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Nursing care and Indigenous Australians: An autoethnography

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posted on 2023-05-21, 11:54 authored by Molloy, L

Background: Public mental services in Australia have failed to provide culturally appropriate care for Indigenous Australians despite several national reports and policies that have attempted to promote service improvement in this area.

Purpose: This research focused on the experiences of working as a mental health nurse in an Australian public mental health service as the focal point for an autoethnography.

Method: The research used written journal reflections to critically explore culture within a public mental health service as it related to the care of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

Findings: The mental health service was a place where white privilege was maintained through the dominance of the biomedical model of mental illness. Standardised approaches to nursing care further strengthened white privilege within the mental health service, and produced care practices that were unable to respond appropriately to the mental health needs of Indigenous Australians.

History

Publication title

Collegian

Volume

24

Issue

5

Pagination

487-490

ISSN

1322-7696

Department/School

School of Health Sciences

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Place of publication

Netherlands

Rights statement

Copyright 2016 Australian College of Nursing Ltd.

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health system performance

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