Colleen Varcoe

TL;DR: New insights are highlighted for practice and future research that are needed to enhance the development of strategies aimed at improving the ethical climate of nurses’ workplaces for the benefit of both nurses and patients.

TL;DR: This paper will draw on recently emerging intersectionality research in the Canadian women's health context in order to explore the promises and practical challenges of the processes involved in applying an intersectionality paradigm.

TL;DR: An introduction to moral distress is provided, some of the challenges associated with theoretical and conceptual constructions of moral distress are made explicit, and the barriers to the development of research, education, and policy are discussed that could, if addressed, foster action on moral distress in health care practice.

TL;DR: Although postcolonial theories are relatively new in nursing discourses, they provide a powerful analytical framework for considering the legacy of the colonial past and the neocolonial present as the context in which health care is delivered.

TL;DR: Four key dimensions of equity-orientedPHC services are identified as 10 strategies that intersect to optimize the effectiveness of PHC services, particularly through improvements in the quality of care, an improved 'fit' between people's needs and services, enhanced trust and engagement by patients, and a shift from crisis-oriented care to continuity of care.