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Case Studies
Moving to the UK from the Middle East in 1980s, Surina faced
much discrimination during her early days as an F grade senior
nurse for the NHS. Although she was a confident woman, she
faced issues such as a lack of communication and direct rudeness
from her ward manager. She described days of arriving home in
tears due to the lack of support that she had from management.
The longer she worked there, she stated that not only did she
feel neglected by her manager, but she also felt excluded from
other staff members and doctors within her ward.
Although at first, they got along, she stated that as time
progressed, she felt her decisions being undermined constantly.
Instead of communicating with her, they were communicating
with an E grade staff nurse instead.
Surina explained that this bullying caused her to feel paranoid,
and she began to question her competencies and her mind. She
stated that, “I started questioning my competencies because
people make you feel like that, make you feel incapable, make
you feel incompetent, you know you become paranoid, you felt
isolated, and I felt like that. “
To help gain her confidence back due to a clear case of
gaslighting, Surina began to record every episode of racial
bullying.
After receiving a complaint from her manager, she contacted the
Royal College of Nursing for external support.
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