Study provides important lessons in cultural awareness for nursing populations such as migrant families
There has been little research into Australian Indigenous families’ use of a tertiary paediatric hospital in Western Australia. Scrutiny of existing scientific literature and the reports of government and non-governmental organisations from 1995 onwards did not identify clear referral pathways, health-seeking behaviours or preferences of Indigenous families for a culturally safe hospital model. Family-centred care requires an understanding of how Indigenous children and families arrive at a health service, and the cultural and practical implications of large distances and of leaving other family members behind.
Nursing Children and Young People. 25, 7, 16-23. doi: 10.7748/ncyp2013.09.25.7.16.e211
Correspondence Peer reviewThis article has been subject to open peer review
Conflict of interestNone declared
Received: 31 August 2012
Accepted: 20 March 2013
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