Grant: Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

We propose to plan and host a two-day knowledge translation and dissemination gathering with members of the British Columbia Indigenous Health Nursing Research (BC-IHNR) team. Our overall aim is to co-design an Indigenous Health Nursing (IHN) scope of practice framework that is evidence informed, nursing-governed, and community-led. As part of the BC-IHNR, we conducted a scoping review (literature only) that looked at Indigenous nurse-led initiatives and factors that influence Indigenous Health Nursing (IHN) and interviews with Indigenous nurses (lived and living experiences) that focused on their nursing role in delivering IHN wellness services within local Indigenous communities, inclusive of urban, Métis, and First Nations organizational populations. Knowledge developed through this project will provide an essential foundation for the IHN scope of practice and also support other initiatives for co-developing a new Masters of Nursing stream for Indigenous nurses and nurses working with Indigenous People in six postsecondary institutions in British Columbia. The collective vision has been to bring increased attention to the knowledge and experiences of Indigenous nurses with a particular focus on the systemic issues that continue to impact and impede healthcare delivery to First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. In the fall of 2023 or Winter of 2024, we propose to host a knowledge translation gathering, to complete a collective data analysis process, determine final research outcomes and create collaborative research partnership with the global network of Indigenous Graduate Alliance in Nursing Research (I-GRAIN). The two-day event we will engage with the BC-IHNR study findings, evidence and implications and co-develop a framework for Indigenous Scope of Practice for IHN and identifying and prioritizing ways to advance dialogue and practices on Indigenous Knowledges and sovereignty in nursing practice to advancing Indigenous Peoples' health and wellness.