A Continuous Journey: Addressing Indigenous-Specific Racism as a Nursing and Midwifery Regulator
Dublin Core
Title
A Continuous Journey: Addressing Indigenous-Specific Racism as a Nursing and Midwifery Regulator
Subject
Indigenous peoples
Electronic Resource Item Type Metadata
Journal Name
Journal of Nursing Regulation
Volume
Vol. 15
Issue
No. 3
Publication Date
2024
Publisher
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
Document Type
Research paper
Language
English
ISBN
21558264
Region
Canada
Access
Restricted Access
Abstract
In June 2020, media outlets in British Columbia (B.C.), Canada, unearthed complaints about overtly racist behavior by healthcare professionals, including nurses, in some B.C. hospital emergency departments. B.C.’s Minister of Health commissioned an independent review to investigate the allegations. Although the review did not confirm the specific allegations, it did find evidence of insidious and systemic Indigenous-specific racism in the B.C. healthcare system. This case study outlines the steps that the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives is undertaking to eliminate Indigenous-specific racism within the college itself, among its registrants, and in the broader B.C. healthcare system. It may help guide regulatory colleges undertaking anti-racist approaches in the regulation of health professionals.
Cataloger
Jessica Alston
Collection
Citation
“A Continuous Journey: Addressing Indigenous-Specific Racism as a Nursing and Midwifery Regulator,” ICMGLT Digital Library, accessed November 3, 2026, https://library.icmglt.org/items/show/722.