Shifting Nursing Students' Attitudes towards Indigenous Peoples by Participation in a Required Indigenous Health Course

Abstract

was to evaluate if nursing student attitudes towards Indigenous Peoples, knowledge of Indigenous culture, and their cultural perceptions improve through participation in an Indigenous Health course. This study revealed that the data for pre-and post-course responses to the Perceptions about Indigenous Peoples , Knowledge of Factors Impacting Indigenous Health , and Interest in Indigenous Issues Scales indicate that the students showed a highly significant change from pre-to post-course on all variables assessed. We also sought to evaluate through examining student reflections if students reported the impacts the course might have on their future ability to provide care with cultural humility. The reflective writing completed in the course also revealed some of the transformative nature of learning about Indigenous history and health.