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NUR1204 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

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 NUR1204 if NUR3030 has been previously completed

Overview

NUR1204 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health is one of eight, first year, foundation courses in the Bachelor of Nursing Program.

The outstanding life differentials between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous Australians remains at an unacceptable level. The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) have mandated that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people鈥檚 health be incorporated in all nursing programs to support and inform the future nursing workforce of the many complexities that have and continue to inform First Nations health today. Further, this course is underpinned by the Nursing and Midwifery Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework (2017) to ensure nurses are appropriately prepared to work in partnership with First Nations peoples.

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].

An understanding of the social and cultural determinants of health and the impacts of historical Acts and contemporary policies and their influence on First Nations Australians is essential in providing culturally safe health care with and for First Nations peoples. This course utilises cultural safety and contextual knowledge and skills to model contemporary health care delivery in Australia. It emphasises the contemporary nurse as a foundational member of the health partnership who is necessary in enhancing First Nations people's social and emotional wellbeing. It values the role of First Nations Australians in self-determining processes and leadership in health and research.

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:

  1. Effectively communicate the Model of Cultural Safety by having an understanding of self: through examining their own values, beliefs and attitudes that affect the delivery of healthcare for First Nations peoples.
  2. Examine historical Acts and contemporary policies that have impacted the health of Indigenous Australians.
  3. Explain the process of self-determination through the lens of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHOs) development and examine Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Models of Care in the delivery of culturally safe healthcare.
  4. Explain Social and Emotional Wellbeing as defined by Indigenous health practitioners and examine the impact of Caring for Country and the Climate Emergency on the Social and Emotional Wellbeing of First Nations Australians.
  5. Apply understanding of cultural safety and contextual knowledge and skills to deliver culturally safe healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and culturally safe healthcare systems.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Cultural safety: Understanding self and its impact on healthcare; 20.00
2. Historical Acts and Contemporary Policies; 30.00
3. Clinical management and service delivery: Community control and self-determination, Models of Care and partnerships with Aboriginal healthcare professionals, organisations and communities; 20.00
4. Social and Emotional Wellbeing: Caring for Country, the climate emergency and major burdens of disease affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 30.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

Best, O., & Fredericks, B. (Eds) (2021), Yatdjuligin: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing and Midwifery Care, 3rd edn, Cambridge 精东传媒app Press, Melbourne, VIC.

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

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
Assignments Written Essay 1 No 20 1,3,5
Assignments Written Essay 2 No 40 2,4,5
Examinations Non-invigilated Time limited online examinatn No 40 1,2,3,4,5
Date printed 9 February 2024