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ArticleJournal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing2016

Nurses' Use of Race in Clinical Decision Making.

Sherrill L Sellers, Melissa E Moss, Kathleen Calzone, Khadijah E Abdallah, Jean F Jenkins, Vence L Bonham

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Article in Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sherrill L Sellers*Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Professor, Department of Family Studies and Social Work, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA. sellersl@miamioh.edu.
Melissa E Moss*Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) Fellow, Health Disparities Unit, Social and Behavioral Research Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Kathleen CalzoneSenior Nurse Specialist, Research, National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research, Genetics Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Khadijah E AbdallahResearch Analyst, Health Disparities Unit, Social and Behavioral Research Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Jean F JenkinsClinical Advisor, Office of the Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Vence L BonhamAssociate Investigator, Health Disparities Unit, Social and Behavioral Research Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
National Institutes of Health · USMiami University · US

Funding

Understanding the Relationships between Race, Ethnicity, Ancestry and GenomicsZIAHG200324 · NHGRI · NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI BONHAM, VENCE L · 2009 to 2025
$3.5M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA HG200324
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo examine nurses' self-reported use of race in clinical evaluation.

designThis cross-sectional study analyzed data collected from three separate studies using the Genetics and Genomics in Nursing Practice Survey, which includes items about use of race and genomic information in nursing practice. The Racial Attributes in Clinical Evaluation (RACE) scale was used to measure explicit clinical use of race among nurses from across the United States.

methodsMultivariate regression analysis was used to examine associations between RACE score and individual-level characteristics and beliefs in 5,733 registered nurses.

findingsAnalysis revealed significant relationships between RACE score and nurses' race and ethnicity, educational level, and views on the clinical importance of patient demographic characteristics. Asian nurses reported RACE scores 1.41 points higher than White nurses (p < .001), and Black nurses reported RACE scores 0.55 points higher than White nurses (p < .05). Compared to diploma-level nurses, the baccalaureate-level nurses reported 0.69 points higher RACE scores (p < .05), master's-level nurses reported 1.63 points higher RACE scores (p < .001), and doctorate-level nurses reported 1.77 points higher RACE scores (p < .01). In terms of clinical importance of patient characteristics, patient race and ethnicity corresponded to a 0.54-point increase in RACE score (p < .001), patient genes to a 0.21-point increase in RACE score (p < .001), patient family history to a 0.15-point increase in RACE score (p < .01), and patient age to a 0.19-point increase in RACE score (p < .001).

conclusionsHigher reported use of race among minority nurses may be due, in part, to differential levels of racial self-awareness. A relatively linear positive relationship between level of nursing degree nursing education and use of race suggests that a stronger foundation of knowledge about genetic ancestry, population genetics and the concept "race" and genetic ancestry may increase in clinical decision making could allow nurses to more appropriately use of race in clinical care. Integrating patient demographic characteristics into clinical decisions is an important component of nursing practice. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Registered nurses provide care for diverse racial and ethnic patient populations and stand on the front line of clinical care, making them essential for reducing racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare delivery. Exploring registered nurses' individual-level characteristics and clinical use of race may provide a more comprehensive understanding of specific training needs and inform nursing education and practice.

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Clinical Decision-MakingAdultCross-Sectional StudiesHealthcare DisparitiesHealth Care SurveysHumansMiddle AgedNursesNursing Evaluation ResearchPractice Patterns, Nurses'Racial GroupsUnited Statesclinical decision makingclinical use of racenursesRACE (Racial Attributes in Clinical Evaluation) Measure

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PMID27676232
PMCPMC5621045
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