Sjuksköterskor utsätts för rasdiskriminering från patienter vilket leder till ohälsa. I Sverige finns lagstiftning som förbjuder all form av diskriminering samt att ohälsa på arbetsplatsen skall förebyggas. Syftet med studien var att belysa sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av patienters rasdiskriminering. För att uppnå studiens syfte genomfördes en litteraturstudie vilken utföll i åtta vetenskapliga resultatartiklar. Kodningar och analyser gjordes av resultatartiklarna vilket mynnade ut i två teman, Rasdiskrimineringens uttryck och Rasdiskrimineringens konsekvenser. Rubriken Rasdiskrimineringens konsekvenser gav två underrubriker, känslor och copingstrategier. I resultatet framkom det att sjuksköterskor utsattes för rasdiskriminering via kommentarer och ansiktsuttryck från patienter vilket leder till fysiska och psykiska samt stressrelaterade skador. Att utsättas för rasdiskriminering leder till upplevelsen av negativa känslor. För att handskas med rasdiskriminering har sjuksköterskor anammat olika copingstrategier som i vissa fall inte varit behjälpliga och det slutgiltiga alternativet har varit att lämna arbetsplatsen. / Nurses are exposed to racial discrimination very often which can result in ill health. There is a law in Sweden that prevents from all types of discrimination and legislation that ill health at workplace should be prevented. A study was made in which the aim was to illuminate nurses’ experiences of racial discrimination caused by the patients. To reach the aim, the study was completed by a literature study and eight scientific result articles. Codes and analysis was completed by the result articles. The themes were the expression of racial discrimination and the consequences of racial discrimination. The main theme, which was the consequences of racial discrimination, was divided into two subtitles, which were feelings and coping strategies. The result showed that the patients used comments and facial expressions when they racially discriminated the nurses, which could lead to physical and mental as well as stress related damages. Being exposed to racial discrimination leads to negative feelings. Nurses have embraced different types of coping strategies in order to deal with racial discrimination, and in the worst case scenario if it didn´t work, their last alternative was to leave their workplace.

In this thesis, I have studied the United Nations concluding observations on Sweden in relation to international human rights obligations. Specifically, in regards to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).  The Committee on the Rights of the Child have, in their Concluding Observations from 2023, expressed a deep concern about continued racism and discrimination of many children in Sweden. Meanwhile, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has recommended Sweden to take immediate measures for the purpose of eliminating all forms of racial discrimination.  In terms of critical analysis, the aim of this thesis has been to study how the Swedish state's international human rights obligations for the purpose of eliminating racial discrimination relates to the implementation of children's rights according to the principle of non-discrimination. According to my study, it is necessary for the Swedish state to promote and respect the human dignity inherent in every child, to be able to guarantee every child within the jurisdiction the rights under the CRC. A central example is the child's right to education in alignment with general human rights principles. Therefore, it is required for the state to prevent the normalization of racism in Sweden, in accordance with the international human rights obligations under the ICERD. This includes, for example, the prohibition of racist organizations in national law, for the purpose of eliminating racist hate speech, and the elimination of racial profiling by national law enforcement. Many children's living conditions and access to the rights under the CRC are affected by racism in several ways, through structural and everyday racism, when they themselves are exposed to racism and when people in their close surroundings experience racism. This has led me to the conclusion that active and immediate measures by the Swedish state, for the purpose of eliminating racial discrimination, are necessary for the possibility of guaranteeing the children who are victims of racism their rights in alignment with the CRC.