Prodan-Bhalla Natasha, Middagh Diane, Jinkerson-Brass Sharon, Ziabakhsh Shabnam, Pederson Ann, King Charlene
BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre.
Vancouver Island Health Authority.
J Holist Nurs. 2017 Mar;35(1):44-52. doi: 10.1177/0898010116642085. Epub 2016 Jul 8.
Theories on the importance of holistic and spiritual healing within nonconventional models of care are vast, yet there is little written about the practical, clinical-level interventions required to deliver such practices in collaborative cross-cultural settings. This article describes the learning experiences and transformative journeys of non-Indigenous nurse practitioners working with a Cultural Lead from an Indigenous community in British Columbia, Canada. The goal of the Seven Sisters Healthy Heart Project was to improve heart health promotion in an Indigenous community through a model of knowledge translation. The article describes the development of a bridge between two cultures in an attempt to deliver culturally responsive programming. Our journeys are represented in a phenomenological approach regarding relationships, pedagogy, and expertise. We were able to find ways to balance two worlds-the medical health services model and Indigenous holistic models of healing. The key to building the bridge was our willingness to be vulnerable, to trust in each other's way of teaching and learning, and allowing diverse viewpoints and knowledge sources to be present. Our work has vast implications for health promotion in Indigenous communities, as it closes the gap between theory and practice by demonstrating how Indigenous models can be integrated into mainstream health promotion practices.
关于整体和精神疗愈在非传统护理模式中的重要性的理论众多，但关于在跨文化协作环境中开展此类实践所需的实际临床层面干预措施的著述却很少。本文描述了加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省的非原住民执业护士与来自一个原住民社区的文化引领者合作的学习经历和转变历程。“七姐妹健康心脏项目”的目标是通过知识转化模式改善一个原住民社区的心脏健康促进工作。本文描述了为提供具有文化响应性的项目而在两种文化之间搭建桥梁的过程。我们的历程以一种关于关系、教学法和专业知识的现象学方法呈现。我们找到了平衡两个世界的方法——医疗健康服务模式和原住民整体疗愈模式。搭建这座桥梁的关键在于我们愿意敞开心扉，信任彼此的教学和学习方式，并允许不同的观点和知识来源存在。我们的工作对原住民社区的健康促进具有深远意义，因为它通过展示如何将原住民模式融入主流健康促进实践，缩小了理论与实践之间的差距。
