Journal article
Assessing Representation of Diverse Skin Tones in NP Curricula
Journal for nurse practitioners, Vol.22(1), p.105616
01/01/2026
DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2025.105616
Abstract
This study explored the representation of diverse skin tones within the core content of NP education. Teaching photographs were defined as images of human skin to be used to educate. Surveys assessed student perceptions within the courses and were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Out of 408 teaching images, 75 depicted skin of color (18.4%) with Fitzpatrick types IV-VI. Twenty percent of students were dissatisfied with the level of skin of color representation within their teaching materials. There is a significant underrepresentation of individuals with darker skin tones in this institution's NP 3Ps (pharmacology, pathophysiology, and physical assessment) course content. (c) 2025 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Assessing Representation of Diverse Skin Tones in NP Curricula
- Creators
- Justin Lyon - Spencer Fox Eccles Sch Med, Salt Lake City, UT 84132 USAAnnabelle Huntsman - Spencer Fox Eccles Sch Med, Salt Lake City, UT 84132 USAAdriene Pavek - Spencer Fox Eccles Sch Med, Salt Lake City, UT 84132 USANathan Shen - Hurley Med Ctr, Flint, MI USAJonathan Palmer - Spencer Fox Eccles Sch Med, Salt Lake City, UT 84132 USAKari L. Weiss - University of UtahLisa A. Barry - University of UtahJennifer L. Hamilton - University of Utah
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal for nurse practitioners, Vol.22(1), p.105616
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nurpra.2025.105616
- ISSN
- 1555-4155
- eISSN
- 1878-058X
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 5
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2026
- Academic Unit
- Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9985157464802771
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