Implicit Bias Assignment

1. Define explicit bias and implicit bias in your own words.

2. Reflect on both tests and your results.

· Discuss your reaction to your IAT scores

· Explain whether the results surprised you and why

· Consider how these results might relate to your nursing practice

3. Can you think of a time when you or someone you know has experienced implicit biases?

· Connect this experience to what you learned from your IAT results.

4. How might those biases (revealed in your IAT results) affect the care you provide or receive?

· Consider specific nursing scenarios where these biases might emerge.

5. How does implicit bias impact health disparities?

· Relate your answer to the types of biases identified in your IATs

6. What actions should you take when you see implicit bias occurring in healthcare or realize you are engaging in implicit bias?

· Develop specific strategies based on your personal IAT findings.

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