THE COLOR OF PREJUDICE OR COLOR PREJUDICE? reviewing racism and decolonial care in nursing

Authors

  • Luciana Silverio Alleluia Higino da Silva Universidade Federal Fluminense
  • Claudia Mara de Melo Tavares Universidade Federal Fluminense
  • Lais Mariano de Paiva Universidade Federal Fluminense
  • Thiago Nogueira da Silva Universidade Federal Fluminense

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18764/2178-2865.v28n1.2024.2

Keywords:

Racism, nursing, social construction of ethnic identity, prejudice

Abstract

Objective: To identify, through an integrative review, existing articles on racism in nursing and decolonial care as a strategy of resistance and identity for black nurses. Nine articles were selected from international databases. In the articles found, it was found that racism in nursing is presented through microaggressions and the outcomes highlighted point to strategies for promoting decolonial care practices exercised by black nurses. The relevance of recognizing the existence of a colonization of nursing care is highlighted; the characteristics of racism and prejudice in the care provided by black nurses; the need to implement decolonial care actions. For discussions about black nursing and decolonial care, it is necessary to bring the intersectional dimension as a central axis for the profession, as it was constituted as predominantly female, White and Christian. This observation has been a barrier to the access and permanence of these professionals in the various fields of activity, especially in those that are prominent, since its emergence. It is necessary to break with the social imaginary that places them in a place of worthlessness to establish an identity that contributes to diversity and multiraciality in Brazilian
Nursing.

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Author Biographies

Luciana Silverio Alleluia Higino da Silva, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Doutorando do Programa de Pós-Graduação Doutorado no Programa Acadêmico em Ciências do Cuidado em Saúde - PACCS. Universidade Federal Fluminense, RJ, Brasil. Fundação Oswaldo Cruz – Fiocruz

Claudia Mara de Melo Tavares, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Pós-doutora pela USP-SP. Doutora em Enfermagem. Mestra em Educação. Professora Titular da Universidade Federal Fluminense, Coordenadora Geral da Pós-Graduação da Escola de Enfermagem da UFF e do Mestrado Profissional Ensino na Saúde.

Lais Mariano de Paiva, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Professora Substituta EEAAC/UFF.Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação Doutorado no Programa Acadêmico em Ciências do Cuidado em Saúde - PACCS. Universidade Federal Fluminense, RJ, Brasi

Thiago Nogueira da Silva, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Doutorando do Programa de Pós-Graduação Doutorado no Programa Acadêmico em Ciências do Cuidado em Saúde - PACCS. Universidade Federal Fluminense, RJ, Brasil.

Published

2024-07-29

How to Cite

SILVA, Luciana Silverio Alleluia Higino da; TAVARES, Claudia Mara de Melo; PAIVA, Lais Mariano de; SILVA, Thiago Nogueira da.
THE COLOR OF PREJUDICE OR COLOR PREJUDICE? reviewing racism and decolonial care in nursing
. Revista de Políticas Públicas, v. 28, n. 1, p. 33–51, 29 Jul. 2024 Disponível em: https://cajapio.ufma.br/index.php/rppublica/article/view/23960. Acesso em: 22 oct. 2024.