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- Title
Evaluation of the Indigenous Relationship and Cultural Safety Courses among a sample of Indigenous Services Canada nurses.
- Authors
Rand, Michelle; Sheppard, Amanda J.; Jamal, Sehar; Kewayosh, Alethea; Mashford-Pringle, Angela
- Abstract
In 2015, Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) launched the Indigenous Relationship and Cultural Safety (IRCS) courses, which support the importance for healthcare professionals to understand and apply First Nations, Inuit, and Métis (FNIM) cultural safety to provide effective person-centred care. The courses address a key recommendation from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada report, to provide skills-based training in cultural competency, conflict resolution, human rights and anti-racism. The objective of the evaluation was to validate the tool, with a sample of nurses, to assess: if the delivery mechanism is appropriate and feasible; if participants acquire an increased knowledge of the courses' contents; and if positive change in how healthcare practice is delivered is perceived to have resulted. The IRCS courses have been mandated for Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) nurses who service mostly on reserve communities. The evaluation consisted of an anonymous and voluntary survey and a focus group that were conducted at a regional meeting. The responses from the surveys were gathered in an excel spreadsheet for analyses and the focus group data were analyzed for key themes. All the nurses in attendance completed the survey (n=22) and a portion participated in the focus group (n=8). Our evaluation demonstrated that free, online, module formatted courses were appropriate and relevant for ISC nurses (81%); the courses increased the knowledge about FNIM people (72%); and the nurses have/will apply what they learned in their practice (82%). There has been an increasing movement for regions and organizations in Canada to complete cultural competency training. Our evaluation demonstrated that the IRCS courses were successful at meeting learning objectives.
- Subjects
CANADA; TRUTH &; Reconciliation Canada; NURSING services; MEDICAL personnel; CULTURAL competence; TRUTH commissions; FIRST Nations of Canada
- Publication
International Journal of Indigenous Health, 2019, Vol 14, Issue 1, p30
- ISSN
2291-9368
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.32799/ijih.v14i1.31967