An Essential Aspect of Nursing of Australia - Literature review Example

JOURNAL AND REFLECTIVE SUMMARY STUDENT’S NAME: INSTITUTION: INSTRUCTOR’S NAME: DATE: Journal and Reflective Summary Through the entire learning experience and the wish to understand the history of Australia, there has been researching to find out the first inhabitants of Australia and how they came to be. In the libraries, there is access to books that contain the history of Australia and the inhabitants. The aboriginals and the torrents are the fist people in Australia, but the question is how did Australia came to be full of people from different ethnicity and thus the emergence of conflicts and discrimination. The journey to find out about Australia was answered by reviewing the aboriginal world view in week two of the study Kazi (2015). It is clear that the indigenous Australian had a strong leadership that lead them through their decisions and implementing plans to develop their nation until they were affected by colonization. Further down the journey of identifying indigenous Australians brings us to the fact that they had a strong culture that was strengthened by the impact of colonialism that resulted in racism and discrimination (Bauer and Brazer 2012). This poses a question as to why were they colonized and who colonized them. British are the main colonizers when it comes to countries that fought colonialism and according to the history of Australia we are informed that the indigenous Australians had a strong law that defended their power and their healing system. But due to colonization, they were sent back to suffering as a result of trying to defend their nation. The modern Australia reflects a continent that has struggled through the process of colonization. Therefore, Australia is a very strong continent full of people with vision to continue working towards building a more advanced and better continent every day. This was learned from the fact that since they gained independence, they have merged their efforts to build their continent. The question, therefore, was of the population of Australia. From the research, it is confirmed that after colonization, immigrants began to flow to Australia from greener pastures. This answers the question of the large population of people in Australia (Cartwright, 2011). These immigrants combined their efforts to build the present Australia, where people from developing countries go to greener pasture Through research and findings, we came across the effects or rather the impacts that minority groups have in many societies. This was further accounted by the impacts that the aboriginals and Torres are undergoing. Societies have the perception of ignoring the minority because they believe that they have no voice, and hence, their opinions will not matter when it comes to making policies that affect the constitution. Michele (2014) does not agree with this perception as for the case of indigenous Australian, who fought for independence. They should be given the right to participate in matters that affect the constitution. Take for example, believes and practices on their healing system; it is found that they had a strong healing system that should be respected and considered in the current constitution. It is obvious that in every society, believes and culture of the first people who formulated them are considered, and that is why we find hereditary cultures, the same case should be applied in Australia. It is fair to consider the people who sacrificed their strength and their time and devoted themselves towards ensuring that their nation will not be ruled by foreigners. They should be given the top positions and also they should be majorly involved in matters pertaining the nation and its progress. Women, on the other hand, should not be left out. If there were a change to change the human perception, it would be their ability to reason that women comprise the important part of human and they should be respected, and their opinions heard. Gender biasness is not a pleasing action among people especially in the society, and it has long been the subject of debate in most societies. The question is, what happens to those women who contributed towards gaining independence especially in Australia since we are not informed of the role of women during colonial times, it is certain that they contributed a lot towards gaining independence. That being said when we talk about the plight of the minority in any society; it should be in our minds that societies have also neglected the right of women. The week was full of learning major things that would help especially in a nursing career; it is very important to know the history of people before trying to analyze their suffering either physically or emotionally. Therefore, having known the history of Indigenous Australians one is contented and ready to face any challenge presented about indigenous people of Australia. Understanding and patience is an essential aspect of nursing, once you get to understand the suffering a patient is subjected, one will be able to analyze patiently various options that will eventually lead to finding the best solution for the suffering as explained by Guido (2010). Having been presented with the case of Indigenous Australian, time was needed to learn their culture and their view of health so as to be able to face the challenge of treating them. Confidence is a unique personality that one can have or not have depending on how and where they were brought up and also the surrounding and cultural beliefs. According to the Indigenous Australian, it is clear that their culture was very strict, and their laws were strong, the same case applies to the health system such that they considered health as an important part of their living which is true even in our day to day lives, who would want to live unhealthy life? Being a great believer that health is the priority to enjoy life and be able to handle anything that life offers, without good health, there will be an impact in our daily operations. Take for example a sick person admitted in the hospital, he or she will not be able to accomplish was they had planned because their body is not in the condition to function. Good health keeps you strong enough to talk, walk, think and act. Having the opportunity to learn about Indigenous Australians, it was discovered that they have been subjects of racism, and therefore they have experienced the challenges that revolve around racism. Having been brought up in a democratic society where the opinions of people are heard, and people are given a chance to participate in making decisions that impact on their culture. The concern on how these Australian adopted and got used to racism comes in our minds. It is obvious that when a person is subjected to an environment that denies them to practice and appreciate their cultures, they will tend to have psychological suffering (Pelech, 2013). Take for example confidence; this is the ability to be able to stand out in the presence of people and express your opinions or how you feel about certain things. This is the opportunity to be yourself and present what is affecting you without fear of anything. Looking at the case of indigenous Australians, It was realized that they have been subjected to unfair treatment and hence they have been suffering from a psychological disorder of being unable to present their views since they fear the ramifications that would befall their actions of trying to express their opinions. According to Michele (2014), indigenous Australians are viewed as the minority, and that is why they are subjects of racisms which contribute to their health. In their aspect of health, it was discovered that they attribute health to many things for example land, social and emotional aspects. Perhaps their view of health as relating to land is because they use traditional methods of healing which is acceptable and applied in most communities. With the effort to understand the journey of indigenous Australians, knowledge will be gained on how to address issues that affect people in their social and emotional situation. It is possible to handle the case of an indigenous Australians because their culture is fully understood and thanks to the research and the discussions that improved the knowledge. However, it is challenging to be able to analyze fully and differentiate between indigenous Australians and those who have been influenced by intermarriages. It is clear that the ethnic group of the indigenous group is fading due to various issues such as migration and the rising population of immigrants who have contributed to intermarriages. In order to identify them, it is important to research more on the history of an individual rather than as a community. In this case understanding their culture as an individual and trying to know their family and their ancestors could also help to differentiate the indigenous and the other Australians. An opinion on how to deal with indigenous groups is that of exercising patience and equity; you do not have to express impatience when dealing with people who they have lost trust on people because they have been undermined. It is essential to put yourself in their shoes and feel their experience, and that is how you can be able to help them. Ackley and Ladwig (2010) supports the fact that communication is also essential in the sense that learning them and their behavior will help in finding the best way to communicate and get to know their problems. Globally, there are those indigenous groups who do not accept to be attended by people they do not trust and therefore it is important to learn how to handle conversation and how to approach their opinions. It is, therefore, important to understand that they are people with needs, and they want to be heard, therefore in order to win their trust, one should be able to treat them with honesty and patience. Being a medical practitioner calls for efforts to evaluate deeply the communication impact on patience and thus ability to come up with the best strategy to help their suffering Everyone is looking forward to engaging their medical practice in indigenous communities because of the ability to explore more than the research as supported by Trollope (2011). It is believed that practical experience is the best means of learning because you get to encounter and solve challenges that you do not find in class. Take for example my practice in Indigenous Australians; it will be possible to handle their ways of treating and healing systems so as to help them. This is because it has always been a passion to help people go through the recovering process. Having knowledge on indigenous Australians will not only help the journey in medical practice but also it will be a fulfillment of one’s’ passion. Using ones’ passion to learn about the plight of women because they are the ones subjected to more psychological suffering. These women could help in identifying the various aspects causing them to feel undermined. It is essential to engage local facilitators in a community to be assigned in for the purpose of gaining trust among the indigenous people. This will be an advantage because these facilitators will take one through the history of individuals in the community English, (2012).  Also, there could be theories that one could not find from the research, and the facilitator will equip one with more information on how to approach these people. Health practice in the community is a challenging task, and one will, therefore, have to be fully prepared regarding handling rejection and impatient people. Therefore, the facilitators and other community partnership will be of importance in this journey. Shaw (2012) asserts that Community health programs happen to be the most anticipated learning experience among medical students. There is enthusiasm about this journey, and it is believed that one will be able to deliver the best according to their knowledge, passion and capability. One can be able to help those have been intimidated, and they have been made to believe in a culture that is not theirs. There is hope to encounter few challenges in this journey by seeking help and guidance from other medical practitioners who have been here before. Therefore, by the end of one’s’ experience in community health program one would have learned more and would have helped the indigenous groups in their healing system. One can also engage counseling sessions for the purpose of helping them to communicate and know their self-worth. Reference Ackley, B. J., & Ladwig, G. B. (2010). Nursing diagnosis handbook: An evidence-based guide to planning care. Maryland Heights, MO: Mosby. Bauer, S. 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