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- Title
INDIGENOUS NURSES' STORIES: PERSPECTIVES ON THE CULTURAL CONTEXT OF ABORIGINAL HEALTH CARE WORK.
- Authors
Etowa, Josephine; Vukic, Adele; Jesty, Charlotte
- Abstract
Literature on Aboriginal health illuminates unmet health care needs of Aboriginal populations. Increasing their representations in health professions is a possible strategy to addressing their barriers to health care. This paper discusses the findings of a grounded theory study which investigated the worklife of Aboriginal nurses in Atlantic Canada, with the goal of understanding how their Aboriginal identity influences the quality and nature of their work life. The findings revealed the ways in which race, ethnicity, culture and politics shape these nurses' worklife. This article will focus on the cultural contexts of nursing work and conclude with key recommendations for enhancing health care for Aboriginal peoples in the region.
- Subjects
ATLANTIC Provinces; CANADA; NURSES; NATIVE American nurses; NURSING; ABORIGINAL Canadians; NATIVE American ethnic identity; MEDICAL care of Native Americans; RACISM in medicine; THEORY of knowledge
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, 2011, Vol 31, Issue 2, p29
- ISSN
0715-3244
- Publication type
Article