A Scoping Review of Action Toward Decolonizing and Indigenizing Nursing.

ANS Adv Nurs Sci

School of Nursing, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Dr Graefe, Ms Davis, Dr Martin Rennicke, and Dr Mkandawire-Valhmu); and.

Published: September 2025


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The nursing profession currently exists in the untenable position of holding social justice as a core value of the profession but operating within dominant oppressive systems of colonialism and racism. Decolonizing and Indigenizing nursing are proposed as strategies toward reconciliation; however, little is known regarding specific nursing actions toward decolonizing and Indigenizing the profession. This scoping review highlights approaches, barriers, goals, and the utility of decolonizing and Indigenizing nursing knowledge, education, research, and practice. Synthesizing these will provide ideas and inspiration leading to praxis while also highlighting the reality of the challenges of this work.

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