this study and the Central Michigan University, especially The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions for providing the time release for the completion of this study. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Generous internal financial support from The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions Central Michigan University.
Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Generous internal financial support from The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions Central Michigan University.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2023.
PY - 2023/1/1
Y1 - 2023/1/1
N2 - Mentoring is critical for career advancement in all professions. It is especially crucial for leadership development and succession planning. Studies suggest that increasing the racial minority representation in higher-level leadership will provide diverse skill sets, promote innovation, and yield positive outcomes. The study aimed to examine how Black women academic nurse leaders perceive mentoring in academic nursing using critical race theory as the guiding framework and explore the crucial role of mentorship in promoting and advancing Black women academic nurse leaders. The study used a narrative qualitative research design, purposive sampling, and unstructured interviews to collect and thematically analyze data. Findings fall under two major themes; being mentored and mentoring others. The findings highlight perceived significant differences in the allocation of resources and mentoring for career advancement in academic nursing for Black nurses compared to those classified as white. Increasing diversity in nursing requires deliberate effort from majority white leadership.
AB - Mentoring is critical for career advancement in all professions. It is especially crucial for leadership development and succession planning. Studies suggest that increasing the racial minority representation in higher-level leadership will provide diverse skill sets, promote innovation, and yield positive outcomes. The study aimed to examine how Black women academic nurse leaders perceive mentoring in academic nursing using critical race theory as the guiding framework and explore the crucial role of mentorship in promoting and advancing Black women academic nurse leaders. The study used a narrative qualitative research design, purposive sampling, and unstructured interviews to collect and thematically analyze data. Findings fall under two major themes; being mentored and mentoring others. The findings highlight perceived significant differences in the allocation of resources and mentoring for career advancement in academic nursing for Black nurses compared to those classified as white. Increasing diversity in nursing requires deliberate effort from majority white leadership.
KW - United States
KW - academic nursing leadership
KW - critical race theory in nursing
KW - equitable opportunity
KW - mentoring
KW - nursing education
KW - race and nursing leadership
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85148629669&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/23333936231155051
DO - 10.1177/23333936231155051
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85148629669
SN - 2333-3936
VL - 10
JO - Global Qualitative Nursing Research
JF - Global Qualitative Nursing Research
ER -