Different Theories And Models Of Care Used At The Atherton...

Rural and remote Australia refers to those areas outside of major cities and are made up of many diverse towns including pastoral, farming, mining, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The Atherton Tablelands, a highland region of northern Australia near Cairns, is classified as a rural and remote area. This essay will provide a profile on Atherton including the demographical, geographical, environmental, and cultural features as well as how these factors impact on the health of individuals within the community. It will all discuss the various theories and models of care used at the Atherton Hospital, the role of the registered nurse and the multidisciplinary team. The specific knowledge and clinical skills required for registered nurses will also be outlined, as well as examples of how these skills could be demonstrated. Atherton is a town located within the Tablelands Region in Far North Queensland, 90 kms south-west of Cairns. The Atherton Tablelands is known for its mild climate with temperatures ranging from 5 °C to 25 °C (Local Tourism Network, 2016). In 2014 the population in Atherton was approximately 10,886 with 5,117 males and 5,769 females, and an increasingly aging population trend (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016). According to the 2011 census 7.1% of the population were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and in 2009 there was an unemployment rate of 7.6% (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2011). The area is well-known for its richShow MoreRelatedWho Gets Power and How They Hold on to It10070 Words   |  41 Pagespower is not a dirty secret, but the secret of success. And thats the path power follows, until it becomes institutionalized— which makes administration the most precarious of occupations. Who Qets Power-MdMow Zkey Mold OH to A Stmtegic-ContiHgemti Model of Power Gerald R. Salancik Jeffrey Pfeffer ^ is held by many people to be a dirty word or, as Warren Bennis has said, It is the word organizations last dirty secret. This article will argue that traditional polidcal power, far from being a