Social Justice, Moral Justice, Emancipatory Knowing Quiz

Social Justice and Moral Justice

• Fair distribution of resources, addressing root causes of inequities, and activism are key aspects of social justice.
• Moral justice involves caring economics, ethical commitment to humanity, and sacred activism.

Emancipatory Knowing

• Emancipatory knowing is the ability to acknowledge social and political injustice, recognize the potential for change, and work to improve people's lives.
• It involves integrating five patterns of knowing: ethics, empirical, aesthetic, personal, and community-based knowledge.

PEACE Framework

• Praxis: applying nursing science to guide actions, ensuring congruence between values and practice.
• Empowerment: fostering independence and autonomy in patients, promoting confidence and self-advocacy.
• Awareness: recognizing power dynamics, promoting choice, and navigating complex situations.
• Cooperation: collaborating with patients, families, communities, and healthcare teams.
• Evolvement: staying curious, humble, and open to learning and growth.

Types of Power

• Knowledge: utilizing empirical and ethical knowledge.
• Liberation: using power for positive change.
• Awareness: recognizing and using one's power.
• Cooperation: sharing power and making joint decisions.

Bearing Witness

• Bearing witness is a method of caring and validating others' experiences, particularly in nursing practice.

Canadian Nursing Students Association

• Membership is automatic and free for students.
• Opportunities for leadership, service, and conference participation are available.

Professional Associations, Regulatory Colleges, and Unions

• Professional associations (e.g., Canadian Nurses Association) advance the profession and influence health policy.
• Regulatory colleges (e.g., College of Registered Nurses in Alberta) ensure public safety and protect the public from unqualified nurses.
• Unions (e.g., United Nurses Association) primarily focus on securing better working conditions, salaries, and benefits for nurses.

Registered Nurses (RNs) and their Scope of Practice

• RNs can work in administration, clinical practice, education, policymaking, and research.
• The scope of practice for RNs is fluid and dependent on their specialty, legislation, public policy, practice setting, evidence, and personal level of competency.

Alberta Association of Nurses (AAN) and United Nurses Association (UNA)

• AAN was formed in 2022 to promote and advocate for the profession, connect members, and provide services and resources.
• UNA negotiates with employers, provides legal representation, and advocates for better working conditions and quality practice environments.

Nursing Activism

• Nursing activism involves challenging injustices, promoting equity, and advocating for change.
• It requires navigating tensions between individual and public policy, engaging moral courage, and acknowledging vulnerability.

Nursing History

• Rufaida bint Saad Al-Aslameya was the first nurse in Islamic history, setting up a tent outside the Prophet's mosque in 620 AD.
• Florence Nightingale was a statistician, epidemiologist, and advocate for healthcare reform, promoting hygiene, fresh air, and exercise.
• Sojourner Truth was a former slave, evangelist, and abolitionist who advocated for women's rights and healthcare reform.
• Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture was the first Indigenous woman to vote and the first Indigenous nurse in Canada.
• Bernice Redmon was the first black nurse to receive a diploma in Canada.

Religious Influences in Canada

• Advantages: created hospitals, schools of nursing, and healthcare structures.
• Challenges: religious constraints, limited workforce, and gender restrictions.

Nursing Complicity and Systemic Racism

• Joyce Echaquan's death resulted from systemic racism, nursing complicity, and ongoing injustices in healthcare.

Quality Practice Environments

• Canadian Nurses Association promotes autonomous and collaborative practice, enabling optimal health outcomes for individuals, families, and communities.
• RNs contribute to healthcare through leadership, education, administration, research, and policy.