MY STORY

It has been two weeks since I have started Uni and I'm slowly enjoying it more and more after attending a few different classes. Since the tutorials for the Professional Practices and Cultural Safety unit in Bachelor of Nursing start in the following week, I went through lecture notes and took down key concepts so that I could have a better understanding of the topic and not fall behind. As for now going into this unit learning about cultural safety, I thought the focus would be more towards getting to know about different cultures and beliefs as to only addressing the differences in their 'socio-economic status', 'power relations' and etc. So, I'm not quite sure if I'm enjoying it as much as I would love to but then again, it is only my second week. In high-school I did health as one of my subjects and we pretty much covered most of the topics that this unit brings, which helps me a lot in a way. Things like 'person centred care' and 'beliefs', are important to learn in nursing, I mean other than just cleaning patients and doing their beds, being a nurse is a career that I would say as high as being privileged. We're giving out a lot of ourselves emotionally and physically as we're going to be there for births, deaths and many more of their valued moments in life. Polaschek (2001, p. 452-457) concludes that "the effects on the health care system of inequalities in power between groups in society are addressed we cannot ensure that the needs of persons from minority cultures will be met". Although our jobs as nurses are not to cure the illnesses of patients, but we're there to lead them into a better path of wellbeing. With that realisation, it gives me the opportunity to allow and better myself as a future nurse who treats everyone with the same value and respect. This week I've attended my first tutorial in this unit and learnt about cultural safety and how important my culture is as well as the many different cultures I am surrounded with daily. The way I view culture is essentially the way someone lives their life and how it impacts/shape a person's identity whilst also determining what they believe in, the way they dress, what they eat and how they experience life. In class, I learnt that we all understand and go through life differently depending on how we were raised, what we choose to believe in and what we've experienced. After having a gro Visit