Assignment Overview:
Implicit bias is a form of bias that is unintentional or hidden yet impacts the way we perceive the world around us. As leaders and nurses in practice, it is vital that we seek to understand our own implicit bias in order to more fully and equitably evaluate situations. This allows us, as leaders, to make sound leadership decisions in complex healthcare situations and settings.
1. Reflect upon a situation where you became aware of your own implicit bias or developed awareness of someone else's implicit bias. How has your awareness of implicit bias evolved?
2. How does this implicit bias impact the delivery of care, communication within the interdisciplinary team?
3. What is one leadership strategy that you could employ to demonstrate cultural humility and positively impact the situation to advance diversity, equity and inclusion?