Compelling Voices of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Prelicensure Nursing Students

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Cultural Humility Toolkit

“…To be successful in these efforts, nursing faculty must first recognize the existence of health inequities and biases. Furthermore, faculty can explore strategies for creating a safe space for students to openly address these generally uncomfortable topics 3,6. Nurse educators are in a unique position to close these educational gaps.…”

“…Nurse educators have the obligation to ensure they create a learning environment that embraces cultural diversity and cultural safety and also integrates concepts of cultural humility, preparing students for the changing landscape of health care. 3,4,12 Integration of cultural humility in nursing curricula encourages a patient-centered approach and creates an atmosphere of learning that promotes respect and empowerment and acknowledges lifelong learning. 3 Cultural humility remains a key concept that encompasses openness, self-awareness, being egoless, and self-reflective.…”

“…Furthermore, faculty can explore strategies for creating a safe space for students to openly address these generally uncomfortable topics. 3,6 Nurse educators are in a unique position to close these educational gaps.…”

“…Nursing and other health care organizations have adapted DEI statements into their mission, values, and vision with the goal of addressing discrimination and health inequities. The concepts of DEI go far beyond acknowledging differences but seek to address inequities, racism, marginalization, and structures that create harmful environments 3–6. Integration of DEI in learning challenges nurses and other health care professionals to acknowledge the policies and practices that influence the discrimination and marginalization of minority groups.…”

Factors influencing intrapartum health outcomes among Black birthing persons: A discursive paper

“…The American Nurses Association (ANA) provides interpretive state- Nursing statement calls out the need to "address pervasive inequities in health care" and "enhance the civic readiness and engagement potential of nursing students" (American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), 2017). This statement asserts that racial discrimination in care is connected to the ideological realities of white supremacist, imperialist, capitalist, patriarchal, hegemonies of dominance and subordinance presented as culture and norm in pedagogy and curriculum, which go unintegrated, unevaluated and unaddressed (Wright et al, 2021). If they are unaddressed in the learning space, they will remain unaddressed in the space for practice.…”