Posted on Jun 14, 2023
Racism, discrimination prevalent in nursing, new survey shows
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A new survey of 900 nurses found that about 80% of nurses have experienced or seen racist treatment by patients, and 60% have experienced or seen it by colleagues. Few nurses ever report these incidents though.
Our editorial partners at STAT spoke with a number of nurses about their own experience with racism in the profession, about what efforts there are to end it and whether those efforts are working.
Usha Lee McFarling, a national science correspondent for STAT, talks to host Scott Tong about the findings.
Our editorial partners at STAT spoke with a number of nurses about their own experience with racism in the profession, about what efforts there are to end it and whether those efforts are working.
Usha Lee McFarling, a national science correspondent for STAT, talks to host Scott Tong about the findings.
Racism, discrimination prevalent in nursing, new survey shows
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I have been in nursing since 1974, coming up on 50 years. I have dealt with clients of all races and nationalities and have never experienced racism or discrimination. That includes the large prison populations one of the hospitals I worked in.
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LTC Trent Klug
Thank you for posting. I do have to say inmates control themselves much more in a hospital setting than at prison.
As a staff member, I was never called anything but 'boss', Mister Klug, or Klug. But man the things I heard and saw between inmates or groups of inmates! Boy howdy!
As a staff member, I was never called anything but 'boss', Mister Klug, or Klug. But man the things I heard and saw between inmates or groups of inmates! Boy howdy!
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My daughter deals with at least one incident per week. She was told by an African American patient recently that she wanted a black nurse instead of her and she wanted a black doctor. Well my daughter told her you don't have achoice in who cares for you in the ER so sit down and let me take care of you. Then she started callingmy daughter a white supremacist racist bitch. But my daughter never waivered and continued taking care of her. It happens but let me tell you this...if I am in an ER I don't care what race, creed, religion, or whatever you are...I am assuming you are credentialed or you would not be there. Get me better and get me out.
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Why in the dickens would you as a patient make any kind of racist actions on the person trying to help you?
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