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To me, Health is a state of mental physical, emotional and spiritual well-being which allows the individual to experience fulfilment and joy in their life, alongside growth where every aspect of an individual is developed to deal with challenges and build upon the foundation of the persons quality-of-life leading to satisfaction in one's existence.

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12.1 of the competency standard stood out to me as being self-aware in nursing has been a pivotal aspect in my learning journey and my future practice. Very often, I will pause to reflect on my own cultural background, values, beliefs, and even biases and how they shape my interactions with people and could potentially impact my quality of healthcare. This is why I recognise self-awareness is essential in providing better patient-centred care. I have improved my self-awareness and educated myself on both my culture and the cultural differences I face in a clinical setting; having now know a little bit more about my own culture, I feel more comfortable caring for those who either share or have opposing cultural beliefs however is that significantly improved me and my ability to give better care as a nurse.

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Navigating Refugee principal health in Australia 

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Navigating Refugee principal health in Australia 

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Chosen Country: Iraq
Located in the Middle East, Iraq has faced many complex challenges such as political instability, social conflict and conflict in recent years; this has caused countries such as Australia to give humanitarian aid to the population in hopes of helping lives as Iraq deals with its ongoing crisis. Between 2020 and 2021, Australia issued 5,947 humanitarian refugee visas for countries such as Myanmar, Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq. Refugees from Iraq can often present with some health concerns due to the conditions of their country in some cases. As outlined in the Australian refugee health practice guideline, some of these conditions may be.

Mental Health issues: countries with increased violence and conflict can result in higher levels of stress and trauma, which many refugees face, which may result in mental health issues. This can be helped. However, resources for assisting refugees to process their trauma include culturally sensitive counselling and building a support network.

Malnutrition: Another condition that many people face due to displaced countries and instability for essential resources such as food and water, leading to some refugees coming in with malnutrition, which can be treated by giving access to food and water alongside nutritional assessment plans and helping to prevent malnutrition progress.

Some Diseases: Iraq has faced increased pressure due to infectious diseases, which has dramatically affected its population and is due to the country's conditions and infrastructure; this results in some regions having higher cases of certain diseases, such as hepatitis. Refugees may undergo health screening and testing, allowing them to be treated and educated on prevention.

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Social Determinants on migrant/refugees in Australia

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Social Determinants on migrant/refugees in Australia

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These populations in Australia are confronted with unique challenges that play a role in the health outcomes of social determinants of health. The World Health Organization have showcased some of the social determinants that influence these individuals' well-being and health.

Education: education plays a critical social determinant that can greatly affect the well-being of refugees and migrants in Australia things like language barriers and opposing educational backgrounds may limit the quality of education and impact the ability to learn effectively this will greatly affect the population as education can lead to health disparities such as gaining employment navigating healthcare and government systems and making informed health decisions all which have been impacted by education barriers.

Access to affordable health services of decent quality: this is a vital social determinant that will impact the migrant and refugee populations' well-being significantly in Australia there are certain barriers that they experience such as language barriers, unknowingness of the Australian health care system and lack of education. This barrier of access can lead to inadequate and delayed healthcare which can cause worsened conditions that unnecessarily progress and prolong the treatment, access to affordable health services plays a significant role and recognising these barriers and providing ways to support migrant and refugee populations will prevent further harm and increase their well-being.

Income and social protection: these populations can experience disparities in income and social protection in comparison to other Australian populations. They may face difficulties accessing Secure employment and other financial stability which puts them at risk of financial struggling, poverty, homelessness and reduced access to healthcare which will overall impact the well-being of migrant and refugee populations. The stress can affect the ability for being able to afford high-quality healthcare, food and housing which may often lead to sacrifices and/or a decrease in health and well-being.