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MANDURAH-S2N-INT-2021-ONGOING
MURDOCH-S2N-INT-2021-ONGOING

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Enrolment in the Bachelor of Nursing

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Unit content:

Key topics in this unit include: the impact of history and colonisation on contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; the importance of culture, values and social practices, and their influence on health outcomes; culturally appropriate, safe and sensitive communication that facilitates trust and the building of
respectful relationships; knowledge of best practice in clinical presentation and disease prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander; demographic and health statistics, as well as features of effective policies and strategies relative to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the context of health care; the influence of one’s own cultural identity and the culture of the Australian health care system on
perceptions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; advocacy for equitable outcomes and social justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; and leadership in advocating for equitable health outcomes and culturally safe services.


1. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health priorities (Australian Government, 2013-2023; Australian Refugee Health Practice guide, 2019)
• Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
• Overview of Indigenous Western Australian health status
o WA Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Framework 2015-2030                                     

• National, State and Territory policies, strategies and initiatives
o National and State Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013-2023

2. Historical impacts on health, the social determinants of health, and social and emotional wellbeing (Crisp et al., 2017, ch 14; Government of Western Australia, 2019; Taylor & Guerin, 2014, ch 2, 4, 9 & 11)
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health and social and emotional well-being framework for
living, and health and wellbeing
o Whole-of-life-course approach
• Human rights
• Elders Vulnerability

3. Concepts relating to cultural nursing care: cultural safety (Government of Western Australia, 2019 ;Taylor &
Guerin, 2014, ch 4, 9 & 11)
• Diversity, acculturation and assimilation
• Race, prejudice and stereotyping
• Ethnocentrism, discrimination and racism
• Negotiating the cultural interface
• Critical thinking and reflection and reflexivity
• Role of worldviews in health

4. Health care settings (urban, rural, regional and remote) (Government of Western Australia, 2019 ;Taylor & Guerin, 2014, ch 10)
• Primary Health Care services and access in different settings
• Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services
o Strength based approaches to health care
o Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islander workforce
• Role of the nurse in promoting health and developing health literacy - NSQHS – Health Literacy

5. Providing cultural nursing care (Taylor & Guerin, 2014, Ch 9 & 12; NSQHS, 2017, Aboriginal and Torrs Strait Islander Health)
• NSQHS User Guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
o Older ATSI peoples considerations
o Palliative Care
o Sorry business
• Liaison and advocacy
• Inter and Intra professional practice

Other notes:

It is a requirement of the course that all students have a smart device (mobile phone, laptop, iPad, tablet) with WiFi capability.