nursingforsocialjustice

You lost me at epistemology. Have you ever had the experience of listening to someone at a conference or reading an academic paper, the entire time thinking, please just explain it to me in a way that that makes someone who actually does this day in and day out care…

I get it. We are all tired. The public gets disillusioned by the the deep disconnect between research and what happens in real life. The reality of the disconnect between research and practice has been especially apparent with Covid-19. I think it’s worth mentioning that the disconnect between research and…

On September 16th, 2020 Dr. Bonnie Henry, on behalf of the British Columbia government announced significant changes that will impact the scope of practice of Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric in B.C. The order allows RNs and RPNs the ability to prescribe medications as an alternative to street drugs. What…

I have been a nurse for more than 12 years. I graduated from the University of Calgary in 2008. The first time that I felt like I belonged in nursing was when I started my mental health rotation at Foothills Hospital. I like talking to people, I like fighting for…

Why isn’t every person in who has challenges in consistently adhering to their treatment plan put on a contingency management plan? The ethics issues of contingency management for people who have substance use issues. The history of contingency management for people in the provincial mental hospital setting. Peace, Michelle D.

In this moment, it hurts that nurses are represented by no more than a one liner in a book about the history of American psychiatry. How did we get to this place where we persist in this integral position in healthcare they remains unseen? And, what does that mean about…

twitter.com/michellecdanda/status/1293935151026565120 Peace, Michelle D.

Is research published in academic journals representative of the research priorities of the time? Who controls academic journals? Who controls academia? Is the motivation for the greater good? Is the motivation for new ideas to progress as a society? Or are they strongholds of power? The nature of historical research…

What is diversity training? Does transformative change happen with awareness training? Is it nurses job to take the time to meaningfully engage and authentically learn about the history of the relationships between the institution of psychiatry and people of colour? Is it problematic that the system is set up with…