Josipovic P
School of Nursing, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia.
Int J Nurs Pract. 2000 Jun;6(3):146-52. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-172x.2000.00201.x.
Australia's health care clientele reflects the diversity of this multicultural society. Patients and health care professionals have expectations of health care which may not be met to their satisfaction or needs. The perceived inadequacies of and increased demands on the Australian health care system are reflected in the literature and by active political lobbying. Thus, there is an urgent need to investigate how the health care system can be improved and how recommendations from research can be put into place. One mechanism that may provide some of the changes required is to use the skills, experience and qualifications of culturally and linguistically diverse nurses. This paper, which is based on a descriptive ethnographic research project, will provide insight for utilizing this valuable and available resource, and how nursing education curricula can be modified to adequately incorporate transcultural nursing practices, so that nurses can meet the challenges of caring for Australia's multicultural population.
澳大利亚的医疗保健服务对象反映了这个多元文化社会的多样性。患者和医疗保健专业人员对医疗保健有着期望，但这些期望可能无法得到满足，无法达到他们的满意度或需求。澳大利亚医疗保健系统存在的明显不足以及不断增加的需求，在文献中以及通过积极的政治游说都有所体现。因此，迫切需要研究如何改进医疗保健系统，以及如何将研究建议付诸实践。一种可能带来所需变革的机制是利用具有文化和语言多样性的护士的技能、经验和资质。本文基于一项描述性人种志研究项目，将为利用这一宝贵且现有的资源提供见解，以及如何修改护理教育课程以充分纳入跨文化护理实践，从而使护士能够应对照顾澳大利亚多元文化人群的挑战。
