The Nurse's Role in Addressing Pneumonia in Aboriginal Communities

This essay examines the issue of pneumonia within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia, focusing on the causes, impact, and potential nursing interventions. It begins by highlighting the prevalence of infectious diseases, specifically pneumonia, within these communities, discussing factors such as living conditions and lack of awareness. The essay then delves into the causes of pneumonia, including bacterial, viral, and fungal infections, and explores why these communities are at higher risk. It also evaluates the impact of pneumonia on the community's health and daily life, including symptoms, mortality rates, and the challenges faced by children and vulnerable populations. The core of the essay focuses on the crucial role of nurses in partnering with the Aboriginal community to address pneumonia using a strength-based approach. It describes how nurses can build relationships, conduct awareness programs, and develop effective treatment plans by understanding the community's needs and strengths. The essay emphasizes the importance of cultural sensitivity, collaboration, and the use of community resources to improve health outcomes and reduce the burden of pneumonia. The essay underscores the need for nurses to understand the specific needs of the community and to work collaboratively with them to implement effective interventions and improve health outcomes.

Building Healthy Community
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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Discuss about the Infectious Diseases with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities in
Australia.......................................................................................................................................3
Determine the cause of Issue “Pneumonia”, why community has the infectious diseases.........4
Evaluate that issue of “Pneumonia” disease impact on the Aboriginal & Torres community
and their life.................................................................................................................................5
Nurses’ role partnership with Aboriginal & Torres community in order to address issue of
“Pneumonia” by using Strength based approach.........................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTION
Healthy community is one in which all different residents have access to maintain quality of
education, safe and healthy homes, physical activities. The Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
communities face an issues in regards of chronic disease such as diabetes, heart disease and
cancer. In this documentation, it is mainly focused on the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
communities, who have been already facing health related issues because of infectious diseases
such as “Pneumonia”. It will discuss about the causes of “Pneumonia” and how community will
face complication in their daily lives due to the infectious diseases. Furthermore, this essay will
describe about the significant role of Nurses’ and how will engage with Aboriginal & Torres
community in order to address issue of “Pneumonia” by using Strength based approach.
MAIN BODY
Discuss about the Infectious Diseases with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities in
Australia.
In Australia, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities are becoming large number
of populations, which persistent of trachoma is emblematic as one of health consequences and
resolved by maintenance of hygiene, environmental improvement. In recent times, Australian has
remain the only developed nation in order to focus on their poor communities.
The burden of infectious disease among Aboriginal communities. It is particularly evident
in the Northern territory where it has been recently increased the highest level. At that time, it
has been identified that Aboriginal community as their overall life expectancy at least 10 years
less than other communities (Ali, Foster & Hall, 2018). This is because when 6,80,0000
Australian people live in urban areas, only 20% residing in remote areas (McHugh & et.al.,
2020).
However, Aboriginal communities have been experienced about the infectious diseases
because they are living in crowed areas or place. In this way, it may increase a chances for
spreading infectious disease from one person to another (Spilsbury & et.al., 2018).. Aboriginal &
Torres Strait Islander have a poor condition or situation due to lack of awareness regarding
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infectious diseases such as Pneumonia, directly affecting the respiratory system of people. Where
data on both hospital admissions and other clinical presentations, demonstrated with infectious
diseases.
On the other hand, Aboriginal Torres & islander Australian suffering from other infectious
conditions that directly affecting on health & quality of life. It including influenza, HIV,
gastrointestinal Condition, AIDS, hepatitis A, hepatitis B. Additionally, it has been identified the
various dangerous infections identified among aboriginal communities and directly affecting on
their health condition especially respiratory system. In order to damage both lungs. In today’s
scenario, it has been rapidly increasing the COVID-19 pandemic as infectious disease which
directly affecting the respiratory system of people.
Determine the cause of Issue “Pneumonia”, why community has the infectious diseases.
Pneumonia is a lung disease characterized by inflammation of airspace in the lungs. This
kind of infectious disease is commonly identified in the Australian aboriginal community
because people are living in crowed areas. So as, it is increasing the possibility to spread the
disease from one person to another (Spilsbury & et.al., 2018). Pneumonia may be caused by viral
infections such as bacteria, fungi etc. these are frequently occurred by other causes. The most
common bacterial type that cause Pneumonia as Streptococcus pneumonia.
“Pneumonia” is one of the most common infectious disease identify among the Children’s.
in one time, it has been registered 69 cases and also admitted over 20 year period. This is the
way in which decreasing but significantly increase mortality rate. There are some reasons that
Australian Aboriginal & Torres islander communities have a high risk for respiratory diseases.
The reason is that when aboriginal communities have been attracted towards harmful substance,
use a tobacco smoke at the time of pregnancy, maternal immunization, air pollution, high stress
level, maternal nutrition(Conigrave. & et.al., 2020). These are directly affect on the mothers.
Children in both physically as well as mentally.
The prevalence of major behavioral and biomedical health risk factors are the reasons
where Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Australian face a issues of infectious diseases. Due to
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the behavioral risks include smoking, poor nutrition, excessive alcohol and physical in activities.
That’s why, it has been increased the chance of Infectious diseases among aboriginal
communities in Australia.
Evaluate that issue of “Pneumonia” disease impact on the Aboriginal & Torres community and
their life
Pneumonia infectious disease is the commonly problem identified among aboriginal &
Torres community. Therefore it is directly affecting on the both lungs. It has been completely
filled with fluid or pus, causing cough with phlegm, chills, fever and difficulty in breathing.
There are wide variety of organisms such as bacteria, viruses and fungi, can cause pneumonia
(Hall & et.al., 2021). The burden of respiratory and infections are majorly identified in
Australian aboriginal communities, especially in children.
There are certain kind of issues related “Pneumonia” disease identified among aboriginal
communities in Australia. It including chest pain, difficulty in breath, cough, and fatigue, loss of
appetite, fever, sweating, chills and shortness of breath (Binks & et.al., 2020). Along with these
symptoms, especially identified in children or young adults those having a weak immune system.
the problem arise among aboriginal people where it might have a lower body temperature.
On the basis of evidence, it has found that “Pneumonia” infectious diseases are basically
affecting the Australian based Aboriginal & Torres community, especially the children’s because
5% of aboriginal children were admitted to the hospital with diagnosis of Pneumonia
(HealthBulletin, 2018). In this way, it has been increasing the mortality rate in the Australia.
Different kind of Australian agencies are basically improving the awareness program and
provide the information about the infectious diseases, consequences. This is because of lack of
sensitive and specific diagnostic method in people who have already adopted negative blood
culture.
The burden of Pneumonia has been occurred due to Hemophilus influenza in Aboriginal
communities. This kind of infection is directly attack on the respiratory system of people where
individuals face a health related issue or problem. The majority of infectious disease occurs in
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migrants and other population. Pneumonia infections disease has become consider as life
threatening for people because it can easily transmitted from person to person.
In above analysis, it has been concluded that Pneumonia infectious disease is negatively
impact on the individual people in Australia, with high mortality rate. Infections disease are
considerable increasing the potential risk for Aboriginal communities.
Pneumonia is a common disease and, a frequent cause of infections (Crooks, Casey &
Ward, 2020). Additionally, it has been increased the risk to damage the lungs, respiratory system
of people.
Nurses’ role partnership with Aboriginal & Torres community in order to address issue of
“Pneumonia” by using Strength based approach.
Aboriginal People can face many challenges because of Pneumonia infectious diseases but it
is needed to be accessing mainstream service. Medical nursing staff member plays important role
in order to establish a good interaction or communication with aboriginal & Torres communities.
The participation of Nurses with aboriginal community in order to address health issues because
of Pneumonia.
Nurses will be conducting the awareness program session with aboriginal people those
having a lack of proper knowledge about consequences of Pneumonia. In this way, Nurses can
give suggestion related the harmful effect of infectious disease on respiratory system (Reilly &
the NIMAC Community Researchers and Partner Sites, 2020). Different kind of pneumonia
infection diseases are directly attack on the lungs so that it may increase mortality rate among
aboriginal community.
The medical professionals such as Nurses, doctors and specialist have built a strong
partnership with Aboriginal & Torres community. In order to identify the issues due to
Pneumonia infection disease (Page & et. Al., 2021). Australian government have been supported
the nurses to make a strategic plan, develop framework through engagement with aboriginal &
Torres strait Islander peoples. This is clearly articulate the specific need for understanding
holistic process and then acknowledge the complex infectious disease issues. Furthermore,
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Nurses have a strong contribution to make its new primary health care policy in Australia. By
using this policy, it can be involved in health promotion of infectious disease and their effect on
the body. In order to provide the excellent guidance or counselling, where Aboriginal & Torres
Strait islander people can improve their knowledge (HealthInfoNet, 2020). It may give a better
suggestion where everyone uses medical treatment in right time. The role nurses towards
aboriginal community is to setup all healthcare service on the basis of culture, tradition and so
on. The role of nurses like other health professionals, is as providers of health promotion,
prevention strategies, treatment, palliation and rehabilitation. While nurses can be participants as
Community and experts in some aspect of health care service.
The significant role of nurses with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander, where they can use a
Strength based approach. It is becoming consider the practice that help to establish a
collaboration between patient supported by service provider. As such, it concern itself principally
with effective quality of relationship which is mainly developed between service provider and
patient. That’s why, it become great opportunity for aboriginal communities to exchange the
information with nurses in regards of health issues or problem (Colonna & et.al., 2020). Strength
based approach is nothing but it can work as collaborative way to promote opportunity for
individuals.
Medical professionals such as Nurses, medical practitioners will to do work in collaboration
with service users, supporting them to do thing, with the aim when they can give brief
information of Pneumonia disease (Jones & et.al., 2018). Generally, it can be performed the
different tasks by nurses and ensure that fulfil all essential need or requirement for aboriginal
communities in Australia.
Preparing for assessment is key aspect in order to ensure that implement a better
intervention which is conducted professionally. Afterwards, it can be examined the effects in
proper manner. Nurses are building a good coordination with aboriginal communities so that
they can gather, collect all kind of information such as background medical history of people. in
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this way, it is becoming easy for nurses to find the actual reason behind disease and how much it
will affect their immune system.
Once, Nurses have been done assessment intervention on the basis of disease identification
and its effect on the aboriginal people. Afterwards, it would create an effective treatment plan so
that they can improve from infection disease (Badanta & et.al., 2020). Sometimes, it is very
difficult to manage and control the situation, if a person is not aware about infectious disease. It
may have chance to increase level of death rate.
At initial stage, nurses have been consult with other expert, specialist, so as it can find the
best treatment solution as soon as possible. But it is very important for nurses to understand the
objective of individual views and ensure that strengths, needs and outcomes have not been over
or underestimated (Li, 2017). In order to do certain tasks by nurses, it may be interacted with
aboriginal communities and seeks more evidence in regards of infectious disease effect on their
respiratory system. on the basis of evidence, it has been examined that people living with
severely reduce mobility over long period and become accustomed to be considerable limitation
of disease causes in their day to day life. At that time, the objective of nurses to find out the
accurate result or outcome after doing assessment.
CONCLUSION
From above discussion, it has concluded that Healthy community become consider as most
aspect in which support for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander to protect themselves for
infectious diseases. As per analysis, it has been chosen “the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
communities”, who have been already facing health related issues because of infectious diseases
such as “Pneumonia”. it has been summarized about the causes of “Pneumonia” and how
community will face complication in their daily lives due to the infectious diseases. Furthermore,
identifying the specific Nurses’ role partnership with Aboriginal & Torres community in order to
address issue of “Pneumonia” by using Strength based approach.
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