Cultural Safety Collection

Aboriginal Health Nursing and Aboriginal Health: Charting Policy Direction for Nursing in Canada

2014

Canadian Nurses Association & Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada

Description

This discussion paper, commissioned by the Canadian Nurses Association in collaboration with the Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada, aims to guide policy development for strengthening Indigenous health nursing, leadership and outcomes. The paper is informed by a review of literature and survey data, and identifies five priority areas for strategic action: 1) integration of Indigenous ways of knowing and being; 2) addressing institutional barriers to Indigenous health nursing and Indigenous health; 3) recruitment and retention in education; 4) recruitment and retention of practising nurses; and 5) building capacity for leadership and advocacy. The paper highlights the importance of cultural competence and cultural safety and identifies barriers to achieving this. The paper is intended to support the CNA’s vision and work.

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Aboriginal Health Nursing and Aboriginal Health: Charting Policy Direction for Nursing in Canada.

Canadian Nurses Association & Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada. (2014). Aboriginal Health Nursing and Aboriginal Health: Charting Policy Direction for Nursing in Canada. Ottawa, ON: Authors.

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