Rethinking Nursing Education and Curriculum Using a Racial Equity Lens

Abstract

Background: Health educators are called on to dismantle health care inequities as they train future health care clinicians to deliver care that promotes equity, improves access to care, and actively addresses antiracism. Method: Through an Advanced Nursing Workforce grant by the Health Resources and Services Administration, a partnership was established with the Institute for Perinatal Quality Improvement to provide training for health care clinicians and students on ways to SPEAK UP against implicit and explicit bias with an emphasis on maternal health. Results: Dismantling racism is a continuous process. Activities included self-reflection, small group meetings, antiracism and bias training, and community engagement. Conclusion: Acknowledging that racism and health inequities exist and directly contribute to the rise in maternal and infant mortality is only the beginning. Rethinking nursing education, curriculum, and clinical care to train culturally responsive health care clinicians is required to address systemic and structural racism in health care. [ J Nurs Educ . 2022;61(8):493–496.]

Cultural acceptability of STI screening guidelines and sexual positioning assessments among black sexual minority men

“…Medical and nursing education should prioritize teaching students how to use guidelines to ask sexual history questions during a visit. Clinical training should encompass culturally safe healthcare practices (e.g., active listening, metacognitive learning and critical self‐reflection) (Josephsen, 2014; Reed et al., 2022) that teach clinicians how to dismantle patient‐clinician power dynamics, address implicit bias, avoid microaggressions build trust and empower patients to share their concerns. Clinical education programmes should further teach students the nuances of screening subpopulations who experience persistent disparities such as Black SMM.…”