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Title: | Increased numbers of Australian Indigenous nurses would make a significant contribution to 'closing the gap' in Indigenous health: What is getting in the way? | Contributor(s): | West, Roianne (author); Usher, Kim (author) ; Foster, Kim (author) | Publication Date: | 2010 | DOI: | 10.5172/conu.2010.36.1-2.121 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/14684 | Abstract: | The provision of a well trained and culturally safe health workforce is critical to the alleviation of health inequities for Australian Indigenous peoples. Educating and graduating significant numbers of Indigenous registered nurses is one way the 'Close the Gap' initiative succeeds. Indigenous nurses bring a set of unique skills, knowledge and understanding to health service delivery. Their contribution has the potential to enhance future outcomes for Indigenous people by improving access to health services, ensure services are culturally appropriate and respectful, and assist non-Indigenous nurses to deliver culturally appropriate care. This paper discusses the background to the current numbers of Indigenous undergraduate nursing students enrolled in and completing tertiary nursing courses, with a focus on Queensland nursing programs. A range of identified barriers impede Indigenous nursing students' successful completion of their studies. We propose recommendations for education, research and employment to help overcome these problems, and ensure greater Indigenous participation in the nursing workforce. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Contemporary Nurse, 36(1-2), p. 121-130 | Publisher: | eContent Management Pty Ltd | Place of Publication: | Australia | ISSN: | 1839-3535 1037-6178 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 111701 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health 111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920302 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health - Health Status and Outcomes 920210 Nursing |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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