Report on Case Scenario 3 HIV

CASE SCENARIO 3 HIV

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................3
Summary of the principles of equity and access within primary health care..............................3
Description of key population, their disproportionate risks and their equity and access issues..5
Include case scenario 3 HIV, as an example of community nursing intervention and
approaches to support preventive health care services and promote health for key population
affected by HIV...........................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES...................................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
In Australia, there are several community health nurses that work with people and family
for the purpose of supporting patients having health problems such as HIV. They basically
prevent disease, maintain health and treat the patients in appropriate manner according to the
health standards (Turner & Holton, 2015). The main aim of community nurses is to support and
maintain patient independence, safety and healthy lifestyle especially for HIV patients. For
Torres Strait Islander, there are several health services and community nurses who provide
amenities to the HIV patients. Regarding this, the study has been describing nursing intervention
and approaches that are used for the purpose of supporting preventive health care services. Along
with this, discussion has also been included regarding principles of equity that are applied in
health care dimensions.
Summary of the principles of equity and access within primary health care
According to the general criteria, health equity is about providing equitable and
appropriate services to the patients who are facing different health issue because of HIV. The
provision of equity states that every patient should get suitable and equitable support in terms of
health care policies (Richters and et.al., 2014). However, there should not be any sort of
disadvantage for vulnerable groups of Australia who have different health challenges. The
principle of equity ensures to give proper health services through eradicating poor health aspects.
Therefore, according to Australian health care services, people are provided suitable amenities
which also improves their living standard. At the same time, access to prominent health care
services helps people to get more knowledge about HIV and other health related issues (Newman
and et.al., 2015).

At the time of treating patients with HIV, it is vital for community nurses to promote
healthy lifestyle as that plays prominent role in promoting the interest of groups. According to
health equity, it is essential for the practitioners and community nurses to consider the
importance of quality (New report card on Australia’s sexual health released, 2015). This is also
useful for the purpose of reducing the provision of health differences among people. Hence, at
the time of dealing with HIV patients, it is crucial for the community nurses to ensure that
suitable care and concern is being given at all stages. At the time of considering HIV epidemic, it
is vital for community nurses and general practitioners to focus on equitable rights which should
not be violated at any stage. However, one of the major issues arises at the time when nurses do
violate the essential requirements of principles of equity (Lowther, Selman, Harding &
Higginson, 2014).
According to the principle of care, it is essential for the community nurses to deliver
suitable care to HIV patients by considering all obligations. Prevention, care, support and
treatment are the basic aspects that needs to be considered at the time of dealing with HIV
patients. Therefore, in this respect community nurses must connect with the HIV patients so as to
deliver suitable amenities (Liamputtong, 2015). Along with better services, the principle of
equity states that other support groups should also consider the provision of equitable rights and
obligations. For Australian people, several health care standards are being determined which are
also mandatory to adhere by community nurses.
Besides this, according to the legal framework of WHO, community nurses are required
to make patients aware about their rights and duties. Hence, according to that patients must have
suitable access to standardised health care amenities (Ekberg, Grenness & Hickson, 2014). In
this context, the provision of equity and justice holds more importance. Similarly, equal