Centering Black feminist thought in nursing praxis

I De Sousa, C Varcoe - Nursing Inquiry, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Femininity and whiteness dominate Western nursing, silencing ontologies and
epistemologies that do not align with these dominant norms while perpetuating systemic …

Understanding the invisibility of black nurse leaders using a black feminist poststructuralist framework

K Jefferies, L Goldberg, M Aston… - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim This paper explores the invisibility and underrepresentation of Black nurses in formal
and informal leadership roles using a Black feminist poststructuralist framework. The paper …

Systemic racism in Canadian occupational therapy: A qualitative study with therapists

BL Beagan, KR Sibbald, SR Bizzeth… - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Research on racism within occupational therapy is scant, though there are
hints that racialized therapists struggle. Purpose. This paper examines experiences of …

Black nurses in the nursing profession in Canada: a scoping review

K Jefferies, C States, V MacLennan, M Helwig… - International Journal for …, 2022 - Springer
Background With migration occurring over a series of centuries, dating back to the 1600's,
the circumstance regarding Black people in Canada is a complex account. A plethora of …

“Who has been here that looks like me?”: A narrative inquiry into Black, Indigenous, and People of Color graduate nursing students' experiences of white academic …

N Hamzavi, H Brown - Nursing Inquiry, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Canadian Schools of Nursing rest upon white, colonial legacies that have shaped
and defined what is valued as nursing knowledge and pedagogy. The diversity that exists in …

African Canadian nurses in the nursing profession in Canada: a scoping review protocol

K Jefferies, R Martin-Misener, GT Murphy… - JBI Evidence …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The objective of this review is to synthesize the evidence on African Canadian
nurses in the nursing profession in Canada. Introduction: With approximately 1.2 million …

Interpersonal, institutional, and structural racism in Canadian nursing: A culture of silence

BL Beagan, SR Bizzeth… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Alongside declarations against racism, the nursing profession in Canada needs
examination of experiences of racism within its ranks. Racism at multiple levels can create a …

Promoting visible minority diversity in Canadian nursing

K Jefferies, D Tamlyn, M Aston… - Canadian Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Diversity highlights biological, social, and cultural difference between individuals and
groups, including attributes such as race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation. In …

“Let's call a spade a spade. My barrier is being a black student”: Challenges for black undergraduate nursing students in a Western Canadian Province

F Luhanga, S Maposa, V Puplampu… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background We need more understanding of experiences that hinder or promote equity,
diversity, and inclusion of Black students in undergraduate nursing programs to better inform …

African Nova Scotian nurses' perceptions and experiences of leadership: a qualitative study informed by Black feminist theory

K Jefferies, R Martin-Misener, GT Murphy, J Gahagan… - CMAJ, 2022 - Can Med Assoc
Background: People of African Nova Scotian (ANS) ancestry are a culturally distinct group
who experience numerous socioeconomic inequities and health disparities, secondary to …