Humans are, by their very nature, storytelling creatures. We use stories to share knowledge, remember, and make sense of the world. But when we listen to only one kind of story – and to only a small group of storytellers – we harm and exclude. Learn how we, as nurses and educators, can use our innate storytelling and story-listening abilities to make our nursing education and practice more just and more inclusive.
Learning Objectives:
Describe the work the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is advancing to disrupt structural racism across systems.
Describe the role that storytelling plays in dismantling structural and interpersonal racism within nursing education, nursing practice, and the nursing profession.
Describe the harm caused by historical narratives that centered some stories and excluded others.
Identify ways to use storytelling in their practice as educators and clinicians.