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Nursing and Social Justice-A Scoping Review
Anitha M Tind1,2, Bente Hoeck3,4, Helle Elisabeth Andersen1,4
1Department of Nursing and Occupational Therapy, UCL University College, Odense, Denmark.
Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.)
|October 15, 2024
Summary
Nursing research on social justice is growing, with a broader understanding emerging. Studies primarily use qualitative methods and focus on education, public health, and maternal/child health, though specific patient groups are underrepresented.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Research
- Social Justice Studies
Background:
- Nursing's historical, ethical, and theoretical commitment to social justice.
- The imperative for nurses to advocate for equitable health outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically review and analyze the extent, range, and nature of social justice exploration in nursing research.
- To identify key themes and definitions of social justice within the nursing literature.
Main Methods:
- Systematic literature review using Arksey and O'Malley's framework, informed by JBI and PRISMA guidelines.
- Comprehensive search across multiple databases, followed by citation and gray literature searches.
- Inclusion of 55 studies meeting predefined criteria for analysis.
Main Results:
- Predominantly English-language publications, with a surge from 2014 onwards.
- Qualitative methodologies were the most frequently employed research approach.
- Identified 13 distinct definitions of social justice and five major themes: education, concept, theory, public health/community nursing, and maternal/child health.
Conclusions:
- The body of nursing research on social justice, while limited, is expanding.
- The conceptualization of social justice in nursing is evolving towards broader and more nuanced perspectives.
- A limited number of studies specifically address social justice within particular patient populations or nursing specialties.
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