Rani Srivastava, PhD, RN, FTNSS FCAN

Expertise Areas:

Cultural identity

Health equity

Anti-Racism

Organizational cultural competence

Mental health

Qualitative research

Languages spoken, read/write*:

English, Hindi

Select Publications:

Srivastava, R. (2022). The Healthcare Professional’s Guide to Cultural Competence – 2nd Edition. Elsevier Canada. Features author’s framework for Integrating Culture into Practice with expanded content that reflects advances in cultural competency and the changed demographics, as well as content on Indigenous Cultural Safety, Sexual and Gender Diversity, and Community health with a focus on social and structural determinants and the African Nova Scotian experience

Srivastava, R. & Pottinger A. Racism in Nursing & Healthcare (In progress).  Giddens’s Concepts for Canadian Nursing Practice.    Expected date of Publication Oct. 2025.

 Srivastava, R. & Srivastava, R. (2019) Supporting Post-Secondary Youth Mental Health through Inclusive Practices Attuned to Culture. In Zangeneh, M (ed).  Culture, Diversity, and Mental Health - Enhancing Clinical Practice.  Springer.

Srivastava, R. (2014). Culture, Religion, and Family-Centred Care. In Zlotnik-shaul, R. (Ed), Ethics and Law in Pediatric Patient and Family Centred Care. (pp 57-77) Springer

Ip, E., Srivastava, R., Lentz, L., Jasinoski, S., & Anderson, G. S. (2025). Antecedents of Workplace Psychological Safety in Public Safety and Frontline Healthcare: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(6), 820. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22060820

 

Present/Future Directions 

My scholarship is in cultural competence at a clinical and organizational level. Based on Leininger’s theory, I developed the culture care framework that recognizes culture as patterns and culture as power and thus brings an intersectional lens to understanding culture and cultural identity.  I have worked on policy and organizational change strategies to ensure cultural competence and anti-racism in action.   Other areas of interest and work include: mentorship for nurse educators and nurse leaders from marginalized communities and the unique challenges faced by this group; influence of cultural identity on mental health and wellbeing; influence of religion and religious practices on mental health and well being of international students; and immigrant /refugee health.

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Updated 09/2025