Reiterating a Need for Antiracism Praxis in Nursing and Psychiatric Nursing Education

Background: The reemergence of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020 reinforced the need for antiracist and decolonizing praxis in all areas, including nursing education, the burden for which has fallen predominantly on visible minorities. To enact the needed change within health care systems and nursing education, White nurses must recognize their privilege and become active participants in the conversations and change. Method: This two-phase qualitative study explored nursing and psychiatric nursing students' experiences of racism and antiracism education at a small western Canadian university. Results: Anonymous qualitative surveys (n = 24) and structured interviews (n = 9) with nursing and psychiatric nursing students high-lighted the difficulties and complexities of recognizing racism and a present lack of antiracism praxis in educational and health care settings. Conclusion: Nursing educators must reevaluate structural and behavioral aspects of nursing education to support genuine antiracism praxis.