| Semester 1, 2023 Online | |
| Units : | 1 |
| School or Department : | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BNSG or ADAH or BOTH or BSWK or BSWH or SPYH
Enrolment is not permitted in NUR1203 if NUR1201 has been previously completed
Overview
Professional health and regulatory authorities in Australia are moving towards mandating the Model of Cultural Safety in health related programs of study to support and inform the future healthcare workforce. An understanding of self and health systems is crucial to providing culturally safe care to all people across all health settings. This course utilises self-reflective practice as an essential skill for culturally safe professional practice. Historical literacies underpin Cultural Safety as an understanding of societal responses to diversity and the health impacts this has imposed.
To fulfil Australian regulatory requirements and ethical and professional standards of health care professions this foundational course introduces the model of cultural safety. The cultural safety model is identified as essential in underpinning students' professional development and practice. This course enables student to develop an understanding of our own cultures including the cultures of nursing, midwifery and health systems as it is essential to provide health care that is free of racism, stigma and other forms of discrimination across all practice settings. This course further focuses on social and cultural determinants of health and their impacts upon individuals, communities and health systems. An online learning environment will be utilised to support the student journey towards best practice in their professional development.
As per the BNSG Program Rules, students are required to attempt and submit all assessment items in a course. This program rule forms part of the UniSQ accreditation agreement with the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Council [ANMAC].
Course learning outcomes
On completion of this course students should be able to:
- Identify and explain the model of cultural safety.
- Undertake personal cultural self-reflection and acknowledge its impact on self and professional practice.
- Identify and explain the need for cultural safety and what the model addresses.
- Apply knowledge of historical, social and political issues to explain the socio-political context of health care.
- Apply verbal and non-verbal communication strategies and standards that facilitate therapeutic communication and inter-professional relationships.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cultural Safety Model | 20.00 |
| 2. | Critical reflection of self and health care systems | 20.00 |
| 3. | Impacts of self and systems on health outcomes | 20.00 |
| 4. | Global and National health histories | 20.00 |
| 5. | Gibbs reflective practice | 20.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quiz | No | 25 | 1 |
| Reflection (personal/clinical) | No | 50 | 3,4,5 |
| Recorded/rendered work | No | 25 | 2,5 |