Narratives of Health and Illness: Importance of Health Narratives in Nursing Care

NARRATIVES OF HEALTH
AND ILLNESS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
Define health narrative and reason because of which person’s narrative is important for
nursing care..................................................................................................................................1
Discussion of ways in which historical factors impact Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
peoples’ health negatively...........................................................................................................2
Discussion of ways in which cultural factors impact positively on Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples’ health and well-being......................................................................................3
Discuss reason because of which it is important for nurses to have knowledge of their own
culture, values, assumptions and beliefs in order to provide safe health care.............................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Nursing is one of the most important part of health and social care. Nurses help in
providing high quality care to patients. Nurses plays a vital role in development of resistance
among patients suffering from different kinds of diseases that can affect their physical and
mental health (Labrague & De Los Santos, 2021). in order to provide appropriate quality of
service it is extremely important for nurses to understand health narratives of patient in order to
provide high quality nursing care to patient as it helps in understanding issues from which patient
is suffering from, their perspective and ways in which their suffering can be understood so that
effective and high- quality care can be provided to patients. This essay will lay emphasis upon
health narratives and its importance in nursing care, negative impact of historical factors upon
health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, positive impact of cultural factors upon
health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, importance of culture, values,
assumptions and beliefs for nurses for providing safe healthcare.
MAIN BODY
Define health narrative and reason because of which person’s narrative is important for nursing
care
Health narratives can be defined as a way that can help in understanding and seeing
overall health issues of patients for perspective of patient and to understand level of suffering
from which they are suffering. It is one of the most appropriate way though which in depth and
better understanding of overall health, illness and current situation and suffering of patients. This
in- depth analysis of health issue of patient is important and plays a vital role in nursing care
because it directly helps nurses in gaining better understanding of patient’s story so that as per
this knowledge high quality and as per preference of patient care can be provided to patient as it
directly help in enhancing overall satisfaction level of patients (Sampaio Sequeira, &Teixeira,
2021). Not only this, it can further help nurses in understanding barriers that can affect care
provided to patients that are required to be adhered while providing treatment and care to
patients.
Health narratives can directly bring chances within nursing care of patients. It helps
nurses in understanding ways in which a patient will perceive care provided to them, ways in
which provision of care will affect trat level of patients and would eventually affect perspective
of patients and their satisfaction level. Health narratives in nursing care are extremely important
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