Quantitative analysis reveals visual bias in nursing textbooks, emphasizing the need for inclusive imagery in education.
This study identifies a pervasive visual bias in nursing textbooks that privileges light skin as the clinical norm. The underrepresentation of dark skin perpetuates structural inequities in health care education and decreases nurses' ability to recognize clinical conditions across diverse populations. Nursing curricula must be intentionally revised to include clinically accurate imagery across all skin tones. Doing so warrants priority status as part of nurses' professional and ethical commitment to health equity and patient safety.
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