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Cultural Differences Between Health And Social Care

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My understanding of our lecture and the topic of cultural safety is that in first step to achieve cultural safety, is to be aware and understand that there is a cultural difference (Gladman J, Ryder C, Walters LK (2017)) between the Aboriginal and Torest Strait Islander people and those of us who now call Australia home. I honestly don’t have much experience of taking care of an Aboriginal person. On the rare occasion I was in charge of the care of a Indigenous patient during my practical time as a student nurse, I did my best to remain respectful and aware of the cultural differences between my patient and myself, the same way I would to any other patient. Cultural Safety is not something I believe can explained in one class and expect that
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