Posted on Jul 6, 2023
Black nurses face racist discrimination that can push them out of the profession
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A new, national survey shows the majority of nurses in the U.S. have seen or experienced racism in the workplace. Leading professionals say such discrimination’s impact is far-reaching.
Delanor Manson is the first Black person to lead the Kentucky Nurses Association since it was founded 117 years ago.
She has had a long and varied career in nursing that took her across the world as a now-retired Navy officer before she became CEO of the association. But what Manson has been able to accomplish is the exception, not the rule.
“I have to say that part of the reason we have a nursing shortage is that many nurses of color have said, ‘Enough. I'm not taking it anymore, and I'm out,’” she said.
Manson said nurses of color face racism and other barriers that push them to leave the profession, which adds to the nursing shortages in the Midwest and across the country.
Delanor Manson is the first Black person to lead the Kentucky Nurses Association since it was founded 117 years ago.
She has had a long and varied career in nursing that took her across the world as a now-retired Navy officer before she became CEO of the association. But what Manson has been able to accomplish is the exception, not the rule.
“I have to say that part of the reason we have a nursing shortage is that many nurses of color have said, ‘Enough. I'm not taking it anymore, and I'm out,’” she said.
Manson said nurses of color face racism and other barriers that push them to leave the profession, which adds to the nursing shortages in the Midwest and across the country.
Black nurses face racist discrimination that can push them out of the profession
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I do not care who you are, if I am in the Hospital and you could possibly be standing between me and any type of deteriorating health issue I am gonna be singing your praises.
It takes someone really ignorant to discriminate against someone who is there to help you.
It takes someone really ignorant to discriminate against someone who is there to help you.
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I would be interested in finding out a timeline as to when they started feeling the discrimination. If someone had been in nursing for a number of years, seeing probably thousands of patients, what changed and when did the change happen? Was it in the last 5 years, after everyone adopted the DEI doctrine, which maybe enhanced the nurses perception that they were discriminated against? DEI programming has really created a whole new level of victimhood.
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