The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing and the Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada are pleased to announce the publication of “Educating Nurses to Address Socio-Cultural, Historical, and Contextual Determinants of Health among Aboriginal Peoples 2013”.
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March 31st, 2013 (Ottawa) – The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing and the Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada are pleased to announce the publication of “Educating Nurses to Address Socio-Cultural, Historical, and Contextual Determinants of Health among Aboriginal Peoples 2013”.
This publication discusses the promising practices and the knowledge shared at the CASN Cultural Competence and Cultural Safety in Nursing Education: A Knowledge Translation Symposium in March of 2012, reviews background literature related to cultural competence and cultural safety, and presents a Framework for nurse educators synthesizing the themes that emerged from a Knowledge Café session at the Symposium. The Framework provides direction for future curricular development in the areas of cultural competence and cultural safety.
Two key elements that future nurses need to learn related to the social, cultural, and contextual determinants of health are highlighted within the Framework: 1) build respectful relationships and 2) promote social justice and equitable care. Two key program approaches to achieve this are also identified: 1) bring society, culture, history, and context alive throughout the program and 2) create a safe and supportive classroom environment for students.
