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File Of Uncertainties: Exploring Student Experience Of Applying Decolonizing Knowledge In Practice, Tamarah J. Braithwaite, Leanne Poitras Kelly, Christina Chakanyuka

Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière

It is critical that nursing education programs in Canada respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s call to develop a course about the documented impacts of Indigenous-specific racism on the health outcomes of Indigenous people. Initiatives such as San’yas Anti-racism Indigenous Cultural Safety Education, courses on trauma-informed care, and required Indigenous health and history classes in nursing programs are providing a solid beginning. However, the effectiveness of this education requires interrogation. This mixed methods study aimed to identify barriers and supports to incorporating decolonizing and antiracist knowledge into nursing practice with Indigenous patients/clients. Fourth-year nursing students at a Canadian university …