About the Authors The authors are faculty at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Katherine Pfeiffer, DNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC, is an assistant professor, clinical. Shaquita Starks, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC, is an assistant professor, clinical. Aparna Kumar, PhD, MPH, MSN, PMHNP-BC, is an associate professor, clinical, with a joint appointment, Mental Health Program (The Carter Center). Avi Wofsy, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, is visiting scholar. Kalisha Bonds Johnson, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, is a research assistant professor, tenure track. Kylie Smith, PhD, is associate professor and director, Center for Healthcare History and Policy, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, and associate faculty, Emory University Department of History. For more information, contact Dr. Pfeiffer at
Nurs Educ Perspect. 2024;45(5):325-326. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001309. Epub 2024 Jul 22.
With deep historical roots in psychiatry, structural racism persists in psychiatric nursing today. Psychiatric nurses may hold implicit biases and stereotypical beliefs that influence how they perceive, assess, and interact with people from different racial backgrounds, leading to discrimination, poor treatment, and misdiagnosis. To eliminate discrimination in clinical care and diversify the workforce, there is an urgent need to integrate teaching and learning strategies that address influences of racism and racial identity in psychiatric nursing education. This article explores the historical context and proposes antiracist psychiatric nursing teaching and practice interventions to reduce the harms of racism.
结构种族主义在精神病学中有着深厚的历史渊源,至今仍存在于精神科护理中。精神科护士可能持有隐性偏见和刻板印象,这会影响他们如何看待、评估和与不同种族背景的人互动,从而导致歧视、治疗不当和误诊。为了消除临床护理中的歧视,使劳动力多样化,迫切需要整合教学和学习策略,以解决精神科护理教育中种族主义和种族认同的影响。本文探讨了历史背景,并提出了反种族主义的精神科护理教学和实践干预措施,以减少种族主义的危害。