Comparison and Contrasting of Personal and Institutional Racism in Nursing

Nursing Essay

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
STEP 1.............................................................................................................................................1
Comparison and contrasting of personal racism and institutional racism..............................1
Power dynamic associated with the concept of whiteness and how it related to contemporary
nursing practice in Australia...................................................................................................1
Comparing and contrasting the concept cultural safety and cultural competency (300).......2
STEP 2.............................................................................................................................................2
Reflection on the problems of aboriginal and racism (150)...................................................2
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................2
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................2

INTRODUCTION
Nursing refers a collaboration practices as well as care of all age group and race of people.
This study is going to show difference as well as similarities between individual and institutional
racism Alligood, (2017). It will also show ways and impacts of power dynamic of whiteness on
nursing practices. This power dynamic also affects healthcare services. Lastly, it will show
problems which Aboriginal Australian face as well as some differences between cultural safety
and cultural competency.
STEP 1
Comparison and contrasting of personal racism and institutional racism
Racism is considered and known as discrimination. It can also be discussed by belief
which all members of each race posses which may include: their abilities, education, qualities
which makes them differ or superior to another race of people. These differences and abilities
makes situation of discrimination and it is called racism. Racism comes from many forms and
main 2 forms of racism are: personal and institutional. Personal or individual racism is a type of
discrimination which are being done by people themselves because they believe that they are
superior than other race of people on some basis and it may be their skin colour, their education
and others Shelton & Barnes, (2016). Both these terms can be analysed with an appropriate
example. One of the best example by which the actual meaning of personal racism can be
understood is: For example: White people or terrorists attack on a church of black race of people
and kill some black people than this act will be known as individual racism.
On the flip side, institutional racism can be defined by comparing personal racism. It can
be said that this type of racism and discrimination occur when black race of people in the same
city die each year because of lack of access to food and other health care services. Than it will be
known as institutional racism, So, from the example, it can be said that an unequal and unfair
distribution of resources, opportunities in different race is called institutional racism. One of the
main similarities between those is it affects only those races of people who lacks on abilities and
some other basis. Discrimination occur in both types of racism Bailey & et.al., (2017).
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