Summary

This part provides a series of case studies of an Iraqi family who have come to Australia as refugees. The case studies focus on Medya, the mother of this family, who has experienced a range of gastrointestinal issues as a result of a traumatic birth and other health issues. The family is comprised of Medya and her 3 children Hedjar, Arin and Fero. They live in Coffs Harbour NSW.

The part illustrates the diverse nursing considerations required when working with families from different cultural and religious backgrounds. The 2 case studies include 1) Medya develops ulcerative colitis and 2) Medya needs a temporary stoma. The case studies explore psychological health for patients with bowel disease, the importance of teamwork and collaborative practice and considerations of cultural diversity. It also follows the journey of care for a patient undergoing bowel surgery and introduces the idea of how technology can support teamwork.

Image attributions

Images not individually attributed are listed below in order of appearance in the part:

Chapter 3.1

Coffs Harbour map by OpenStreetMap is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Iraq map image by Lara Jameson on Pexels

The Shero family image by David Mark on Pixabay

Children during war image by Welcome to All! on Pixabay

Medya image adapted from photograph by David Mark on Pixabay

Hedjar image adapted from photograph by Amir Babaei on Pexels

Arin image adapted from photograph by Abdulmomn Kadhim on Pixabay

Fero image adapted from photograph by Abdulmomn Kadhim on Pixabay

Icons

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Introduction: Introduction icons created by Freepik – Flaticon

Endocrine: Endocrine system icons created by Freepik – Flaticon

Teamwork and collaborative practice: Communication icons created by Freepik – Flaticon

Clinical reasoning: Think icons created by Freepik – Flaticon

Person-centred care: People icons created by Freepik – Flaticon

Cultural safety: People icons created by Freepik – Flaticon

Objectives: Objective icons created by Uniconlabs – Flaticon

Case studies: Case study icons created by Flat Icons – Flaticon

Mental health: Mental health icons created by Freepik – Flaticon

Thinking point: Creativity icons created by Freepik – Flaticon

Summary: Summary icons created by Freepik – Flaticon

T – Technology: Technology icons created by Freepik – Flaticon