The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing Journal

 

Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. It includes the promotion of health, the prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying people (World health Organization).

 

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Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency

- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

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Codes and Guidelines - The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia approves codes and guidelines to provide guidance to the professions.

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Registration Standards - Registration standards define the requirements that applicants, registrants or students need to meet to be registered. Click HERE to view resource

 

Continuing Professional Development - Continuing professional development (CPD) helps health professionals to maintain, improve and broaden their knowledge, expertise and competence.

Under the National Law, which governs the operations of the National Boards and AHPRA, all registered health practitioners must undertake CPD.

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Accreditation - The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council is the accreditation authority responsible for accrediting education providers and programs of study for the nursing and midwifery profession. Click HERE to view resource

 

released: 5 May 2011 author: AIHW
The health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: an overview 2011 is a summary publication of Indigenous health and welfare statistics prepared by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW, 2011). Click HERE to view resource

The term Indigenous Australians is used when referring to both Indigenous races of Australia,

These being:-
(i) Australian Aboriginal people and;
(ii) Torres Strait Islander people

To understand and apply this terminology means that you also understand that these Australians are two separate races, and policies devised on behalf of these races should clearly be highlighted. In fact it is not enough to understand this term but it is also important that the people from these two races are properly represented on organisations, boards etc who use the word Indigenous Australian in promoting their service delivery.

There are many Indigenous Australian organisations, and  non-Indigenous Australian organisations that are using the term "Indigenous Australian", however in operation these organisations mainly focus on the Aboriginal people of Australia, and often you will find very little Torres Strait Islander representation and input. Even the Artwork used reflects only one of the Indigenous races, the Aboriginal race. This is definitely a form of discrimination, as the human rights issues confronting the Torres Strait Islanders are not adequately addressed if addressed at all.

 

Guidelines for use

The RACGP recommend that facilitators using this video should have completed a cross cultural workshop and that ideally they should be Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

Users of this video should be aware of the key points below and be able to respond to any relevant questions. The NACCHO Affiliates in their state or territory should be approached for advice.

A group of doctors working in Aboriginal health share their experiences about:

• The real challenge of working in an environment where the doctor is not the centre of the service
• Working in an environment that is both rewarding and satisfying
• Gaining a first hand appreciation of a living dynamic culture
• The importance of the primary health care model in making a difference to the health status of a section of the Australian population with an enormous burden of disease and ill-health
• Primary Health Care and the range of public health programs available
• The challenge of using skills that doctors would not normally use in a "healthy" population
• An opportunity to see diseases that are not the standard GP presentations
• Committed to the cause of altogether - Doctor and Aboriginal Health Worker

Other issues central to the video are:

• The effects of government policies on Aboriginal ill-health
• The role of Traditional Healers
• Identify the "at risk" early and introduce early interventions
• Pathology you'll never see anywhere else
• Health definition - Life is Health is Life

Duration 15 Minutes

 

 

(c) The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)

http://www.racgp.org.au/aboriginalhealth/video