Citation

Cameron BL, Carmargo Plazas MD, Salas AS, Bourque Bearskin RL, Hungler K. ANS Adv. Nurs. Sci. 2014; 37(3): E1-E16.

Affiliation

Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Mss Cameron, Salas, Bearskinand and Hungler and Dr Plazas).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/ANS.0000000000000039

PMID

25102218

Abstract

We present findings from an Access Research Initiative to reduce health disparities and promote equitable access with Aboriginal peoples in Canada. We employed Indigenous, interpretive, and participatory research methodologies in partnership with Aboriginal people. Participants reported stories of bullying, fear, intimidation, and lack of cultural understanding. This research reveals the urgent need to enhance the delivery of culturally appropriate practices in emergency. As nurses, if we wish to affect equity of access, then attention is required to structural injustices that act as barriers to access such as addressing the stigma, stereotyping, and discrimination experienced by Aboriginal people in this study.

Language: en