The aim of this assignment is for students to demonstrate an understanding of culturally safe health promotion strategies, including education strategies that address the needs of clients with chronic diseases that empowers them to self-manage their condition. The provision of education to enable people to make decisions and to take actions in relation to their health is part of the role of the Registered Nurse (Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia, 2016). Additionally, culturally safe and respectful practice requires having knowledge of how a nurses own culture, values, attitudes assumptions and beliefs influence their interaction with people and families, the community and colleagues (Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia, Code of Conduct 2018)

This assignment addresses the following course learning outcomes:

• Apply health promotion and illness prevention practices in a culturally safe manner to support people diagnosed with chronic illness;
• Analyse primary health care and health promotion strategies that address the needs of those with chronic diseases.