Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Publication Date
10-2018
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
Source Publication
Advances in Nursing Science
Source ISSN
0161-9268
Abstract
Nurses teach, work, and conduct research in an increasingly hostile sociopolitical climate where health inequities persist among marginalized communities. Current approaches to cultural competency do not adequately equip nurses to address these complex factors and risk perpetuating stereotypes and discrimination. A theory-driven emancipatory approach to cultural competency will instead lead to lasting change and uphold the core nursing value of commitment to social justice. This article explicates key tenets of critical race, postcolonial feminist, and intersectionality theories and then applies them, using an emancipatory approach to cultural competency that can reshape nursing education, research, and practice.
Recommended Citation
Wesp, Linda M.; Scheer, Victoria; Ruiz, Ashley; Walker, Kimberly; Weitzel, Jennifer; Shaw, Leslie; Kako, Peninnah M.; and Mkandawire-Valhmu, Lucy, "An Emancipatory Approach to Cultural Competency: The Application of Critical Race, Postcolonial, and Intersectionality Theories" (2018). College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications. 706.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/nursing_fac/706
Comments
Accepted version. Advances in Nursing Science, Vol. 41, No. 4 (October/December 2018): 316-326. DOI. © 2018 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. Used with permission.
Leslie Shaw was affiliated with University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee at the time of publication.