NRS280 Indigenous Health Care For Nurses (8)

This subject supports students on their learning journey through the histories, cultures, and knowledges of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, through the use of Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing. Learning is supported by an exploration of the key concept of cultural safety in health settings to develop cultural capability and competence within the students nursing practice. Students also consider the contexts of health and wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and examine the role of nurses in supporting improved health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, across the lifespan.

Availability

Session 2 (60)
Online
Bathurst Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: NRS280. Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Nursing, Paramedicine and Healthcare Sciences

Enrolment Restrictions

Bachelor of Nursing
 

Assumed Knowledge

This subject assumes knowledge developed in the foundational subjects in the Charles Sturt Bachelor of Nursing degree.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to explain the meaning of cultural awareness and safety, and as a registered nurse, how to adopt culturally respectful practices that support the development of your own cultural capability with respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and knowledges;
  • be able to discuss decolonising approaches to healthcare that involve communication and collaboration, dialogue and negotiation, power sharing, acknowledgment of privilege, with a focus on Indigenous perspectives that ensure culturally safe care;
  • be able to describe the context of health and wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, including historical and current determinants of health, human rights, principles of social justice, transpersonal caring, primary health care needs utilising strength-based approaches, and policy considerations;
  • be able to outline Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, the importance of sovereignty and self-determination, and cultural protocols and;
  • be able to apply the principles of Caring Science and appropriate clinical decision-making models, within the role of a registered nurse, as part of a culturally responsive workforce in supporting improved outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, across the lifespan.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • MODULE 1: CULTURAL DEFINITIONS:
  • This module examines the key concepts that frame the approaches to health care used by registered nurses. These key concepts include: cultural awareness, cultural capability, cultural respect, cultural safety and cultural competence. Students will also reflect on what it means to be on a journey to cultural competence as a registered nurses, in light of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and knowledges.
  • MODULE 2: CONSIDERING CULTURAL SAFETY IN NURSING PRACTICE
  • This module will focus on the NMBA RN standards of practice, which mandate the importance of a culturally responsive and capable nursing workforce. The module examines a number of decolonising approaches to health care, with a focus on communication and collaboration, dialogue and negotiation, and power sharing within the context of nursing practice. Students also consider what it means to acknowledge 'privilege' and Indigenous perspectives as they relate to health and wellness.
  • MODULE 3: HEALTH AND WELLBEING FOR ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES IN THE CONTEXT OF NURSING PRACTICE
  • In this module, students explore the influence of historical and social determinants of health, on the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Students apply the principles of human rights, social justice, equality versus equity, to a range of situations within the context of nursing practice and Caring Science. This includes consideration of the impact on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders individuals, families, communities and Nations, in remote, rural, regional and urban locations.
  • MODULE 4: ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERS WAYS OF KNOWING
  • This module considers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing, including those related to the health and wellbeing. The concepts of sovereignty and the self-determination of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are considered in light of contemporary health service delivery. The notions of cultural protocols, and how they can be known and respected when delivering nursing care, in a range of health care settings, are also explored.
  • MODULE 5: STRENGTH-BASED APPROACHES TO NURSING CARE AND PRACTICE
  • Module 5 focuses on nursing care, and what it means to take a strengths-based approach to supporting the health and wellness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Models of healthcare; concepts of health promotion and health literacy; together with community development and engagement are all considered from an Indigenous perspective. National and state-level policy considerations are also examined.
  • MODULE 6: THE JOURNEY TO BEING A CULTURALLY SAFE NURSE
  • For this module, students will reflect upon how best to apply their learning, including Indigenous Knowledges, ways of knowing, being and doing. These are aligned with 'Caring Science' and Caritas principles, and the role of nurses and nursing in supporting improved health outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, across the lifespan.

Indicative Assessment

The following table summarises the assessment tasks for the online offering of NRS280 in Session 2 2021. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated and can also differ to suit the mode of study (online or on campus).

Item Number
Title
Value %
1
Critical reflection: part a developing the theory
30
2
Essay
40
3
Critical reflection part b - your journey
30

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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