Two Aboriginal registered nurses show us why black nurses caring for black patients is good medicine

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Stuart, Lynne and Nielsen, Anne-Maree. 2010. "Two Aboriginal registered nurses show us why black nurses caring for black patients is good medicine." Contemporary Nurse. 37 (1), pp. 96-101. https://doi.org/10.5172/conu.2011.37.1.096

Article Title	Two Aboriginal registered nurses show us why black nurses caring for black patients is good medicine
ERA Journal ID	40054
Article Category	Article
Authors	Stuart, Lynne (Author) and Nielsen, Anne-Maree (Author)
Journal Title	Contemporary Nurse
Journal Citation	37 (1), pp. 96-101
Number of Pages	6
Year	2010
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Place of Publication	Maleny, Australia
ISSN	1037-6178
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.5172/conu.2011.37.1.096
Web Address (URL)	http://www.atypon-link.com/EMP/doi/pdf/10.5172/conu.2011.37.1.096
Abstract	In Queensland, Aboriginal nurses are limited in number in comparison to the mainstream nursing workforce. More Aboriginal registered nurses are needed to cater for Aboriginal patients in our Australian healthcare system in view of today's burgeoning Indigenous health crisis. It is a foregone conculsion that Aboriginal nurses are the most suitable nurses to provide optimal cross cultural care for Aboriginal patients, due to having similar cultural backgrounds. The following paper will show how two Aboriginal registered nurses are opitimitstic about the possibilities of expanding the ranks of Aboriginal registered nurses through role modelling, and are channelling their research to achieve this with the aim of promoting better health outcomes for their people. A qualitative research approach has been used to examine the subjective human experience of the participants. Three dominant themes emerged from the reseaerch and will be expanded upon within the body of this paper to support the authors' thesis that Aboriginal nurses are a valuable commodity to address the Aborignal health crisis.
Keywords	black/aboriginal nurses; aboriginal patients; cultural safety
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	450499. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing not elsewhere classified
	470108. Organisational, interpersonal and intercultural communication
	420599. Nursing not elsewhere classified
Public Notes	File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author.
Byline Affiliations	School of Nursing and Midwifery
	Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health
Institution of Origin	University of Southern Queensland

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