Perceptions of racism in the health service

Abstract

From the study results, it appears that racism is still evident in the classroom and the clinical placement area.

Verbal abuse experienced by nursing students

“…(1995) reported that 66% of black and 58% of Asian nursing staff responding to their study had had difficulties with patients due to ethnicity, while Cortis (2004) comments that racist behaviour by patients is overt. McKenzie (2003), Weaver (2001) and Sawley (2000) discuss racism towards staff and students; however, the majority of the literature is related to patients‘ experiences of racism and its impact on mortality and morbidity (McKenzie 2003).…”