92264 Australian Indigenous Health Care
UTS: Nursing, Midwifery and Health: Undergraduate Nursing ProgramsCredit points: 6 cp
Result Type: Grade and marks
Requisite(s): (92236 Foundations of Mental Health Nursing OR 92239 Foundations of Children's Nursing)) AND (((92238 Adult Nursing: Cellular Alterations OR 92248 Adult Nursing: Neuro-endocrine) AND 92191 Adult Nursing: Cardiovascular AND 92192 Adult Nursing: Respiratory AND 92194 Adult Nursing: Renal and Reproductive AND 92195 Adult Nursing: GIT and Orthopaedic AND (91533 Fundamentals of Pathophysiology 3 OR 91534 Fundamentals of Pathophysiology 4)) OR ((92261 Adult Nursing: Medical OR 92262 Adult Nursing: Surgical) AND (99636 Essentials of Pathophysiology OR 91604 Introductory Pharmacology and Microbiology))
Handbook description
Further information is available from the UTS Student Centre.
Subject objectives/outcomes
On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
- identify factors influencing Australian Indigenous health care issues (ANMC competencies: 1.1, 2.2)
- determine the role of the Australian Indigenous health worker/ Aboriginal Liaison officer in the context of the wider health care system (ANMC competencies: 2.1, 3.3)
- compare and contrast the health and cultural beliefs of Australian Indigenous people and those of other Australians (ANMC competencies: 2.2, 3.3)
- integrate the meanings of the health / illness experience of Australian Indigenous people into the nursing assessment (ANMC competencies: 1.1, 1.3)
- apply the concept of resource availability which determines opportunities for the provision of nursing care within a community setting (ANMC competencies: 1.3, 2.1)
- use relevant data which allow for effective monitoring of the patients health status and the recognition of significant variations (ANMC competencies: 1.3, 2.1).
Contribution to graduate profile
This subject provides students with the opportunity to enhance their skills in a variety of Indigenous health care settings. The principles of cultural safety and cultural competency underpin this subject and should be applied in both the learning environment and on clinical placement. Students work towards developing deeper understanding and increasing their clinical skills in an Indigenous health care context. Students are also encouraged to utilise reflection and critical thinking to identify improvements to current nursing and health care practices.
Content
- Introduction to Indigenous health care elective
- Role of the ATSI health worker and the Aboriginal liaison person in the wider community
- Family and paediatric health care issues and the Aboriginal Education Officer in the wider community
- Mental health issues in Australian Indigenous communities.
