First Nation Australian experiences of childbirth out-of-hospital: A scoping review

This project intends to inspect the movement to revitalise Birthing on Country principles and begin to explore the feasibility of implementing Cultural Safety principles in the out-of-hospital setting. By doing so, the intent is to identify gaps and provide recommendations to improve cultural safety principles within paramedic practice, which may improve the birthing experiences of First Nations Australian women

Admitting and assessing medical and surgical clients

This chapter discusses the admission and assessment of medical and surgical patients. It covers the process involved in admission and assessment of these acute clients and explains the concept of risk management, how important it is to patient safety and strategies that can be incorporated to increase patient safety and reduce risks. This is followed by a discussion about critical thinking and how it informs clinical decision-making. The role of the nurse is discussed in relation to patient-centred care, interpretation of diagnostic tests and administration of medication. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the discharge of acute clients, and how this requires consideration of social, cultural, physical and psychological factors. © Cambridge University Press 2018

An apology to Aboriginal and Torres Islander people: A moment of truth for the nursing and midwifery professions

There is widespread acceptance of our nation’s history and agreement that the wrongs of the past should never be repeated. For nursing and midwifery, there still needs to be truth-telling, historical acceptance, acknowledgement of professional and institutional racism, and social justice before we can begin on the road to healing. Nursing at its premise is about healthcare to all individuals in the community. We must recognise and acknowledge the role that nurses and midwives have played since colonisation, through the influence of successive punitive government policies that led to nurses and midwives acting as agents of government, contributing to the harms and trauma of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Beyond 2020: Addressing racism through transformative Indigenous health and cultural safety education

The 2020 International Year of the Nurse and Midwife has harshly revealed the need to increase the nursing and midwifery workforce and for the disciplines to invest in anti-racism initiatives. The World Health Organization (WHO) (2020) has called for a marked increase in the numbers of nurses and midwives, academics and students. However, to ensure the cultural safety of patients and staff, WHO (2020) stated this increase in workforce must include clinicians and educators from underrepresented populations, in particular Indigenous populations. Stemming from our experiences as First Nations nurses, midwives, practitioners, researchers, educators and allies, this editorial outlines our agenda to reform Indigenous health and cultural safety curricula in Australian higher education institutions