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1Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Child Health, Centre for Critical Research in Nursing and Midwifery, The Burroughs, Middlesex University, London, UK.
Nursing Inquiry
|October 18, 2021
Summary
This study explores how whiteness structurally dominates, impacting individual critique and reflexivity in nursing research. It examines institutional racism within British health services and the nursing profession.
Area of Science:
- Sociology of Health and Illness
- Nursing Studies
- Critical Race Theory
Background:
- Whiteness as a structural dominance in healthcare
- The role of individual critique and reflexivity in addressing systemic issues
- The intersection of researcher positionality and research findings
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the structural domination of whiteness within the context of international nurse migration research.
- To reflect on the researcher's positionality as a white nurse researcher.
- To discuss the reproduction of racism in the British nursing profession.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative research methodology
- Analysis of two large-scale qualitative studies
- Inclusion of one small focus group study
Main Results:
- Evidence of institutional racism in British health services.
- Growing awareness of how racism is reproduced within the British nursing profession.
- Researcher's personal reactions and reflections on confronting racism.
Conclusions:
- Whiteness as a structural dominance significantly influences healthcare and nursing.
- Individual reflexivity is crucial for identifying and challenging racism in professional settings.
- Further research is needed to dismantle systemic racism in nursing and health services.
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