Nursing & Structural Racism: A Racial Reckoning – June 2022
Naila Russell DNP, RN

Earlier this month, the American Nurses Association (ANA) held its’ annual Membership Assembly in Washington, D.C. The ANA’s voting representatives voted, unanimously, “YES” to embark upon a journey to fight structural racism in nursing. Dr. Naila Russell has studied racism in nursing and structural racism through her fellowship in the George Washington University School of Nursing Health Policy and Media Fellowship which started in 2020. Dr. Russell and I discuss the intricacies of racism and how nursing organizations have responded to major events in our recent history about racism. Join me for this stimulating and revealing conversation with Dr. Russell.

More About Dr. Russell:
Naila Russell DNP, FNP-BC is the Interim Director of Advanced Practice and an assistant professor at Simmons University. In 2020, Dr. Russell was awarded a fellowship at the George Washington University Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement where she completed original research on structural racism in nursing. She graduated with her DNP from the University of Michigan-Flint in 2013. She is the President of the Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland (NPAM) and an active member of the NPAM legislative committee. She is board certified as a family nurse practitioner and practices as a dermatology NP in Maryland.

Websites:

https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/workforce/clinical-practice-material/national-commission-to-address-racism-in-nursing/

https://www.nursingworld.org/news/news-releases/2022-news-releases/ana-embarks-on-racial-reckoning/