Essay Principles of Primary Health Care – Digital Literacy Skills – Nursing Assignment Help

Assignment Task :

Course Objectives measured

Graduate Attributes measured
1Discuss historical events and policies and analyse how these have influenced the health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia.

2 Identify the health status of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population over time.

3  Identify the principles of Primary Health Care and then apply these principles to propose strategies to create and maintain healthy environments within Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services
 

The above Objectives are from the course specification
GA 1. Well-informed individuals with discipline-specific expertise and industry knowledge relevant to their profession or area of study.

GA 2. Critical, creative, thinkers who can integrate and apply knowledge and relevant skills, including research and digital literacy skills, to analyse and evaluate ideas, concepts, theories and problems, and offer insights, innovative approaches and solutions;

GA 3. Effective communicators and collaborators who actively and respectfully lead, listen, reflect, discuss and negotiate in order to work productively with a range of individuals and groups, including professional teams

GA 4. Ethical, engaged professionals and citizens who engage in, non-discriminatory, safe practices and consider the local, global, social, economic, legal and environmental influences on, and impact of, their attitudes and actions.

GA 5. Employable, enterprising professionals who are confident, self-directed, know how they learn, and are resourceful, resilient, and adaptable to change

GA 6. Culturally capable individuals who are self-aware and sensitive to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge’s and perspectives, equitable and respectful of diversity and multiculturalism, and can apply these capabilities in their professional practice.
 

Task detail
The basis of this assessment is focusing on your Week 10 and 11 content of NUR3030. You are to undertake all activities including the lecture, tutorial and undertake ALL readings at least twice. Utilising the prescribed textbook, Yatdjuligin Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing and midwifery care, please read Chapter 5: Community controlled health services: What they are and how they work. This will facilitate you to gain an understanding of how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled health services operate to be able to complete the written assessment. The task is based on the Case Study on Page 92 however, some of the questions have been re-configured for this assessment. You must answer the below questions but use the Case Study as the basis or context to be able to answer the below questions.
 
 Answer the following questions:

• Outline what the NAIDOC abbreviation stands for and why a health focus would be appropriate to undertake at NAIDOC events across Australia?
• Discuss the rationale as to why the Board of Directors in the case study would suggest diabetes as the health focus?
• Outline three questions that you would ask when undertaking the patient history that reflect on the social and cultural determinants of health that may impact upon Type 2 diabetes risk. 
• Identify two organisations that could offer support or resources for an Indigenous diabetic client and outline an aspect of the diabetic service provision? 
• Discuss what other health professionals may be a part of a diabetes program and why?
• What is a normal range of blood glucose level? (approx. 10 words for this answer)
• Identify a healthy food option for the community members at risk of Type 2 diabetes.  Why is this option healthy?
• Synthesis of the overall case study:  identify any key issues as per your perspective and recommend any improvements for your practice with First Nations people and Aboriginal community controlled health services according to the cultural safety process. (approx.. 100 words)
• Write -150 words for each question except question 6