Unconscious Race and Class Biases among Registered Nurses: Vignette-Based Study Using Implicit Association Testing
Journal of the American College of SurgeonsPublished 14 March 2015
Adil H. Haider, Eric B. Schneider, Sriram Narayanan, Valerie Scott, Sandra M. Swoboda, Cheryl K. Zogg
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The majority of RNs displayed implicit preferences toward white race and upper social class patients on IAT assessment, however, unlike published data on physicians, implicit biases among RNs did not correlate with clinical decision making.
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The majority of RNs displayed implicit preferences toward white race and upper social class patients on IAT assessment. However, unlike published data on physicians, implicit biases among RNs did not correlate with clinical decision making.
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