Ep31: Nurses: Champions for Social and Racial Justice Highlights

Ep31: Nurses: Champions for Social and Racial Justice Highlights“Change first starts with each one of us as individuals, and we can't be better Nurses or Nurse Coaches, if we're not aware of our own biases, if we're not aware of defensiveness, or those feelings of guilt, or fear, or whatever that comes up when we really do this work. Then we can't really get to the place where we're going to be able to help our patients be healthier.”~Nikki Akparewa, MSN, RN, MPH“Jump in now, wherever, whatever calls to you, maybe there's a book group in your community. Join us at Nurse Champions for Justice. Just pick up a book and start reading. Get some podcasts and listen to other people's voices. Listen with that openness and curiosity. Just start. Now, start now.”~Jayne Peterson, BSN, RN, NC-BC“In talking about racism as a European descendant, white bodied person is the shame, the shame growing up in a racist country. All kinds of shames that we have. Shame prevents us from being authentic, because we have to hide, if we don't want people to know, our areas of shame, or our areas of vulnerability, we have to hide. This work helps us unpack that.”~Jackie Levin, RN, MS, AHN-BC, HNWC-BCAt Nurse Coaches for Justice,  we focus on the heart felt work of unlearning racism, uncovering the many forms of oppression that exists—seen and unseen, and working to disrupt systems of racism and oppression towards creating a healthy environment where all can be free and thrive, within a supportive and loving community. Ah-Ha'sThe American Nurses Association defines racism as a public health crisisRacial justice work is heavy lifting and must be combined with self-careRacial justice work requires community, authentic conversation, deep listening and a willingness to be unbalancedTo truly care for all humans, we must first look into our own selves to understand our own biases, hidden agendas, fears, guilt, defensiveness and social structures that perpetuate health inequityBegin now, in whatever way calls to you, to learn about diversity, inclusion and equityAddress your Board of Nursing to demand racial justice learnings be incorporated into licensureAddress your workplace to demand racial justice education for all employeesResources and Links94% of Nurses Say There's Racism in Healthcare: Survey MedscapeNikki Akwarpea’s book: The Clinicians Guide to Microaggressions and Unconscious BiasNurse Champions for JusticeValarie Kaur, Revolutionary Love Project https://valariekaur.com/revolutionary-love-project/Resmaa MenakemIjeoma Umebinyuo.  "Questions for Ada"Decolonizing Poetry: an interview with Ijeoma Umebinyuo                                                                      The Ijeoma Project by Ijeoma Umebinyuo on Audible Integrative Nurse Coach Academy I Integrative Nurse Coach FoundationWe provide nurses with a global community for learning, networking, and reconnecting. Thank you for listening.  We LOVE Nurses!Please leave us a 5 star rating and a positive comment about an episode you love!Follow Integrative Nurse Coach Academy on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedInLearn more about our programs at the Integrative Nurse Coach AcademySchedule a free call with one of our awesome admissions specialists here>> and get your questions answered!Use the code 'ACTION' at checkout and get $100 off the Integrative Nurse Coach Certificate Program (Parts 1 & 2 Bundle).