Nursing, Social Justice, and Health Inequities
Roque Anthony F. Velasco, Sean M. Reed
Abstract
Walter's theory of emancipatory nursing praxis (ENP) was created to explore nurses' social justice-related transformational learning process. We analyzed the theory within the context of stigma-related health inequities faced by transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people. The theory of ENP provides a theoretical framework to incorporate social justice in nursing practice, research, education, and policy. We also determined the theory bridges the gap in understanding the role of nurses in advancing social justice through embodied actions and social activism. The theory of ENP underscores the moral, ethical, and professional obligations for nurses to abolish health inequities for TGD people.
Topics & Concepts
PraxisSociologyEmbodied cognitionTransformational leadershipSocial determinants of healthStigma (botany)Economic JusticeContext (archaeology)Health equityNursingCriminologySocial psychologyPsychologyPolitical scienceMedicinePublic healthEpistemologyLawBiologyPaleontologyPhilosophyPsychiatryNursing Education, Practice, and LeadershipNursing education and managementFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations