People in this world are from different cultures, background, origin of countries, religions and races and everyone has their own culture. Culture is a human construction and it also represent a person’s dignity. Culture is a way of living built up by population which is passed from one generation to the next generation (Australian Government 2015). As Indigenous people are the first peoples in Australia, they have their own right, cultures and customs (Van den berg 2010). However, these Indigenous people are more vulnerable to social exclusion and they are being treated as second-class citizens just because of the differences of the cultures (Van den berg 2010). Therefore, it is important for us to develop respect to the cultures of Indigenous
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As I came from a multicultural and multi-ethnic country, each ethnic celebrates different festivals which passed from our great-grandparents. People make new friends and shares the joy with one another by inviting those who came from other religions and races to celebrate the festivals together. However, after I have enriched my understanding and knowledge of culture in week 4, I realized that culture is not only involved in festival and communication but also the awareness, safety and competence especially towards nurses and patients. I now understand that this knowledge is essential and it becomes a framework for me being a nurse to deliver more appropriate health services to patients. Every patient is unique (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia 2008). Every day, nurse has to face a lots of patients in hospital. As these patients are come from different backgrounds, attitudes and beliefs, it is important for a nurse to be sensitive and understand all patients regardless of their cultural background in order to deal with any racist or ethnocentric attitudes. Therefore, I believed that through understanding of the differences cultural background not only to bridge the gaps between people so that people can live in a peaceful and harmonious society meanwhile also built trustworthy and develop respect between patients and nurses so that
As I came from a multicultural and multi-ethnic country, each ethnic celebrates different festivals which passed from our great-grandparents. People make new friends and shares the joy with one another by inviting those who came from other religions and races to celebrate the festivals together. However, after I have enriched my understanding and knowledge of culture in week 4, I realized that culture is not only involved in festival and communication but also the awareness, safety and competence especially towards nurses and patients. I now understand that this knowledge is essential and it becomes a framework for me being a nurse to deliver more appropriate health services to patients. Every patient is unique (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia 2008). Every day, nurse has to face a lots of patients in hospital. As these patients are come from different backgrounds, attitudes and beliefs, it is important for a nurse to be sensitive and understand all patients regardless of their cultural background in order to deal with any racist or ethnocentric attitudes. Therefore, I believed that through understanding of the differences cultural background not only to bridge the gaps between people so that people can live in a peaceful and harmonious society meanwhile also built trustworthy and develop respect between patients and nurses so that