Promoting Cultural Safety and Torres Strait Islanders

Question: Discuss about the Promoting Cultural Safety and Torres Strait Islanders. Answer: Introduction In the health care setting, it is of utmost importance for the care nurses and the other health care staffs to pay complete attention over all their patients and deliver them the required medical treatments and support regardless of their religion, races, beliefs, gender or culture. This paper will evaluate a recent situation that I have faced as an enrolled care nurse while working with a socially and culturally diversified person. Here I will depict my experiences and feelings with the help of six stages of the Gibbs Reflective Cycle. Gibbs Reflective Cycle As an enrolled nurse of a most reputed hospital of Australia, I felt immense difficulties being in-charge of an aboriginal cultured individual which I can reflect upon through the following stages: Around 2 weeks earlier, I was given the responsibility of taking care of an aboriginal adult who was suffering from mental health disorders and she also had bruises and marks all over her body. Her culture was completely different from mine. Even her complexion was dark and the language she spoke was not understandable by me. I felt a lot of problems in communicating with her and also her diverse perspective and beliefs caused me problems to render appropriate treatments to her. Hence it tended to decline the health condition of the vulnerable aboriginal adult. While overviewing the patients background, I came to know that she was working in an organization where she was tortured and looked down upon for her different culture and race. She was beaten up and thus caused the bruises and marks on her body. This made her suffer from hypertension and depression which caused her mental health problems. At that moment, I felt that the racial discrimination should be removed from the society to ensure peoples wellbeing. Also as an enrolled nurse, I felt that I should perform my duty effectively and should provide her with her medical and care needs to help her overcome her issues. I felt very bad for her as the racial discrimination at her workplace had made her undergo such pains and sufferings. She needed proper care treatment and help and I think I should take possible measures to cure her. My feelings were absolutely realistic. As an enrolled nurse, it was my duty to take care of her. Without considering her race, culture and beliefs, I had devoted myself in catering her with appropriate health needs. As a nurse, I think I should spend maximum time with her and try to understand her language and communicate with her. This can help me to build up a good bond with to help her overcome her health issue. If I come across such case again, I think I should organize a campaign with the help of my seniors and try to promote cultural safety. Conclusion As an enrolled care nurse, I have the duty to look after all the patients. Working as an enrolled nurse, I should recognise and respect the cultural diversity and different values of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients in order to promote their cultural safety and anti-racial discrimination. References Davis, M. (2013). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and constitutional reform.Precedent (Sydney, NSW), (118), 4. Finlay, L. (2008). Reflecting on Reflective practice.PBLB paper,52. Hole, R. D., Evans, M., Berg, L. D., Bottorff, J. L., Dingwall, C., Alexis, C., ... Smith, M. L. (2015). Visibility and voice: Aboriginal people experience culturally safe and unsafe health care.Qualitative health research,25(12), 1662-1674. Wilding, P. M. (2008). Reflective practice: a learning tool for student nurses.British Journal of Nursing,17(11).