Task
Choose any reading or video in NUR133 (weeks 1-4) and write a 500-word reflection in the
week 4 journal entry link (located in week 4 in the learning materials)
NUR133 Assessment task – Reflective Journal Part 1(500 words)
Reflection and reflexivity in caring for Aboriginal and To
es Strait Islander people.
The NUR133 Learning Outcomes addressed by this assignment are: 2, 3, & 5
The reflection should follow the 4 R’s of Reflection Framework (located in the this assessment
folder) and the following should be evident in your writing:
Include in each post:
1. What is in the papers/video you chose that really resonated with you? and
2. How the pape
video will influence your nursing practice when caring for
Aboriginal and To
es Strait Islander people?
3. You may want to include any awakenings you may have about your knowledge
or personal growth.
IMPORTANT: Key research literature should be drawn upon to make connections between theory,
practice and how your reflection may relates to both. Merely stating what you have learned is not
eflection and students are advised to reflect inwards, drawing on emotions, existing thoughts,
conclusions or knowledge and how the video or reading has impacted or changed or highlights a
need for some personal or professional growth.
Include in each post:
Overview
Assessment 4 Reflective Journal Reflection 1
·
Read and view the following materials. Consider the self-reflection questions.
Set Readings/Activities
Introduction to Aboriginal health care
Read the following chapters in Yatdjuligin (Best and Fredericks, 2018) [Internal link – li
ary ebook]
· Chapter 2. A history of health services for Aboriginal and To
es Strait Islander people. (Lovett, 2018. pp. 28-44).
· Chapter 5. Community controlled health services: What they are and how they work. (Ward, Fredericks& Best, 2018. pp. 82-95).
· Chapter 8. Remote-area nursing practice. (Ramsamy, XXXXXXXXXXpp XXXXXXXXXX).
· Drummond., A XXXXXXXXXXChapter 9. Working with Aboriginal and To
es Strait Islander health workers and health practitioners. (Drummond, 2018. pp XXXXXXXXXX).
Introduction to traditional healing
Bush medicine (HNE Health, XXXXXXXXXXThis YouTube video also available in reading list.
For thousands of years the Gomeroi/Gamilaraay people have used traditional bush medicine for healing.
https:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVNof96UZBo
Top 10 Aboriginal Bush Medicines (Everything Geraldton, 2016) This YouTube video also available in reading list.
Some of these you may recognise as household remedies available over the counter.
https:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwYR2oR3NAo
The healing touch: Indigenous Healers getting results. (SBS The Feed, 2018)
This YouTube video also available in reading list.
https:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyNlJdrZBPE
National Health Policies
· Read - The National Scheme’s Aboriginal and To
es Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety Strategy XXXXXXXXXXThis reading available in the reading list for this week.
· Read - National Aboriginal and To
es Strait Islander Health Plan XXXXXXXXXXThis reading available in the reading list for this week.
Self-Reflection Exercises
· Research what Aboriginal and To
es Strait Islander services and programs that are available in the area in which you live.
· How would you refer an Aboriginal and To
es Strait Islander person to these services?
· Are there Aboriginal and To
es Strait Islander services and support at your local mainstream health services?
· How could you find out about your local Aboriginal or To
es Strait Islander Communities traditional healing practices?
· AHPRA. The National Scheme’s Aboriginal and To
es Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety Strategy XXXXXXXXXXhttps:
www.ahpra.gov.au/About-Ahpra/Aboriginal-and-To
es-Strait-Islander-Health-Strategy/health-and-cultural-safety-strategy.aspx Accessed 5 January 2021.
· Australian Government XXXXXXXXXXNational Aboriginal and To
es Strait Islander Health Plan XXXXXXXXXXhttps:
www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/natsih-plan
· Drummond., A XXXXXXXXXXChapter 9. Working with Aboriginal and To
es Strait Islander health workers and health practitioners. In Best, O & Fredericks, B XXXXXXXXXXYatdjuligin – Aboriginal and To
es Strait Islander Nursing and Midwifery Care. Cam
idge University Press. pp XXXXXXXXXX.
· Everything Geraldton XXXXXXXXXXTop 10 Aboriginal Bush Medicines https:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwYR2oR3NAo Accessed 15 January 2021.
· HNE Health, XXXXXXXXXXBush medicine.https:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVNof96UZBo Accessed 15 January 2021.
· Lovett, R XXXXXXXXXXChapter 2.A history of health services for Aboriginal and To
es Strait Islander people. In Best, O & Fredericks, B XXXXXXXXXXYatdjuligin – Aboriginal and To
es Strait Islander Nursing and Midwifery Care. Cam
idge University Press. pp. 28-44.
· Ramsamy., N XXXXXXXXXXChapter 8. Remote-area nursing practice. In Best, O & Fredericks, B XXXXXXXXXXYatdjuligin – Aboriginal and To
es Strait Islander Nursing and Midwifery Care. Cam
idge University Press. pp XXXXXXXXXX.
· SBS The Feed XXXXXXXXXXThe healing touch: Indigenous Healers getting results. https:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyNlJdrZBPE Accessed 15 January 2021.
· Ward, R., Fredericks. B. & Best, O XXXXXXXXXXChapter 5. Community controlled health services: What they are and how they work. In Best, O & Fredericks, B XXXXXXXXXXYatdjuligin – Aboriginal and To
es Strait Islander Nursing and Midwifery Care. Cam
idge University Press. pp. 82-95.