Nursing schools at six schools received $683,000 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for the project.
Nursing schools at six schools — Thompson Rivers University, University of Victoria, Trinity Western University, University of Northern British Columbia and UBC Okanagan and UBC Vancouver —Sunrise presented by Vancouver Sun
Adopting a holistic approach to health — one that incorporates the land and its medicines to aid with spiritual, mental and physical wellness — will be a major focus, she said.Article content Historically, she said, schools of nursing have not had good relationships with Indigenous communities. So it’s the communities, she said, that are helping design the project.Article content
According to the In Plain Sight report in 2020, 59 per cent of Indigenous health-care workers in B.C. said their colleagues had expressed discriminatory or hateful comments in front of them. While training Indigenous nurses is the priority, Bearskin said the new master’s program in development would welcome non-Indigenous health-care providers who want to build relationships with Indigenous communities.Article content
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