Böcker av Sandra Davis

Awarded third place in the 2022 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Nursing Education/Continuing Education/Professional DevelopmentDelivers a comprehensive toolbox for understanding race and racism at structural, institutional, and individual levelsThis nursing handbook introduces and defines key terms about race and racism for nurses, nursing students, and nurse educators. It addresses how race and racism act as structural and core social determinants of health and propel health inequities. It moves beyond a focus on multicultural approaches for understanding inequity toward a recognition of the broader impact that both systemic and structural racism have had on inequality in health and life opportunities. Through a social justice lens, the book underscores how nurses, as frontline health professionals, need to understand racism as a factor behind these inequities and its significance to their working environment and nursing practice.In concise chapters with brief paragraphs and bulleted information, this practical handbook offers strategies for how to productively engage in a dialogue about race and racism. It considers the history of racism in the United States and then breaks down how it operates at structural, institutional, and individual levels. Case studies illustrate such concepts as microaggressions, implicit bias, power, privilege, and intersectionality in order to foster understanding and provide opportunities for both self-reflection and collective conversation.Key Features:Delivers clear and easy-to-read content in concise, bulleted formatEmpowers nurses to initiate conversations about race and racism in the workplace and classroom with confidence and easeProvides an historical context for understanding how racism contributes to inequities in health and economic opportunitiesIllustrates concepts with case studies and reflection questionsFeatures "Fast Facts" boxes that highlight essential information at a glancePromotes the concepts of antiracism, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

Life in the Carribean is often upstaged by murder, witchcraft, corruption and hurricanes. When all four become entwined, the bounty of chaos appears. While the governor of the Virgin Islands laid paralyzed against his will the lives of those disrupted by his evil deeds found peace in his absence. The woman he betrayed has tied his tongue a thousand times. He finds himself covered in a cesspool of evil spirits alive but not kicking. However, local Islanders assume the alledge corruption scandal orchestrated by the governor would consume the headlines, possibly affecting the tourism of the beautiful Virgin Islands. Little did they know that a hurricane name Irma more powerful and destructive, would emerge and change the course of their lives forever.Three days after Irma's dramatic landfall, the Island was under seige. Unexpected challenges sends Robert and Danielle on a journey where they are confronted with someone as equally conniving as the governor. Armed with jealously and contempt for her West indian daughter-in-law, she too is on a mission to destroy. The residents of James Island are free of fear, but sometimes the unexpected can be the apocalyptic scene of shattered dreams and rising hopes.

The Chosen One, the first of a three part series is the unimaginable story of Danielle Harrigan. Layered with elements of criminality, witchcraft and romance it highlights the deplorable crime of human trafficking. While Danielle is being held captive on the beautiful James Islands by wealthy American businessman Robert Kelsey. A bond of trust is established between the two as Robert and Danielle unravel the mystery surrounding the death of Robert's father. She eventually finds her voice and takes the readers on an unforgettable journey. Inspiration for this intriguing novel is drawn from the beautiful Caribbean Islands' , local folktales and the colloquial language of the West Indian culture.