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In this subject, you will acknowledge the Wominjeka (Woi-wurrung word for welcome) to the country of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation - the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parkville campus of the University of Melbourne is situated. You will be immersed in a learning culture that embraces and respects Indigenous worldviews of health offered by the Wurundjeri Peoples and fostered by the Indigenous teaching team.

You will be guided on a journey of self-reflection and critical inquiry to conceptualise Indigenous worldview on health, and the philosophy and essential practice principles of cultural safety in the context of healthcare for Australian Indigenous Peoples. You will gain the foundational knowledge required for ethical and culturally responsive nursing practice and awareness of the skills required to engage authentically and partner with Indigenous Peoples. The concepts of self-reflection, holistic and ethical nursing practice, culture and cultural safety, power and privilege, racism, self-determination and the role of nursing advocacy will be critiqued and you will be required to demonstrate your understanding of how this positions you to deliver culturally responsive nursing care to Indigenous Australians in the future.

1. Description

This assessment task provides you with an opportunity to develop your listening, analytical and reflective thinking capabilities and make deeper understanding of the learning materials and experiences of this subject, while scaffolding your learning in preparation for your final assessment: the reflective writing essay. The assessment task offers you a ‘safe space’ for you to authentically engage with, learn from and demonstrate respect and support for your peers on this cultural-awareness journey.

Task

Students will be provided with a curated collection of media (text/video) documenting an Indigenous health issue

Student Generated Podcasts (SGP)

  • Students are to engage with a randomly allocated primary document (text/video/visual media) and produce a 5-minute response to that document as a five-minute audio podcast (word equivalent). A clear rubric will be provided to guide student responses
  • Students will then provide 125-words written feedback to two student peers’ SGP (250-word total). This requires that the student has engaged with the primary document of that student in order to provide accurate feedback. An exemplar of feedback to peers is provided to guide student peer-feedback
  • Students are encouraged to acknowledge collegially the peer-feedback they receive. An exemplar is provided to guide students on collegial response to feedback. This is not awarded any marks, but will be included in the assessment feedback to the student.
  • Students are marked on their SGP and feedback to peers. The student will receive SGP assessment feedback that includes referring the students to an academic generated podcast (AGP), created by academics & guest presenters, responding to the same primary document. The AGP allows a rich context for the student self-reflection, to compare and contrast their SGP to that of the AGP. Likewise, students will be able to view all the AGPs and reflect on the peer-feedback they provided.

2. Description

In this subject we have examined the role of culture in the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and in implementing a patient-centred approach to your nursing practice. We have reflected on the impact of colonisation and past healthcare and community service policies and practices to make sense of the directions for the future.

‘Cultural safety is an outcome of nursing and midwifery education that enables safe service to be defined by those that receive the service and is achieved when the recipients of care deem the care to be meeting their cultural needs’ (Ramsden, 2002:117).

Reflective practice and self-awareness are the critical foundations for achieving cultural safety in the context of nursing practice. In this assessment task you are required to demonstrate your reflective practice skills and your cultural self-awareness to articulate your developing cultural awareness. You are required to reflect on your own culture and worldview of health and rationalise how this positions you to partner effectively with Indigenous healthcare consumers in the future. You are required to apply the theory of cultural safety and professional practice to demonstrate your capacity to apply the subject learnings to the context of your future nursing practice and life long journey towards achieving cultural safety in healthcare for Indigenous Peoples.

Task

Adapted from Best 2014:64-68: Five principles of cultural safety

  • Read Dr Odette Best’s “ The cultural safety journey ”, chapter three in Yatdjuligin and Professor Juli Coffin’s 2007 paper, “ Rising to the Challenge in Aboriginal Health by Creating Cultural Security ”, accessible in your readings
  • Critically reflect on these readings and the personal impact of your learning experiences from this subject. Considering the principles of cultural safety and professional practice and articulate your understanding of what this means for your future nursing practice. Critical reflection asks you to think back on something and consider what you have learned, how you have developed and what you might do differently as a result or what it has affirmed in you as an emerging health professional. Note, it is not enough in a reflective piece to just describe the reading(s). As a personal reflection, it is expected you refer to yourself along with reference to readings and learning experiences of this
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