Indigenous health and cultural safety — what colleges and employers expect
Lesson 3 of 4 in Canadian Nursing Regulatory Framework · 24 minutes
Cultural safety is not optional in Canadian nursing. This lesson covers the regulatory side: what colleges and employers expect, how the Code of Ethics links to reconciliation, and where to find approved training. The full history and clinical detail are in Course 7.
What you'll learn
- Explain why colleges and employers expect Indigenous cultural-safety education
- Distinguish cultural competence from cultural safety
- Connect the Code of Ethics commitment to Truth and Reconciliation to daily practice
- Find approved cultural-safety training and know where Course 7 goes deeper
From the lesson
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 2015 report included 7 Calls to Action about health. Canadian regulators, employers and nursing schools have responded by expecting nurses to learn about Indigenous health and cultural safety. Whether you are an IEN or Canadian-trained, you will meet this in your jurisprudence requirements, your onboarding and your daily practice. This lesson covers what is expected of you. For the history, clinical care and trauma-informed practice, see Course 7 (Cultural Safety, Indigenous Patients & Trauma-Informed Nursing).
1. Why regulators care
Indigenous health outcomes in Canada remain significantly worse than those of non-Indigenous Canadians. This is the…