Program Overview

NUR1203 Cultural Safety and Professional Practice

Course Overview

The course introduces the model of cultural safety, which is essential for underpinning students' professional development and practice in health care professions. This foundational course enables students to develop an understanding of their own cultures, including the cultures of nursing, midwifery, and health systems, to provide health care that is free of racism, stigma, and other forms of discrimination.

Requisites

• Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BNSG, ADAH, BOTH, BSWK, BSWH, or SPYH.
• Enrolment is not permitted in NUR1203 if NUR1201 has been previously completed.

Course Details

• Units: 1
• School or Department: School of Nursing and Midwifery
• Grading basis: Graded
• Course fee schedule: Not specified

Course Offers

• Study period: Semester 1, 2023; Semester 2, 2023
• Mode: Online
• Campus: Not specified

Program Rules

As per the BNSG Program Rules, students are required to attempt and submit all assessment items in a course. This program rule forms part of the UniSQ accreditation agreement with the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Council (ANMAC).

Course Objectives

The course utilizes self-reflective practice as an essential skill for culturally safe professional practice, focusing on historical literacies, societal responses to diversity, and the health impacts imposed. It aims to develop an understanding of social and cultural determinants of health and their impacts upon individuals, communities, and health systems.

Learning Environment

An online learning environment will be utilized to support the student journey towards best practice in their professional development.