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Indigenous Communities Healthcare in Australia Assignment

   

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INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES HEALTHCARE IN AUSTRALIABy ()Name of the classProfessorName of the schoolName of the city where it is locateddate

Respect For high-quality healthcare, cultural respect is essential to decrease the disparities in health care and improve the health services to respond to patient's needs. Aregistered nurse should be culturally competent to deal with the patient from the marginalised communities. The patient should feel understood and appreciatedto seek medical care in case of a health problem. (Hunt, 2013). A competent nurse must embrace cultural awareness, explore cultural knowledge and skills anddevelop the desire to learn more through interactionDiscriminating people because of their culture lead to poor health services. Marginalized communities that value their culture will prefer to keep away fromhealthcare centres if they are not respected. According to (Clifford et al, 2015), a good nurse should understand the roles of different groups among themarginalised communities. In some cities, it is the men who make all decision, and this must be respected. The patient should develop some trust with thehealth care institution if only the nurses are free to explain the treatment jargon so that the patients can make informed decisions (Clifford, McCalman,Bainbridge, and Tsey 2015).Engagement and sharingPerson-centred care is the most effective way to offer health care services. It is built around the interpersonal relationship to understand the culture and beliefsof the patient. The approach is useful in building trust due to the respect developed as a result of the excellent relationship with the nurses. Person-centred careis much concerned with who we are our religions, values and cultural beliefs and helps understand the differences and similarities that exist among differentcommunities which is vital in offering quality healthcare. (Feinberg, 2014) holds that a nurse should also understand the alternative approaches to treatment,especially among the indigenous people. The move helps to avoid the possibility of side effects if the traditional medicine reacts to the modern medicine.

Moving forward.For the person-centred care to be adequate, the patient should take part in deciding the kind of treatment undertake and how. As a registered nurse, I willexplain all the possible remedy to the patient and guide them in choosing the best treatment based on their condition. The discussion will be private andconfidential between the nurse and the patient Typically, it is very hard in dealing with the patient from indigenous communities who hold tightly to their culture even when it is affecting their health. As anurse, I will take all my time to understand my client and educate them on the need for good healthcare. (O'Dwyer, C., 2013) believes thatIf one individual isempowered health-wise, the impact will spread to more people, therefore, making almost the whole community understand their responsibilities.Nursing is one of the few careers where you interact with people of all kinds. A nurse should be ready to learn how to handle the patients from indigenouscommunities every day. They should develop the desire to learn as many indigenous cultures as possible which will help in perfecting your interactive skillsand also improving your nursing practising with people across all cultures.

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