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Cultural competence is the ability to provide effective care for clients who come from different cultures. A most important component of the cultural competence is “the ability to recognize and challenge racism and other forms of discrimination and oppressive practice” (Papadopoulos 2006)
The racism and racial discrimination is complex and worrying. There are different forms of racism : anti-Semitism, Anti-Black racism, anti-Gypsyism etc.
Public opinion continued to be openly hostile towards Roma and Travellers in many European countries. Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers are particularly subject to the negative climate of opinion.
The nurses are required to have expertise in dealing with racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism. The issues relating to racism, discrimination, inequality and socio-political aspects should be considered in the nurses education.
Read more on:
Council of Europe- European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance:
www.coe.int/ecri
Romanian Immigration Office
http://ori.mai.gov.ro/home/index/en
References:
Hussein, R. G.(2006) Dual diagnosis nursing, Chapter 9, pp. 90-93, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford
Leininger,M. M. And McFarland M. (2002)-Transcultural nursing: concepts, theories, research and practice, ISBN 0-07.135397-6, Chapter 2 pp 53-55, Mc Graw-Hill
Papadopoulos, I. (2006) Transcultural health and social care: development of culturally competent practitioners, pp175-203, ISBN 13 978 099310131.1, Churchill Livingstone Elsevier
Srivastava, R. (1960) The healthcare professional's guide to clinical cultural competence, pp. 8-9 ISBN 0-7796-9960.2, Esevier Canada, Toronto
Wrench, J. (2007) Diversity Management, Discrimination and Ethnic Minorities in Europe, pp. 57-87, ISBN 978-0-7546-4890-1, Ashgate Publishing, Hampshire
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