Systemic racism and discrimination towards First Nations and Aboriginal people continues to be a major problem in many contemporary health care settings, often resulting in inappropriate treatment and barriers to accessing health care.
BCCNP's commitment
In 2017, the previous B.C. nursing colleges were three of 22 B.C. health professions to
pledge their commitment to making our health system more culturally safe for First Nations and Aboriginal people. BCCNP continues this commitment.
How can nurses make the health system more culturally safe?
Increasing the level of cultural safety in the health care system through approaches such as cultural humility, cultural safety, health literacy and relationship-based care will assist in improving the quality of health services for First Nations and Aboriginal people. Nurses are well-positioned to make a difference.
BCCNP encourages you to:
Collaborating with First Nations Health Authority
In partnership and collaboration with the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), BCCNP has been asked to support the data collection of current and future BC First Nations and other Aboriginal health professionals in B.C. Registrants will have the option of answering two questions on their registration renewal application in 2020.