Nurses should oppose police violence and unjust policing in healthcare

Jeffers, Kia Skrine; Siddiq, Hafifa; Martinez-Hollingsworth, Adrienne; Aronowitz, Shoshana V.; Šinko, Laura; Travers, Jasmine; Tolentino, Dante Anthony; Burns, Jade; Bell, Sue Anne; Beck, Dana; Gutierrez, José I.; Bulgin, Dominique; Manges, Kirstin; Mansfield, Lisa N.; Bettencourt, Amanda P; Jun, Jin; Fauer, Alex; Lipsky, Rachele; Adynski, Gillian I.; Choi, Kristen R.

doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103735

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“…Incarceration and the ever-expanding criminal justice system are manifestations of structural racism, and negatively impact health. Engaging in this work aligns with calls for nursing to address the harms of the criminal justice system and the structural racism embedded in healthcare (Jeffers et al, 2020;Waite et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 86%

Mental health outcomes in formerly incarcerated Black men: A systematic mixed studies review

Addison

Richmond

Lewis

et al. 2022

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 86%

Mental health outcomes in formerly incarcerated Black men: A systematic mixed studies review

Addison

Richmond

Lewis

et al. 2022

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…In the United States, since the 1850s, the nursing profession has ensured White nurses were seen as superior clinicians by purposely discriminating against and excluding Black nurses from enrolling into training programs and working at various facilities (Hine, 1989). Nursing also has a long history of racially profiling Black people, which results in nurses providing punitive and inhumane treatment to their Black patients (Jeffers et al, 2020). Nurses must be aware of the inherent racism in nursing as well as their own beliefs about Black people because their biases could influence how they interact with and provide care for their patients (Hall & Fields, 2013), including Black mothers.…”

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confidence: 99%

Examining the Relationship Between Black Racial Identity Clusters and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms

James

Aycock

Barkin

et al. 2021

J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc

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Background: This study examined the relationship between racial identity clusters and postpartum depressive symptoms (PPDS) in Black postpartum mothers living in Georgia. Aims: A cross-sectional study design using Cross’s nigrescence theory as a framework was used to explore the relationship between Black racial identity and PPDS. Method: Black mothers were administered online questionnaires via Qualtrics. A total sample of 116 self-identified Black mothers were enrolled in the study. Participants ranged in age from 18 to 41 years ( M = 29.5 ± 5.3) and their infants were 1 to 12 months old ( M = 5.6 ± 3.5). The majority of mothers were married or cohabitating with their partner (71%), had a college degree (53%), and worked full-time (57%). Results: Hierarchical cluster analysis identified six racial identity clusters within the sample: Assimilated and Miseducated, Self-Hating, Anti-White, Multiculturalist, Low Race Salience, and Conflicted. A Kruskal-Wallis H test determined there was no difference in PPDS scores between racial identity clusters. Conclusion: This study is the first to explore the relationship between Black racial identity clusters of postpartum mothers and their mental health. Findings emphasize the complexity of Black racial identity and suggest that the current assessment tools may not adequately detect PPDS in Black mothers. The implications for these findings in nursing practice and future research are discussed.

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“…Clinicians must be educated about these laws and what they say about their roles, authority, and duties, since clinicians who do not know they can order restraint removal likely will not do so. 11 Equity and Movement Many individuals in labor often sway back and forth, stand, crouch, pace, and sit in a variety of positions in order to bear intense pain, so unnecessary restraint can be traumatizing. 12 We must interrogate unnecessary risk imposition and ask, Who exactly is being harmed?…”

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Ending Restraint of Incarcerated Individuals Giving Birth

House

Kelley

Sontag

et al. 2021

AMA Journal of Ethics

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Advocates have long suggested making shackling incarcerated people during childbirth illegal. Yet exceptions would likely still allow prison personnel to implement restraint and leave clinicians no course for freeing a patient. This article argues that clinicians' assessments of laboring individuals' clinical needs must be prioritized, ethically and legally. This article also explains that, without strong policies in place, some clinicians will not feel empowered to demand that a patient be freed during labor. Beyond prohibiting restraint of laboring individuals, health care organizations must support clinicians seeking to execute their ethical duties to care well and justly for patients. Toward this end, this article proposes a model policy.

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Nurses should oppose police violence and unjust policing in healthcare

Cited by 7 publications

References 38 publications

Mental health outcomes in formerly incarcerated Black men: A systematic mixed studies review

Mental health outcomes in formerly incarcerated Black men: A systematic mixed studies review

Examining the Relationship Between Black Racial Identity Clusters and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms

Ending Restraint of Incarcerated Individuals Giving Birth

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