Prejudice And Racism In Australia

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Describe your response or responses to the content (lecture, readings, tutorial) for this week.
This weeks topics talk about racism and how rampant it was back in the days. Serious crimes were committed including genocide. Today, it is good to know that somebody is doing something to make things right.
What were your three key learning?
1. Australia is a culturally diverse country. In caring for patient especially when caring for Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander people, a nurse must be aware of his own culture and the culture of others so that he would be able to identify the cultural differences of both. Cultural awareness promotes cultural safety, which is essential in caring for patient.
2. Every culture has its own definition of