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Current Issues in Aboriginal Nursing Education

• Barriers to adopting mandatory Aboriginal nursing coursesNovember 12, 2019
  It has been well documented that Aboriginal communities across Canada suffer from some of the greatest health disparities in the country. Even though Aboriginal people have experienced health inequities for generations, very few nursing programs in Ontario require their students to complete a mandatory Aboriginal health course. Implementing mandatory Aboriginal health courses into nursing curriculumContinue reading “Barriers to adopting mandatory Aboriginal nursing courses”
• Indigenous Knowledge in Nursing CurriculumNovember 11, 2019
  A recurring concept in indigenous culture that emerges is the medicine wheel. Its significance and meaning changes depending on the context and is unique to each indigenous culture however they all share an underlying unifying meaning of the importance of interconnectedness and interrelatedness of all things (Bell, 2014). The meanings can range from representing theContinue reading “Indigenous Knowledge in Nursing Curriculum”
• What is cultural competence & how will it enhance health care delivery to Aboriginal populations?November 8, 2019
  The nurse-patient relationship is one which can already be described as reflective of an uneven power dynamic in which the patient feels subjugated to the nurse, as the nurse possesses “more authority and influence in the health care system” (CNO, 2006, p. 4). When one adds cultural complexities into the mix, the dynamic can beContinue reading “What is cultural competence & how will it enhance health care delivery to Aboriginal populations?”
• How does York measure up to other schools in offering Indigenous health studies courses? We’ll tell you.November 7, 2019
  We are recommending Indigenous health studies become a mandatory part of the Ontario nursing curriculum, but we would be remiss if we didn’t first explore the courses already available within different nursing programs.  This post will be dedicated to just that – looking at what Indigenous health courses are on offer at a sample ofContinue reading “How does York measure up to other schools in offering Indigenous health studies courses? We’ll tell you.”
• Raising awareness of the importance of incorporating mandatory Indigenous health courses in nursing curriculumNovember 6, 2019
  What’s the issue? In Canada, Indigenous people suffer from some of the greatest health disparities of any other population in the country. Their social determinants of health such as income, housing, employment, infrastructure, and education rank among the lowest in the country and have been compared to that of developing nations. Nevertheless, nursing programs acrossContinue reading “Raising awareness of the importance of incorporating mandatory Indigenous health courses in nursing curriculum”
• Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge in Nursing Curricula: Recommendation for ChangeNovember 4, 2019
  .  It is evident that now more than ever change is needed in nursing curricula to incorporate mandatory aboriginal health studies. Aboriginal persons of Canada continue to experience significant health disparities linked to social, historical, and contextual factors. The Canadian Association of Nurses (CNA) and the Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada (ANAC) recognizes the needContinue reading “Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge in Nursing Curricula: Recommendation for Change”