Exploring The Story: Aboriginal Life Experience And Health Issues In Australia

Historical Narrative: Pre- and Post-Colonization

Discuss about the Indigenous Health and Wellbeing for Aboriginal Perspective.

“Exploring the story “is a theme that was used to guide the secondary student to study the narrative of their first Aboriginal life experience. The exploration topic consisted of series that represented the history that helped the senior student to apply critical analysis of the series in history. The theme of ideas and issues exploration and telling the story is a section used during the time of political and freedom struggle.  The menace of the annihilation of the first Australians of at the time of Wurundjeri clan leadership was led by Wonga who intended to seek their land from the authorities. The Scottish preacher helped them to claim their land and inspired the people on the farming practice until the authorities stepped in and resisted this self- determination. In the resource of “freedom of our life’s”, the first Australians focused on many issues. Some of these issues include; the reasons of the establishment of the Aboriginal reserves, the cruel functioning of the reserves, the necessity of these reserves, how the authority managed these reserves, success and failures of the aboriginal reserves and how to handle the issue of reserves in their land. The intentions of the powers for making the life in the Aboriginal reserves hard. All the above factors contributed to the struggle in the fight for their freedom of life. 

Colonization in Australia led to decrease in population of the original introduction of the new diseases in the region. The conditions affect the Aboriginal people’s health up to date. The colonisers killed the indigenous people directly, and as they occupied their land making them slaves in their area, the native was abused physically due to forced labour. The women and girls of the indigenous were abused sexually, and this led to the infection of venereal diseases which is a significant health problem in Australia nowadays. The introduced disease is still the health nuisance in Australia. These epidemic diseases were the most immediate consequences of colonisation. These diseases include; measles, influenza and smallpox which spread through the frontier and destroyed many indigenous people. The magnitude of settlers and the indigenous health despondency varies significantly across the area and period. However, the is an indefinite discretion that native people suffer more on the high mortality rate of infants, high suicidal rates and the general indigenous population carry a more substantial burden of infectious disease. On the continuous proliferation of health research, there are rare accusations of adverse colonialist outcomes of health, and the situation became a historical event, in fact, a constant process of negative impact on the health of indigenous. 

Impact of Colonization on Aboriginal Health

 Resource two:  “you can’t ask that.”

The things that stood out about this program.

The program “you can’t ask that” demonstrated that the value of the disabled and the sick population in Australia. The program respected the right of every individual in Australia. It confirmed the capability of blind population parental care. It gives firm examples of successful strategies and approaches to the students both in the classroom and outside. It helps the Aboriginal nursing students to demystify the perceived problems of incorporating and finding aboriginal outlook. The program evaluates how education achievement is linked with health, housing, crime, justice, employment and examines different results for non-indigenous Australians and indigenous Australians across different ranks of attainment. It enables the Aboriginal health professional to understand the health policy and their right intervention practice to all.  

“You can’t ask that” program shown in Australian TV teaches the manner and rules of asking about things. The program inspires the health professional and teachers on how to draw the integrated information of aboriginal cultures and histories in all subjects and levels. It has shown the need for respect of the disability through the selection of the blind couple that was interview on media.

Then Blind Citizens Australian association represented the voice of all blind people. The blind couple represented a broad range of people from all aspect who happened to be vision impaired. The diseased and the disabled have a right to be involved all cultural and community activities. The program has shown a sense of elimination of discrimination of the handicapped in job opportunities and in other community events as all the Australians are equal. All the people need similar health care services whether an Aboriginal or from any other tribe. As a nurse, one should treat the aboriginal patient with all available and necessary services. Each patient needs quality efficient and safe health care services. 

Resource three; addressing racism in Australia.

• The takeaway message from this resource as a future health professional.

               Racism and discrimination result in anxiety and depression to the indigenous Australian. Racism in health care providers may lead to poor self- report of health status. Bias in the health care system is the barrier that needs to be addressed. To offer the best health service to all the people of Australia, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) have been subjected to racism for many years. Regarding healthcare services Australians are the most disadvantaged across all aspects of social, health indicators and also economically.

• Discuss one example of casual or institutional racism that was mentioned in the program.

You Can’t Ask That Program: Respect for Disabled and Sick Population

Institutional racism is a type of racism which is expressed in the practice of political and social institution. An example of where institutional racism in Australia is where different achievement criteria for the whites and indigenous. In Perth, Derbarl Yerrigan Aboriginal Medical services funds were reduced when there was an overspent which arose from the high performance in attracting clients. At the same time, the white hospitals’ overspend was 120 times as more as that of   Derbarl Yerrigan. The white teaching hospital was then compensated with an extra of $100 million for their overspent money. This demonstrated discrimination concerning funding the healthcare services. The indigenous people who are the aboriginal were given low-cost nursing care services in the hospitals while the whites were given high – cost advanced care.  In patients” body part” funding, different mainstreams of cash for necessary conditions like heart disease and diabetes for health services that was supposed to be holistic. Out of 26 funding streams, the Aboriginal community received a few of them in contrast to the funding streams given to the cohort community.  

Assisting the indigenous nursing student to acquire a working knowledge of the issues that are significant to the indigenous Australians and their connections to the mainstream of health services provision including contemporary and historical issues. There is a need for addressing problems embedding the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health concerns in the midwifery and nursing curriculum in various learning institutions in Australia such as secondary schools and universities. It was essential to increase the number of books in Australia that address the requirements of nursing curriculum from the indigenous perspectives. Establishing an accessible way of availing the books that focus on addressing the Aboriginal health issues to the nursing studies. The writing about the history of the Aboriginal health life experiences especially regarding healthcare services is critical. The article about the healthcare service history helps in clarifying, maintaining and preserving the tales, knowledge, stories and understanding their needs more by all other Australians.

• Involving the patient in the healthcare decision- making the process that creates a cultural safety to the patient by ensuring both the patient and the family members to understand what is going on and that support and resource are available.

 The treatment, resources and support include the specialist doctor in diabetes, patient’s advocates, and clergy and all the diabetic related equipment and tools. Encouraging the patient and the family by providing the possible available support and including them in all aspects of decisions and care. Providing the patient and the family the crucial details of the concert of health care decision- making. It’s always essential to consult either the patient directly or any of his family member in the issue that concerns the patient privacy like toilet needs and bed baths. Involving a female nurse in some problems like bathing or changing the patient’s clothes could be a taboo or an embarrassment to the aboriginal community. As a matter of cultural ways and behaviour, the understanding and knowing the protocols of the indigenous people is a starting point for a nurse working with such a patient. Explaining evaluation and interpretation of the language by other medical practitioners in the in the decisions if the patient or the family members are not familiar with it. Providing hope and offering protection to the old man in case of hospital dangers such as electric shock. Giving the patient company and encouraging him with hope for quick recovery.

• Giving the patient the priority to determine whether or not the service care he received is culturally safe.

Addressing Racism in Healthcare System

Engaging the other working in the hospital to have interaction with the local Aboriginal community to moderate cultural safety and quality services in the emergency department. Lack of cultural protection could be led to the insufficient and non-effective services which can result in death provide a designated space for the old Aboriginal patient in consultation with local community if possible. Ensuring an excellent capacity for evolution and introspection in response to the related health social issues from all chronic diseases. For appropriate cultural care to the diabetic man, it was essential to keep his information private and proper documentation of his details. Communication matters a lot in providing social safety care to the Aboriginal patient. It’s always necessary to interpret and explain the doctor’s diagnosis decisions, plan of treatment and the medicinal prescription to the Aboriginal patient. To keep him informed. Translation of the conversation between the patient and the staff makes him reduce the feeling of negligence and discrimination which would initiate the death of the patient. To safety social care to the patient, it was crucial to involve the other enrolled nurses to abide by the laws and policies enforced by the state government in health care system of Australia. Supervision of the other nurses’ movements in healthcare service providers to ensure the best treatment of the Aboriginal man. Safety to the cultural right allows the indigenous people to make their own decisions.

There are method s of supporting and understanding the health and well-being of most diabetic patient are not drawn on strict biomedical approach safety, and quality care is enhanced when perspectives are bridged and honoured to concede the patient’s approach. Availing the parameter used in diabetes treatments to avoid any misleading from the assaulting nurses is a right way of offering the patient security. Evacuation of postulates that regards the patient desire to access the indigenous traditional medicine or herbals are recommended. Giving and ensuring the other the other staff respect the family, friends and the community or sacred items that the patient chose as a part of care. These items may include; tobacco, median bundles, drums and pipes. Ensuring Indigenous medicines and cultural believes are highly valued and respected.  Discussion of the appropriate ways of handling the items with the family members. Informing and explaining to the patient about the information on the posters and notices allows him to be aware of the protocol and procedures of the hospital. Letting the patient feel worthy as an Australian with minimal discrimination or racism for being Aboriginal. In my awareness offering the best quality and safety, social care services don’t cost any to the patient. It’s the way to eliminate racism in the urban hospitals is to act as an example to the other staff and to act reasonably to all patient regardless of their colour, geographical area, tribe or origin. 

This principle reflects the way the patient behaviours are, and altitudes appear. It challenges the overall healthcare profession practice and development. Ensuring the non- shaming and nonjudgmental conversation within the healthcare system. Fluent communication skills both verbal and written develops self-awareness considering a sense of compassion for the patient. The principle enables the diabetic patient to change his attitude to ill health and understand the importance of maintaining the hospital and medical pieces of advice. It applies where the diabetic patient has to adhere to the specific diet, involve in more straightforward regular physical exercises and follow the medication instructions. It’s important to advise the aboriginal man to take it as a responsibility for maintaining his health. Provide support and guidance on how to handle their family conflicts solutions that would endanger their disease conditions. The attitude change of the nursing staff and medical will alter the state of Aboriginal health and also influence the Aboriginal’s perspective towards healthcare services in public hospitals. It is essential to allow the patient’s family, friends, relatives and social communities to visit the patient in a critical condition such when one is in emergency department so as preserve his or her culture. As one of the healthcare providers, it is good to highlight and educate the other multidisciplinary teams on the overall human rights to minimise the direct discrimination in the health care centre.