Posted: August 4th, 2016

Describe some culturally safe health care practices you might undertake with individual patients of Islamic ethnicity

In this task you will write a reflection about your anticipated nursing or health care practice. (Group of interest = Individuals of Islamic ethnicity in Australian population) Word Count = 1200 words Your reflection is a response to the question: How can I provide culturally safe health care to people who belong to Islamic ethnicity in Australia There are four required components to your reflection: 1. Identify some of the barriers to health care access and good care experienced by individuals of Islamic ethnicity. 2. Reflect on your attitudes, values and beliefs Islamic ethnicity, and assess the impact (both positive and negative) of your attitudes on your anticipated health care practice with them. 3. Describe some culturally safe health care practices you might undertake with individual patients of Islamic ethnicity. 4. Outline how you could be a nurse or health service provider advocate for Islamic ethnic group and contribute towards improved health outcomes for individuals of Islamic ethnicity at a population level. Reflective writing should demonstrate critical reading and thinking skills. The use of ‘I’ is expected in this assessment task (‘I think, I do not agree, I agree’, etc). You are required to support your practice reflection with a minimum of 15 scholarly references. Provide DOI and URL for the reference articles