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Why Is Respect Important In Aboriginal Culture

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Q1) 1.1) 1. AGE - Young people aged 5 – 14 years are at highest risk and up to 122 times more likely to contract the disease than non-Indigenous youngsters. Also Rheumatic heart disease is up to twice as common in women. 2. LIVE - According to the surveys SAYS most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are living in NT. There is a high risk of having RDH in this area. 1.2) Shakira has four siblings between the age of 3 to 12.Her mother addicted to alcohol much she lost the family bond. Shakira’s mother doesn’t feed her children. It’s a good decision that she is living with different family member now but she must be missing her family. 1.3) Clinic every 3-4 weeks for penicillin injections to prevent . Regular follow up by the clinic, …show more content…

An Indigenous person living in the Northern Territory is 54.8 times as likely to die from the complications of rheumatic heart disease than a non-Indigenous person. Q2) 2.1) a) Respect is very important in Aboriginal culture. Respect for Elders, the land, animals and ancestors are main characterises of Aboriginal culture, and should not assume anything without asking. b) As a enrolled nurse, I should not mentioned the deceased person’s name or mentioned deceased person in general conversation as they find it disrespectful and different names may be used to refer to the deceased person. Q3) 3.1) The objects of this Act are, in recognition of the past dispossession and dispersal of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their present disadvantaged position in Australian society: ensure maximum participation of Aboriginal persons and Torres Strait Islanders in the formulation and implementation of government policies that affect …show more content…

They may feel the welcome. Q7) a) As a Enrolled nurse according my researches I have gained a knowledge of how indigenous people respect their culture and nature. They are great humans being to get along with. Though indigenous people have very limited interaction with non-indigenous society. Because of this, it is hard for us to build a good relationship between indigenous and non-indigenous. But Australian government provides many services, health care benefits, housing facilities, to them. It is better for us to study and research more about them. So interaction will be built in the future. Q8) a) They may ask whether you have aboriginal health care professional to talk. They would ask the same gender person to talk about health issues. b) Indigenous are very combatable with natural mediation. They find bark of the trees, leaves to cure disease. Culturally they do not like to visit health care service because they do not believe in European medication. Due to their past painful memories with white people, they may feel unsafe to

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