Week 4: Social Justice and Systemic Racism

Question 1

White privilege

Answer 1

Invisible knapsack of all the essentials to a quality life

Question 2

Institutionalized racism

Answer 2

Healthcare, education, policing

Ex, speak English receive care first

Ex, government inaction

Ex, police brutality

Ex, homelessness

Question 3

personal mediated racism

Answer 3

Prejudice and discrimination

Question 4

Internalized racism

Answer 4

Those stigmatized accept messages about abilities and lack of worth

Question 5

microaggressions

Answer 5

Everyday, verbal, nonverbal and environmental slights, snubs or insults communicating hostile, derogatory or negative messages

Question 6

racism in nursing

Answer 6

80% are white

Question 7

RNAO’s Black Nurses Task Force

Answer 7

Battling systemic racism

Support system for black nurses

17 black nursing professionals

How racism is happening in nursing

• Academics
• Legislation
• Workplaces

Question 8

what is systemic racism

Answer 8

When institutional or systmens create or maintain racial inequity from hidden institutional biases in policies, practices and procedures

Advantage some, disvantage some

Officials single out racialized group for greater scrutiny or dif treatment

Lack of public attention problems

Exclusion

-Also: Colonialism
Eliminate aboriginal gov, terminate treaties, cease them to exist
Truth and reconciliation commission the final report
Stereotypes
Affects how nurses see patients

Question 9

Results of systemic racism

Answer 9

One group has a better access to resources and access to power than other groups

Question 10

Impacts of overt racial discrimination

Answer 10

Stress

Denial of access to resources

Internalization of discrimination

Tense social interactions

Question 11

Brian Sinclair

Answer 11

indigenous man 45yrs old died ignored

Question 12

Three key steps to address racism

Answer 12

understanding > committing > sustaining

Question 13

3 important things to consider in practice:

Answer 13

SDOH

Health equity (fair access to health resources regardless of social circumstances)

Social justice

Question 14

4 key ideas social justice

Answer 14

The equitable, or fair, distribution of benefits, responsibilities and consequences

Question 15

10 defining attributes of social justice

Answer 15

Equity

Human rights

Democracy and civil rights

Capacity building

Just institutions

Enable environments
(Nursing advocates +
In partnership with them)

Poverty reduction

Question 16

What action can nurses take (SDoH)?

Answer 16

Use professional influence

Develop relational understanding of clients

Recognize how the SDoH influence choice and opportunities

Question 17

Have upstream thinking

Answer 17

Downstream – kids falling in river, drowning

Upstream – find out what is going on and stop it

Question 18

Advocating involves

Answer 18

Having courage

Self-efficacy
-Belief that performing behaviour will produce good outcome

Question 19

what nurses can do about discrimination

Answer 19

Educate others

Be aware of sensetive to injustices and racism

Commit to action

Be an ally

Advocate

Become activist

Work with communities

Be proactive rather than reactive