• Explain the relationship between nursing, the social determinants of health, and primary health care.
• Identify participative, evidence-based health promoting interventions for individuals, families, and carers from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
• Demonstrate integration of knowledge and skills by providing safe, effective
care for individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds in community settings.
Topic background:
Community nurses can assist in improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples by understanding cultural safety in practice. This begins with acknowledging the impact Australia’s history has on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders and reflecting on our own conscious and unconscious bias.
Assignment Question Part A
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of using reflection within your future nursing practice, especially when working with clients from other cultures.
Part B
- Using the Rolfe, Freshwater and Jasper framework for reflection (2001), reflect on the three following concepts.
o What you already knew about Australian history and its impact onAboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health outcomes.
o So What have you learnt in HNN217 that has developed your
understanding of the impact Australian history has on Aboriginal and/or
Torres Strait Islander health outcomes.
Sample Solution