EXPLORING NURSE LEADERS' KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES IN RELATION TO RACISM IN REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SETTINGS.
ABOUT THIS RESEARCH
This research aims to identify the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of regional Nurse Leaders regarding racism at the workplace.
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Most racism research conducted in the Australian health care settings has focused on racism from the affected people or perpetrator’s perspectives and has not included the Nurse Leaders who are responsible for managing the situations and complaints associated with racism (Truong, Allen, Chan & Paradies, 2021; Malatzky, Haines & Glensiter, 2020; Paradies, Truong & Priest, 2014).
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The research aims to focus on Nurse Leaders experiences of racism which will help us understand the structures that can dismantle or reinforce racist dynamics, behaviours, practices, and policies.
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Involving regional Nurse Leaders will bring awareness of the existence of racism within the institutions but would also enable exploration of how employers respond to racism. This will help us understand ways to improve organisational culture such as appropriate strategies, professional development, policy, and procedures.
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GET INVOLVED
Thank you for your interest in this research. If you are interested in participating please review the participant information statement and consent form attached. Your consent will also be sought prior to completing the survey. Please click here to access the survey.
DR SOPHIA DYWILI
Sophia is a Registered Nurse, Registered Midwife and Operating Theatre Nurse who graduated in Zimbabwe a few years ago. She completed a few University courses: Diploma in Nurse Education, a Bachelor's degree in Adult Education and a Master of Science in Nursing with a major in Midwifery. She worked as a midwife and Midwifery Educator before joining the Zimbabwe Open University as a lecturer on the BSc Nursing program in 2001. Sophia had opportunity to attend short courses on International Maternal Health Care in Uppsala, Sweden and a Training & Training Management Course in Aarhus Technical College, Denmark.
In 2004 Sophia decided to pursue her nursing career in Australia. She has worked as a surgical nurse and later as a CNE at Bankstown and Liverpool hospitals respectively. Sophia joined CSU in 2009 as a lecturer in Nursing and Midwifery. Sophia graduated as a Doctor of Philosophy in 2018 following her study on Experience of sub-Saharan African overseas-qualified nurses working in rural NSW.
