Applying an Equity Lens to Manuscript Writing, Reviewing, and Publishing.

Background: The profession of nursing currently is examining systemic racism within the discipline. Nursing journals, as the gatekeepers of knowledge in the discipline, can reinforce dominant paradigms of racism in nursing science and scholarship.

Method: This article discusses the hegemonic forces operating in nursing science with examples of research topics and approaches lacking equity considerations.

Invisibility/Hypervisibility paradox for Black women navigating the nursing academic environment.

The invisibility/hypervisibility paradox is Black women's complex and often contradictory experiences in the workplace. In nursing academia, Black women find themselves simultaneously experiencing invisibility and hypervisibility. This paper delves into how the paradox shows up in academic nursing.

Decolonization and antiracism: intersecting pathways to global health equity.

In this paper, as Black scholars, we address ways that interventions designed to promote equity in health can create pathways for coupling decolonization with antiracism by drawing on the intersection of the health of Africans and African Americans. To frame this intersection, we offer the Public Health Critical Race Praxis (PHCRP) and the PEN-3 Cultural Model as antiracism and decolonization tools that can jointly advance research on colonization and racism globally. We argue that racism is a global reality; PHCRP, an antiracism framework, and PEN-3, a decolonizing framework, can guide interventions to promote equity for Africans and African Americans.

Equity and justice in health.

Background: While justice is promised to all U.S. citizens, the truth is that the pathway to equity and justice in health is riddled with obstacles for many marginalized and minoritized groups.

Examining and mitigating racism in nursing using the socio-ecological model.

Racism in nursing is multifaceted, ranging from internalized racism and interpersonal racism to institutional and systemic (or structural) elements that perpetuate inequities in the nursing profession. Employing the socio-ecological model, this study dissects the underlying challenges across various levels and proposes targeted mitigation strategies to foster an inclusive and equitable environment for nursing education. It advances clear, context-specific mitigation strategies to cultivate inclusivity and equity within nursing education.

Addressing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Contributions in Academic Review.

Background: The nursing profession and academic environments are increasingly calling for nurse educators to incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals and actions into their professional practice. Such work aligns with institutional and professional missions of social justice and antiracism.

Problem: Historically, there has been an undervaluing and lack of recognition in academia of DEI contributions and qualitative or community-based research focused on health equity.

Anti-DEI legislation targeting colleges and universities: Its potential impacts on nursing education and the pursuit of health equity.

Background: This article sheds light on the sociopolitical movements that led state legislators to propose bills restricting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and the profound effect these bills, if passed, will have on advancing health equity.

Purpose: To alert and alarm nurses and nurse educators regarding the expansiveness of the proposed legislation, highlight the harmful effects, and the necessity for a call to action.

Methods: Nurses and nurse educators must be aware of their civic and professional responsibilities to advocate for social justice to promote health equity and educational opportunities for historically excluded groups in nursing.

The Journey Toward Inclusive Excellence.

Background: Several national organizations have issued calls for academic nursing to create inclusive environments. Inclusive environments are needed given the vast inequities that plague the demography of nursing coupled with the need to serve diverse populations.

Method: This article describes one school's journey toward inclusive excellence.

Advancing Diversity in Nursing Education: A Groundwater Approach.

There have been increased calls for a diverse nursing workforce to resolve health inequities. While the diversity of the nursing workforce slowly improves, it lags in comparison to the diversity of the United States population. The lack of diversity in academic nursing is the root cause of the lack of a diverse nursing workforce.

Evidence-based strategies to advance BSN student diversity.

Background: Minoritized nurses understand the cultural and contextual circumstances that lead to health disparities, yet they are underrepresented in the RN workforce. This underrepresentation can have serious health consequences. However, to have more representation, it must be understood the pipeline for diversity begins with the admission of diverse students into baccalaureate nursing education programs.

Raising awareness: African American faculty perceptions of the interview process.

Background: The American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN] and the National League for Nursing [NLN) recognize the importance of increasing the number of African American nursing faculty in collegiate nursing education. In other words, not hiring African American nurse faculty removes the African American perspective in advancing the tripartite mission of teaching, research, and service in academic nursing.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the interview process of African American faculty who sought employment in academic nursing.

Defining the social determinants of health for nursing action to achieve health equity: A consensus paper from the American Academy of Nursing.

Background: The 2019-2020 American Academy of Nursing (Academy, 2019) policy priorities document states that "they have a clear and distinct focus on social determinants of health and uses this lens to advance policies and solutions within each of the three overarching priorities" PURPOSE: This consensus paper seeks to establish conceptual clarity and consensus for what social determinants of health mean for nursing, with emphasis on examples of health policies that advance planetary health equity and improve planetary health-related quality of life.

Methods: Volunteers from five Expert Panels of the Academy met via videoconference to determine roles and refine the focus of the paper. After the initial discussion, the first draft of the conceptual framework was written by the first three authors of the paper and, after discussion via videoconference with all the co-authors, successive drafts were developed and circulated for feedback.