This book is best viewed via the online, Pressbooks format so that you can view the videos and interactive activities. However, a PDF format is made available. “An Introduction to Anti-Racism for the Nursing Professional: A Focus on Anti-Black Racism” is an open educational resource (OER) created for undergraduate nursing students at the introductory level. Educators co-curated this OER in collaboration with students for students. This resource is a unique contribution to nursing education as content focuses on Anti-Black racism in the Canadian context. The resource includes four chapters. The first chapter focuses on providing a context to racism, anti-Black racism, the link between racism and intersectionality, and racism, health, and healthcare. The second chapter focuses on what it means to be Black. The third chapter focuses on the invisibility of Black nurses, and highlights Black, Indigenous, Asian, and racialized nurse leaders. The final chapter focuses on anti-racism and nursing communication.
Type of Material:
Open (Access) Textbook
Recommended Uses:
Supplement to in-class material
Individual
Team
Lecture
Self-paced
To prompt discussions
Technical Requirements:
Internet access Web browser
Identify Major Learning Goals:
The learning goals for this effort is to raise awareness of racism in nursing care. Both the professional and the patient are focuses of this work.
After completion of the OER textbook, users will
Describe racism.
Describe anti-Black racism.
Outline the link between racism and intersectionality.
Examine racism, health, and healthcare.
Describe white privilege.
Explore what it means to be Black.
Recognize how Black nurses were made invisible.
Identify Black, Indigenous, Asian, and racialized nurse leaders.
Identify other Black, Indigenous, and racialized nursing-related leaders.
Examine anti-racism.
Identify how to be an anti-racist.
Outline what it means to be a critical ally.
Explore the power of words.
Examine anti-racist communication in the healthcare environment.
Target Student Population:
College Upper Division
Graduate School
Professional
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Basic computer skills
Basic healthcare professional knowledge helpful
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
The content is accurate, valid, well written, and reliable.
The material presents four chapters, which depict reality.
The first two chapters are general and the last two are about nurses.
The book teaches important factors for all nurses to consider.
Current sources and topics are used.
The content is not specific for content on the NCLEX, but it is needed for every nurse involved in patient care.
Concerns:
None
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
This book uses learning objectives, and an introduction, key takeaways, reflection to facilitate learning, and can be applied in various ways.
The objectives are at the beginning of each chapter.
The material is presented with clarity, focus, and organization.
This material is concise and short enough to not overwhelming for students.
The subject matter is a good supplement for nurses.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
This book is best viewed via the online, Pressbooks format so that you can view the videos and interactive activities. However, a PDF format is made available.
This book was designed with accessibility in mind so that it can be accessed by the widest possible audience, including those who use assistive technologies. The web version of this book has been designed to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, level AA. While we aim to ensure that this book is as accessible as possible, we may not always get it right. There may be some supplementary third-party materials, or content not created by the authors of this book, which are not fully accessible.
Text is selectable for highlighting.
Videos include closed captioning.
Navigation throughout course is logical and with ease.
All links in working order.
Headings are used.
Learners can easily access the book, comprehend the learning, and apply the material within their work.
The information is presented in a textbook, which is familiar to students.
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