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Colleen VarcoeUniversity of British Columbia Verified email at nursing.ubc.ca Cited by 12833 |
Disrupting the continuities among residential schools, the Sixties Scoop, and child welfare: An analysis of colonial and neocolonial discourses
In Canada, it is estimated that 3 times as many Indigenous children are currently in the care
of the state compared to when the residential schools’ populations were at their peak. It is …
of the state compared to when the residential schools’ populations were at their peak. It is …
[HTML][HTML] Exploring the promises of intersectionality for advancing women's health research
Women's health research strives to make change. It seeks to produce knowledge that promotes
action on the variety of factors that affect women's lives and their health. As part of this …
action on the variety of factors that affect women's lives and their health. As part of this …
Registered nurses' perceptions of moral distress and ethical climate
Moral distress is a phenomenon of increasing concern in nursing practice, education and
research. Previous research has suggested that moral distress is associated with perceptions …
research. Previous research has suggested that moral distress is associated with perceptions …
[HTML][HTML] Framing the issues: moral distress in health care
Moral distress in health care has been identified as a growing concern and a focus of
research in nursing and health care for almost three decades. Researchers and theorists have …
research in nursing and health care for almost three decades. Researchers and theorists have …
[HTML][HTML] Harm reduction, methadone maintenance treatment and the root causes of health and social inequities: An intersectional lens in the Canadian context
Background Using our research findings, we explore Harm Reduction and Methadone
Maintenance Treatment (MMT) using an intersectional lens to provide a more complex …
Maintenance Treatment (MMT) using an intersectional lens to provide a more complex …
The relevance of postcolonial theoretical perspectives to research in Aboriginal health
The authors critically examine the relevance of postcolonial theoretical perspectives to nursing
research in the area of Aboriginal health. They discuss key theoretical underpinnings of …
research in the area of Aboriginal health. They discuss key theoretical underpinnings of …
[HTML][HTML] Closing the health equity gap: evidence-based strategies for primary health care organizations
Introduction International evidence shows that enhancement of primary health care (PHC)
services for disadvantaged populations is essential to reducing health and health care …
services for disadvantaged populations is essential to reducing health and health care …
[HTML][HTML] Enhancing health care equity with Indigenous populations: evidence-based strategies from an ethnographic study
Background Structural violence shapes the health of Indigenous peoples globally, and is
deeply embedded in history, individual and institutional racism, and inequitable social policies …
deeply embedded in history, individual and institutional racism, and inequitable social policies …
Cultural safety and the challenges of translating critically oriented knowledge in practice
Cultural safety is a relatively new concept that has emerged in the New Zealand nursing context
and is being taken up in various ways in Canadian health care discourses. Our research …
and is being taken up in various ways in Canadian health care discourses. Our research …
Ethical practice in nursing: working the in‐betweens
Background. While contemporary ethical theory is of tremendous value to nursing, the extent
to which such theory has been informed by the concerns and practices of nurses has been …
to which such theory has been informed by the concerns and practices of nurses has been …