Precis "Race and Micro aggression in Nursing Knowledge Development

In his article "Race and Micro aggression in Nursing Knowledge Development” (2012), Hall asserts that race is a social environmental element in many nursing knowledge contexts. She explores how race and racism have been concept in nursing research and theory, situating these issues in the debate between Critical Race Theory and post racialism. Contemporarily, racism is more subtle than overt. Hall supports there facts with Subtle racism takes the form of micro aggressions in everyday discourse and practices by whites toward African Americans. This occurs with little to no awareness on the part of whites. Using this concept, practice and education are explored. Her purpose is to inform America that we hold that micro aggression contribute to stress for the target person, which may partly account for racial health disparities.