Thematic Explorations
Using the Stories in Nursing Education, Organizing, and Advocacy
Find below some examples of topic-specific documentaries that include the perspectives of numerous project participants. Please note these stories contain actual experiences of trauma and racism and may stir up difficult feelings.
Some suggested uses for these stories include educating colleagues and peers in your professional work, nursing education, or in diversity, equity and inclusion meetings and discussions.
Reckoning with Racism in Nursing
The Documentaries
Racism in Nursing Education - Undergrad
Reflections on the racist experiences in nursing education, and the challenges that nursing students of color face.
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Caring Against the Grain
A poignant discussion on how racism affects patient care, and the lack of accountability within the most trusted profession.
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Patient Race Bias
Examples of patient-initiated racism towards nurses of color, and the steps institutions must take to protect nurses of color.
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