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Importance of learning Indigenous Australian for nursesHistory and culture defines an individual or community way of thinking, communication and what of value and important in their life. History shape the present time and determine how people think about their future. Culture, being a part of human lives, influences values, views, hopes, loyalties, fears and worries (Ford, 2012). The indigenous Australian comprise of Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal. The Indigenous Australians have their history dating back 75000 years. They are amongst the world oldest cultures and demand consideration and respect (Mitrouet al., 2014). The indigenous Australian culture has been adversely affected when Australia was colonized by Great Britain and its impact is felt to date. The historical injustices have led to the most problems experienced among the Aboriginals and Torres Islanders communities and continually shape their lives. Understanding culture and history enables a professional to build relationships with individuals and community that help to attain effective delivery of services. Therefore, it important for professional working closely with indigenous communities to understand their past and culture in order to successfully deliver on their workplace. The following essay critically discusses the importance and value of nurse professionals completing acourse in introduction to indigenous Australia. This will involve exploring the usefulness of learning about the histories and culture of Indigenous Australians and the impact of the past to future generation. The essay will also discuss the issues of cultural differences and diversity.Nursing as a profession in health care sector plays an important role on caring for families, individuals, and communities so that they can attain, recover or maintain optimal health. Nurses are involved promotion, protection, and optimization of health, facilitation of healing, prevention
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of injury and illness, alleviation of suffering and advocacy of care to group, communities, families, individuals, or special population (Shepherd, Li, Mitrou, & Zubrick, 2012). Nurses aim to improve quality of life through optimal health care. Nurses work closely with Indigenous Australians and it necessary for them to understand their history and culture to deliver optimal. First, nurses completing the unit on introduction to indigenous Australia will be able to understand health in Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal context. Health is viewed in a more holistic content as compared to non-indigenous Australians. Health encompasses physical and mental health, culture and spiritual health. In addition, land is central to indigenous Australians’ wellbeing (Downing, Kowal, & Paradies, 2011). This is different from the non indigenous Australian where health is viewed as mental and physical wellness with land playing not part of wellbeing. The nurses have to understand that in order to achieve optimal health among indigenous Australians they have to enhance harmony of interrelations of physical and mental health, culture and spiritual health. Otherwise, the individual unwell health will persist. Secondly, it important for nurses to understand the indigenous Australian history contest and its impact. Nurses working with Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islander need to have sound understanding of Australian history since colonization. The Australian history has profound impact that has influence on the contemporary life. The indigenous Australia history from pre-colonization, colonization, white assimilation to stolen generation has created disruption that require understanding to solve the health problem of Aboriginals and Torres Islander(Mitrou et al., 2014). The history of indigenous Australians is a social determinant of health to their contemporary life. The indigenous people were subjection to colonization led to increased substance abuse and mental health unwell being. Colonization led to loss of culture and traditional ways, people and communities (Paradies, 2016). The people got disconnected to
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