Indigenous Health and Nursing (HLTH90019)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
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Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject aims to introduce students to the history and culture of the Australian Indigenous peoples in the context of a common global Indigenous experience of colonisation. Students undertaking this subject will develop an increased awareness of colonisation and how it influences nursing practice and impacts upon the health and wellbeing of the Indigenous peoples of Australia. When engaging with this subject, students will develop knowledge and skills to be able to apply principles of cultural safety and cultural competence to professional nursing practice.
Further, it is envisaged that students will develop lifelong culturally responsive capacity and capability to work with and for Indigenous Australian Peoples of Australia.
This subject was developed in accordance with ANMAC Accreditation Standards and the University of Melbourne, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Indigenous Curriculum Framework.
Please note that the subject theoretical content is delivered intensively in week one of semester one and that the lecture attendance is compulsory.
Intended learning outcomes
Through respectful partnerships and collaboration with Indigenous Peoples:
- Develop an informed awareness of pre-invasion Indigenous health and history.
- Recognise Indigenous knowledge and understandings of country, culture and identity as they apply to Indigenous health and wellbeing
- Appraise the impact of historical and contemporary colonisation on the health and wellbeing of Indigenous peoples in the context of the global Indigenous experience
- Develop insight and understanding of Indigenous knowledges of theory, practice and ways of knowing, being and doing in the context of colonisation and health
- Articulate Australian Indigenous health disparity and burden of disease in the context of Indigenous concepts of health
- Develop awareness of local and national strategies to reduce health inequalities including self-determining strategies to promote community health and wellbeing
- Engage with concepts underpinning cultural capabilities including respect, communication, safety and quality, reflection and advocacy
- Develop intercultural sensitivity and capabilities extending beyond formal education and practice
- Engage in exploring own cultural identity and use critical reflexive (reflect and respond) practice to challenge own views, assumptions and actions (or inaction)
- Create (at an entry to practice level) collaborative, cultural, leadership and advocacy capabilities to promote Indigenous health and wellbeing
- Engage in and communicate knowledge and arguments effectively while maintaining cultural awareness, respect and sensitivity
Generic skills
- At the completion of this subject, students should be able to demonstrate: • the capacity for information seeking, retrieval and evaluation; • critical thinking and analytical skills; • an openness to new ideas; • critical reflexive practice (self-reflection of own cultural ideas and values that influence nursing practice) • cultural awareness, respect and sensitivity; • planning and time management skills; • the ability to work effectively in a team; • the ability to communicate knowledge through classroom and web-based discussions and written material.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth of Australia, 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Participation in online discussion (equivalent to 1000 words)
| Throughout the semester | 40% |
100% attendance to all lectures Hurdle requirement: Students must attend all lectures to pass the subject | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Written assessment equivalent to 1500 words
| Week 6 | 60% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Heather Buttigieg Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours This subject is taught intensively in the first week of semester 1. Total time commitment 80 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020
Additional delivery details
This subject is taught intensively in the first week of semester 1, with online e-learning readings and activities continuing throughout the semester.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Best, 0., & Fredericks, B. (2014). Yatdjuligin: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing and Midwifery Care. Melbourne: Cambridge University Press.
Crisp, J., Douglas, C., Rebeiro, G., & Waters, D. (2017). Potter and Perry's fundamentals of nursing I Australian and New Zealand Edition (5e ed.). Chatswood, N.S.W: Elsevier Australia
Recommended texts and other resources
Eckermann, A., Dowd, T., Chong, E., Nixon, L., Gray, R.,& Johnson, S. (2010). Binan Goonj; bridging cultures in Aboriginal health (3rd ed.). Sydney: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone.
McMurray, A., Clendon, J. (2014). Community health and wellness: A socio-ecological approach. (5th ed.). Sydney: Elsevier/Mosby.
Perrin, R. (2015). Pocket guide to APA style (5th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin College
- Subject notesIn this subject:• The term ‘Indigenous, Indigenous Australian, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples will be used interchangeably with the term ‘First Nations peoples or Original peoples/First Nations’ will be used to refer to Indigenous peoples of Australia.o The use of the plural acknowledges the diversity within this population group.• The term ‘non-Indigenous’ will be used to refer to those peoples who are not First Nations peoples.
Last updated: 3 November 2022