An investigation of the relationship among decisions to accept or decline promotion to nursing management or leadership positions and minority women professional nurses

This study investigated difference in offers of promotion and difference in acceptance rates to nursing management or leadership positions among minority and non-minority women professional nurses. Study participants were derived from national sample of 1019 nurses working in hospitals, and members of selected minority professional nursing organizations. The dependent variables for the study were promotion offer and decision to accept or decline promotion. The independent variable was ethnic minority. The study design focused on women professional nurses. A three-way ANOVA was performed for each variable. Post-hoc analysis revealed that differences exist in promotion offers to minority and non-minority women as a function of ethnicity. Post-hoc analysis found no differences in acceptance rates of promotion offers among women professional nurses. Years of experience in nursing management and marital status and education were significant main effects. Six additional questions were asked of respondents who indicated they had been offered promotion and accepted offers of promotion to nursing management or nursing leadership. The same analyses of covariance were performed for these questions. There were no significant results for main effects or covariates.