Essay evidence for practice achieving the goals of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health plan 2013 – 2023

The failure of mainstream services and access to mainstream services, lies at the heart of continuing health disadvantage. A goal of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013-2023 is that ‘the health system delivers clinically appropriate care that is culturally safe, high quality, responsive and accessible for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’. To achieve this health care systems need to be culturally competent, evidence-based and accountable. Evidence based practice is an identified priority to achieve health equity in the Australian context. Students are required to select one of the research articles provided from the list of ‘articles for assessment item 2’ on the INC6 Canvas site. Students must critically appraise the research article, identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the article and the usefulness of the article in generating nursing knowledge and informing practice focused on a principle or number of principles that inform the approach of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013-2023.
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