The integration of the Indigenous patient navigator role in British Columbia health systems : a systematic equity action-analysis
department or school: Health and Social Development, Faculty of (Okanagan)
department or school: Nursing, School of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Froste, Amber Mercedes
issued: 2025-10-29T22:51:16Z
issued: 2025
related degree: Master of Science in Nursing - MSN
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: This research analyzes the integration of the Indigenous Patient Navigator (IPN) role within British Columbia's health systems, with a focus on Interior and Northern Health, guided by the Systematic Equity Action-Analysis framework. The study critically analyzes how integrating the IPN role aligns with organizational equity goals and, more broadly, explores how health systems can better advance equity in integrating Indigenous healthcare roles. Additionally, the study brings to light ways for health systems to align the IPN role integration with broader organizational equity objectives. The research employs a theoretical framework that grounds a systematic equity analysis in a philosophy where integrating Indigenous knowledge with critical Western frameworks challenges dominant worldviews and advances equity. This approach deepens the understanding of the research by considering two different worldviews to gain a clearer understanding of equity and how to integrate Indigenous healthcare roles equitably. The study analyzes the role integration of IPN using qualitative document content analysis, situated within an exploratory literature review. It seeks to identify promising practices and barriers to role integration, as well as similarities and differences in integration practices when compared to other special healthcare provider integration processes, such as the Participatory Evidence-based, Patient-focused, Process (PEPPA) and the PEPPA Plus frameworks for the Advanced Practice Nurse (Bryant-Lukosius & Discenco, 2004; Bryant-Lukosius et al., 2016). It aims to systematically explore coherence between stated intentions and the operationalization of role integration, with attention to factors that facilitate or hinder coherence. By examining how Interior and Northern Health operationalize equity goals through IPN role integration, this research generates actionable recommendations to enhance IPN role integration and align the way health systems integrate the IPN rol…
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note: THE INTEGRATION OF THE INDIGENOUS PATIENT NAVIGATOR ROLE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA HEALTH SYSTEMS: A SYSTEMATIC EQUITY ACTION-ANALYSIS by Amber Mercedes Froste, B.S.N. A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA October 2025 © Amber Mercedes Froste, 2025 (Okanagan)ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis entitled: The Integration of the Indigenous Patient Navigator Role in British Columbia Health Systems: A Systematic Equity Action-Analysis submitted by Amber Mercedes Froste in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science in Nursing. Katrina Plamondon, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Development Supervisor Charlene Ronquillo, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Development Supervisory Committee Member Dennis Jasper, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Development Supervisory Committee Member Gabrielle Legault, Department of Community, Culture and Global Studies, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences University Examiner Additional Committee Members include: Donna Mendel Supervisory Committee Member iii Abstract This research analyzes the integration of the Indigenous Patient Navigator (IPN) role within British Columbia's health systems, with a focus on Interior and Northern Health, guided by the Systematic Equity Action-Analysis framework. The study critically analyzes how integrating the IPN role aligns with organizational equity goals and, more broadly, explores how health systems can better advance equity in integrating Indigenous healthcare roles. Additionally, the study brings to light ways for health systems to align the IPN role integration with broader organizational equity objectives. The research employs a theoretical framework that grounds a systematic equi…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2025-11
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0450672
language: eng
degree discipline: Nursing
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Plamondon, Katrina
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/92845