Confronting the cultural challenge of the whiteness of nursing: Aboriginal registered nurses’ perspectives

Anne-Maree Nielsen; Lynne Stuart; Don Gorman

doi:10.1080/10376178.2014.11081940

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Confronting the cultural challenge of the whiteness of nursing: Aboriginal registered nurses’ perspectives

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Confronting the cultural challenge of the whiteness of nursing: Aboriginal registered nurses’ perspectives

Anne-Maree Nielsen, Lynne Stuart and Don Gorman

Contemporary Nurse, Vol.48(2), pp.190-196

2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10376178.2014.11081940

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Abstract

Nursing

nursing

whiteness

Aboriginal

This paper presents the findings of a study that that interviewed Aboriginal nurses to explore their experiences of the whiteness of nursing. Despite concerted efforts to improve the health of Aboriginal Australians, it still remains equivalent to third world countries. One strategy to address this that has been identified is to increase the participation rates of Aboriginal registered nurses within the Australian healthcare workforce. Presently Aboriginal nurses account for only a small percentage of the nursing workforce. While there has been research into the recruitment and retention strategies dedicated to improving the numbers of Aboriginal registered nurses, this paper focus on the experiences of Aboriginal registered nurses within Australia's mainstream healthcare system, where they are exposed and subjected on a daily basis to the 'whiteness of nursing'.

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Title: Confronting the cultural challenge of the whiteness of nursing: Aboriginal registered nurses’ perspectives
Authors: Anne-Maree Nielsen (Author) - University of Southern Queensland
Lynne Stuart (Author) - University of Southern Queensland
Don Gorman (Author) - University of Southern Queensland
Publication details: Contemporary Nurse, Vol.48(2), pp.190-196
Publisher: EContent Management Pty Ltd
Date published: 2014
DOI: 10.1080/10376178.2014.11081940
ISSN: 1037-6178
Organisation Unit: Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Health - Nursing; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99448716002621
Output Type: Journal article

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