Alizeh Lateef, a Syrian refugee, comes to the clinic you work in as an EN, with her baby boy for Measles vaccination. She seems depressed. She informs you that she is having trouble settling in Melbourne. She is poor and dependent on the Australian government for funds. She explains that the Australian government has stopped accepting refugees currently. This means the rest of her family cannot enter Australia. She has a severe backache which is not subsiding with Nurofen. She tells you that she is considering undergoing traditional Hijama therapy. Meanwhile, she asks you to prescribe her a stronger painkiller. You apologise and inform her that you cannot prescribe. You are trained in vaccinating children. However, due to increased loads of patients and lesser vaccine supply by the government, you are instructed by your supervisor to inform her to come for vaccination  next week with a prior appointment. Before she leaves, you provide her with information regarding available resources to assist her with her presenting care needs. You also offer her reassurance to promote her emotional and social wellbeing. You also noticed her depressive state, and for its further treatment, you organised an appropriate referral in liaison with your RN.

Answer all questions:

Q1. State at least three agencies / health services that would facilitate positive health outcomes for Alizeh

and her boy? PC1.2, PC3.3

Q2 What are the social or cultural influences that are impacting her health? PC1.3, PC3.2, KE7

HLT54115 Diploma of Nursing

HLTENN001 - Practice nursing within the Australian health care system

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Assessment

Student Assessment

Q3 What are the political and economic impacts on immunization delivery in this scenario? PC1.4, KE8

Q4 What is hijama cupping? Can nurses learn and apply this modality to contemporary nursing practice?

PC1.5, KE13

Q5 List two (2) sources of information you would discuss with Alizeh to increase her awareness about

sources of funding for refugee health care services. PC1.2, PC2.1, PC3.3

 

Answer:

Q1. State at least three agencies / health services that would facilitate positive health outcomes for Alizeh

and her boy? PC1.2, PC3.3

• The American Red Cross.
• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Q2 .What are the social or cultural influences that are impacting her health? PC1.3, PC3.2, KE7.

• Being poor and dependent on the Australian government for funds.
• She is a Syrian refugee.
• She seems so  depressed.
• She is considering undergoing traditional Hijama therapy.

Q3. What are the political and economic impacts on immunization delivery in this scenario? PC1.4, KE8

• Australian government stopping accepting refugees currently in their state.
• Lesser vaccine supply by the government.
• Denier of Syrian refugee to access the vaccination.

Q4 .What is hijama cupping? Can nurses learn and apply this modality to contemporary nursing practice?

PC1.5, KE13

• Cupping therapy refers to an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a therapist puts special cups on your skin for a few minutes to create suction. Most People received it for many purposes, including to help with pain, inflammation, blood flow, relaxation and well-being, and as a type of deep-tissue massage. The nurse  can not learn and apply this in the  contemporary nursing practice because, the modern nursing practices have evolved into a step of using more nursing practices which are better  and which more patient can accept than Hijama Cupping .

Q5 List two (2) sources of information you would discuss with Alizeh to increase her awareness about

sources of funding for refugee health care services. PC1.2, PC2.1, PC3.3.

• Discussion on Information from Health Promotion for Improved Refugee and Migrant Health (HPIRMH).
• Discussion on Information from the New South Wale (NSW)  Refugee Health Service funded by the government. 
• Discussion on Refugee Health Guidance and Immigrant and Refugee Health. This promote and improve refugee health and  prevent disease.

Step-by-step explanation

Due to crowding and lack of infrastructure, refugee camps are often unhygienic, leading to a high incidence of infectious diseases and epidemics. Sick or injured refugees rely on free health care provided by aid agencies in camps, and may not have access to health services outside of a camp setting.