Having Hard Conversations About Racism Within Nursing Education: A Collaborative Process of Developing an Antiracism Action Plan.

BACKGROUND

Multiple events that occurred in the United States in early 2020 prompted a widespread response to address racism that exists within systemic and social structures. Third-year psychiatric nursing students at a small Western Canadian university answered the call to action by initiating a process to address racism within clinical and educational settings in their faculty.

METHODS

The researchers used collaborative autoethnography to examine the experience of students and faculty working collaboratively to create a Faculty of Health Studies antiracism action plan.

RESULTS

The reflections of the student and faculty researchers highlighted three major themes: what inspired the work of creating an antiracism action plan, doing the work, and lessons learned.

CONCLUSION

Engaging in this research provided an opportunity to critically reflect on the process of students and faculty working together in establishing an antiracism action plan. .