Changes in transcultural nursing and its influence on the growth of Australian aboriginal children.
The health of Australian Aboriginal people is reportedly poor. This report discusses how nurses, over a generation, have helped improve the health of children at an Aboriginal community in Queensland, Australia. By delivering health services using the principles of transcultural nursing, the nurses were able to deliver culturally congruent nursing care. This empowered the families to become active seekers of health care, rather than passive recipients.
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Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Queensland, Mater Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality / Q000639:trends; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D011793:Queensland / Q000453:epidemiology; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000639:trends*