Nursing

Transcript of a presentation made at the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses (CATSIN) Conference advocating for representation by Indigenous nurses on curriculum committees.

Discusses the integration of cultural worldviews and Indigenous healing practices in order to understand Native Hawaiians and the importance of healing and protecting Indigenous cultures for future generations.

Contends nursing practice in remote Aboriginal communities is broad and complex and requires formal knowledge and skills that are beyond basic nursing education.

Looks at what little is known about Aboriginal informal eldercare providers.

Examines the need for cross-cultural education initiatives which stress an understanding of Indigenous views by medical staff as well as an understanding of cancer prevention and treatment by Indigenous peoples.

Story of two nurses, one an Indigenous Australian registered nurse, and the other a non-Indigenous community health nurse, both from Southern Australia and their travels meeting Indigenous people in Canada.

Nursing Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Ottawa, 2010.

"This compendium includes ten reports outlining baccalaureate level nursing programs, delivered in all corners of the Circumpolar North, that have unique but often analogous challenges and contexts".

Examines the cross-cultural approaches to recovery in Indigenous communities to restore and preserve Indigenous culture.

Looks at the use of language across three different countries and the struggle for self-determination and elimiation of racism.

Study interviews 15 seniors in Anchorage about the socio-cultural factors that influence their level of physical activity and their diet. Researchers identify six major themes: the media, friends and peers, family influences, social opportunities, ethnicity and subsistence practices, and weight loss/body weight concerns.

Opinion piece concerning the poor health of Aboriginal people in Australia from the perspective of a Research Associate in the Aboriginal Health Research Unit at Flinders University.

Presents a strategy session to identify how to integrate the Framework for Cultural Competence and Cultural Safety in Nursing Education (Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada, Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing, Canadian Nurses Association) into a baccalaureate nursing program.

Nursing Thesis (M.N.)--University of Victoria, 2008.

Brief excerpt from, In Our Own Right, Black Australian Nurses' Stories edited by Sally Oam and Kerrynne Liddle about the challenges of being Aboriginal and rising to a nurse educator.

Findings from a survey indicate that the nursing curriculum supports the development of cultural competence among the student nurses who will practice in a multicultural climate.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2008.

Shows why leadership is needed to change the forces that lead to health disparities and presents productive ways to mobilize nurses to address the problems.

Discusses the "learn where you live" program developed by the College of Nursing at the University of Saskatchewan, which is more learner-centred than traditional distance education delivery models.

Survey provides a basis for comparing and contrasting continuing education issues of these nurses to other nurses working in remote locations around the world.

Looks at the policies that impact or relate to medical relocation, the estimated number of individuals who relocate for medical reasons, and community medical facilities.

Nursing Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 2001.

Explains links between diverse healing traditions and holistic nursing.

Community Health Nursing Thesis (M.Sc.)--D'youville College, 1996.

Graduate School Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 1999.

Biographical article of Nancy De Vries, a registered nurse who was removed from her mother and raised in a white family environment. Extracted from The Lost Children edited by Coral Edwards and Peter Read.

Nursing Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 2000.

Explores how Indigenous Knowledge systems and identity are embedded in nursing practices.

Discusses the need for optimal maternal-infant health care to minimize risk factors that predispose individuals to chronic health challenges later in life.

Study explored the meaning of respect from the perspective of five Cree-Ojibway key informants during clinical interactions with Western health-care providers.

Discusses need for Indigenous nurses and the issues faced by them in undergraduate courses and proposes changes to training of non-Indigenous nurses.

Discusses the review that examines all aspects of mental health programming and services undertaken by FNIHB, Manitoba Region and provides recommendations for change.

Looks at programs and practices from eight regions.

"The purpose of this report is to share the evolution of the program and the movement towards decolonized pedagogy and epistemology throughout its development."

Discusses some of the various health education promotion campaigns underway in Murgon, Queensland, Australia.

Demonstrates the influence and value of postcolonialism in the research process.

Comments on the approach to be taken when conducting research in partnership with Indigenous people.

Nursing Thesis (DNP)--University of Arizona, 2014.

Provides overview of differences between traditional medicine and western medicine and how these differences affect nursing practice.

Asserts that nurses that make the effort to learn the culture of the patients they are interacting with have less stress and improved health care delivery.

Case study examines the roles and relations of Aboriginal women and the nursing profession during the early twentieth century.

Focuses on principles needed in designing a research agenda that would reduce disparities in health outcomes of the two groups.

Entry requirements and contact information for the University of Saskatchewan program. Includes links to other nursing programs in the province.

Nursing Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Iowa, 2003.

Investigates graduate learning experiences; conclusions are that a more open, flexible teaching and learning environment will support students' goals of obtaining degrees.

Focus of study was to identify priority recruitment and retention needs and provide statistical corroboration that the Association's strategic direction was in line with stakeholders' requirements.

Investigation revealed that nursing in rural and remote areas of Greenland places greater demands on skill sets with more responsibility being assumed by the nurse.