Nursing Education

Comments on initiatives to increase the number of Aboriginal health-care workers, to improve retention of health-care workers and to adapt the health profession curricula to reflect Aboriginal cultural and traditional needs and knowledge.

Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada research results regarding "Aboriginal nursing education, workplace issues, organizational capacity building, and Aboriginal health generally."

Study done on nurses and nursing practice showed that 41.4% returned to their home communities and enjoyed the challenges of rural and remote nursing.

Discusses a survey conducted by the Association of University Schools of Nursing as a follow-up to the original report entitled Against the Odds: Aboriginal Nursing, published in 2002.

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 2010.

Human and Social Development Thesis (M.N.)--University of Victoria, 2008.

Looks at Indigenous & Western scientific world views and discusses practices & recommendations in support of bridging the two knowledge systems to improve positive learning outcomes for Aboriginal students.

Comments on the scholarships awarded to twenty-four Aboriginal nurses from across Canada due to the origination of the TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund.

Findings are organized into five themes: preparation; recruitment; admission, nursing access and bridging programs; progression; and post-graduate recruitment and retention. Includes recommendations made by stakeholder groups with respect to each of the areas.

Study of seven nursing students identifies eighteen barriers for educational success.

Looks at differences in perception between Anglo American students and students receiving the Nursing Workforce Diversity Grant (ALCANCE).

Study found that off-campus program delivery resulted in a greater percentage of graduates remaining in rural areas upon completion of studies.

Research data indicates a need to include more cultural content in programs and offer greater support to Indigenous students

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Virginia, 2008.

Discusses course offered at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire School of Nursing.

Brief article on a presentation whose goal was to advocate incorporating the concept of "a healthy way of life" into nursing education and develop options for recruitment/retention of Aboriginals in the Faculty of Nursing.

Report summarizes discussions that took place at the Remote Presence Forum March 3-5, 2014.

Nursing and Health Informatics Thesis (MSN)--University of Victoria, 2017.

Discusses a nursing practice & education environment that supports the development of a student-centered learning process that would include Aboriginal values and beliefs.

Identifies the present and future training and practice needs of Māori nurses in New Zealand.

Describes the history of the National Native Access Program to Nursing (NNAPN), a program initiated in 1984 to attract and retain Aboriginal students to nursing, that later became the Nursing Education Program of Saskatchewan (NEPS) at the University of Saskatchewan.

Analyzed data from a subset of responses to the cross-sectional survey "Nursing Practice in Rural and Remote Canada II". Found that most nurses relied on online/electronic sources more often than in-person education to update their nursing knowledge.

Discusses the need for research & scientific data on HIV/AIDS among Aboriginals youth in order to improve evidence based nursing practice and educational programs.

Speaks about health conditions of Aboriginal youth and the connection between emotional, spiritual and physical pain. Duration: 58:04.

Discussion of a prenatal care workshop, held in British Columbia, and the dialogue on ways of improving prenatal care.

Examines pre- and post-survey study results of high school students attending a week long residency program by looking at student perception between those on reserve and those off reserve.

Review undertaken to develop recommendations for a best practice framework. Focused on background to the current poor health status of Aboriginals and identifying challenges facing nursing profession in dealing with these issues.

Discusses the need to understand factors affecting the retention in nursing programs.

Examines cultural competency in health care, and explores the use of a participatory action approach to foster collaboration with patients, traditional healers and the community.

Critical exploration of cultural safety in regards to health care and Indigenous health.

Nursing Thesis (Ph.D.)--Victoria University of Wellington, 2002.

Looks at the role cultural safety has in nursing education requirements.

Looks at how a nurse used her conventional medical knowledge and understanding of Native-American traditions in a spiritual and healing role.

Overview of curriculum and initiatives developed by governments, universities, Aboriginal agencies and organizations.

[Nursing] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massey University, 2010.

Explores Aboriginal peoples' experiences with health, health care, and healing.

Explores current literature and the implications for educating nursing students. Nursing Graduate Project (B.Sc.) --University of Victoria, 2011.

Evaluates a Montreal based program focused on developing empathy and competency around the provision of culturally safe healthcare services. Identifies challenges related to the political will of healthcare practitioners to participate in decolonizing services.

Looks at the need for cultural awareness of the spiritual beliefs of amputee patients for positive care.

Survey results reveal the need to develop more cultural awareness training and recommendations for more research in this area.

Explains the meaning of linguistic capital for Inuit nurses and nursing students and how it contributes to cultural safety.

Discusses aspects of undergraduate psychiatric nursing practicums done in correctional facilities and implications of the co-existence of concepts of "custody and caring" in such institutions.

Study finds a high percentage of nurses engaged in continuing education and employed in positions related to their education.

The evaluation revealed that the program is successful in the areas of recruitment and retention.

Describes how Western ideas of conceptual learning are combined with Indigenous methods of teaching.

Highlights Mother and Child Care Centre project. To see all annual reports between 1945-1992, search 'IHS Annual Report'. This reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and has not been produced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada. See full reproduction credits

To see all annual reports between 1945-1992, search 'IHS Annual Report'. This reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and has not been produced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada. See full reproduction credits

Interdepartmental Area of Community & Human Resources Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska, 2003.

Looks at social and professional discussions influencing knowledge and assumptions nurses have about patients.