A director of human resources for a health system has a strategic goal of recruiting and retaining more Hispanic nurses and the annual merit increase is dependent on the success. Given the workforce demographic and educational accomplishment data presented in Tables 3.3 and 3.5.

What would be the challenges experience?. How these challenges can be addressed?

What actions would be taken to increase the representation of Hispanics in the nursing staff? Now representing male nurses answer the same questions. 

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Table 3.3 Health professions gender, racial, and ethic demographics and representation relative to workforce representation 2011 Profession Women Black Asian Hispanic Register Nurses 91.1 10.4 7.3 5.1 LPN 90.5 23.7 3.9 8.3 Nursing, home health aides 87.7 33.1 4.3 13.3