Nurses and midwives must be able to provide culturally safe health care to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Yatdjulugin: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing and Midwifery Care introduces readers to historical and contemporary approaches to Indigenous nurse-led theory, research and praxis. Now in its fourth edition, Yatdjuligin advocates for the knowledge and experiences of First Nations peoples to be prioritised across all health care contexts. New chapters on healthcare in custodial care settings, long-term health conditions and the effects of climate change on Indigenous people's health have been added. Updated case studies and reflective questions offer students realistic examples of theory in practice, encouraging them to consider and challenge their own beliefs and understandings. Written entirely by leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses, midwives, academics and researchers, Yatdjuligin is an essential resource for students establishing the foundations of culturally safe healthcare in their practice.
Best, Odette: - Odette Best is a Wakgun clan member of the Gurreng Gurreng Nation and holds a Boonthamurra bloodline with adoption ties to the Koomumberri, Yugambeh people. She commenced her training at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in the late 1980s, and holds a Bachelor of Health Sciences (double major in Aboriginal Health and Community Development), a Master of Philosophy and a Ph.D. Odette has worked for 35 years in Indigenous health. Clinically, she worked for a decade, as sexual health coordinator at the Brisbane Aboriginal and Islander Community Health Service and within the women's and youth prison systems across Brisbane. In 2000, she moved into discipline teaching within nursing in the tertiary sector. Odette's leadership in Indigenous health and Indigenous nursing research is acknowledged globally, and she is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, a Fellow of the Australian College of Nursing, a Churchill Fellow and a Fellow of the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives. As an historian of Aboriginal nurses and midwives, Odette is passionate about uncovering and documenting the experiences of Aboriginal nurses and midwives and saving them from historical oblivion. Odette is Ivy Molly Booth's granddaughter.
Fredericks, Bronwyn: - Bronwyn Fredericks is an Indigenous woman from South-East Queensland with over 35 years' experience working in and with the tertiary sector, state and federal Governments, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-based organisations. She is a Professor and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement) at The University of Queensland, and still maintains an active research program. Professor Fredericks is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities, the Academy of the Social Sciences of Australia, and the Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences, along with being a member of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) and the Australian Research Council (ARC) College of Experts. In 2016, Bronwyn was appointed as the Commissioner with the Queensland Productivity Commission (QPC) (one of only two appointments) to lead the Inquiry into Service Delivery in Queensland's Remote and Discrete Indigenous Communities. In 2018, she was again appointed to work on Queensland's Inquiry into Imprisonment and Recidivism, which was completed in 2019. She is currently a member of the ARC Advisory Committee, Co-Chair of the ARC Indigenous Forum, Deputy Chair of the National School Resourcing Board (NSRB), and a Director of the Queensland Council.
