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It is like 'judging a book by its cover': An exploration of the lived experiences of Black African mental health nurses in England.
- Source :
- Nursing Inquiry; Jan2022, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p1-12, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The aim of this paper was to explore the experiences of perceived prejudices faced in England by Black African mental health nurses. Purposive sampling was used to identify five nurses from sub‐Saharan Africa. They were interviewed using face‐to‐face semi‐structured interviews. Data were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). The findings were reported under two superordinate themes: Judging a book by its cover and opportunities. The findings showed that Black African nurses experience deep‐rooted discrimination and marginalisation. Aside from that, because of their ethnicity and the fact that they speak English as a second language, they face discrimination and have difficulty achieving leadership roles. These findings provide key stakeholders, such as nursing trade unions and professional associations, as well as NHS employers, with the opportunity to act to counter hegemony in the NHS and recognise that discriminatory and racially related barriers hinder Black African nurses from reaching their full professional potential. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PSYCHOLOGY of Black people
PSYCHIATRIC nursing
LABOR unions
RESEARCH methodology
DISCRIMINATION (Sociology)
PREJUDICES
INTERVIEWING
EXPERIENCE
PHENOMENOLOGY
NATIONAL health services
QUALITATIVE research
ENGLISH as a foreign language
JUDGMENT sampling
THEMATIC analysis
PROFESSIONAL associations
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13207881
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Nursing Inquiry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 154833275
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12436