Nursing: Allied Health

The Clinical Communications program works within key areas of clinical communication known to influence quality and safety outcomes throughout the patient journey.

You may hear the terms 'cultural awareness', 'cultural safety', 'cultural respect' and 'cultural competence' used in Australia, especially in the healthcare system. The definitions given on this site will help you to understand what they mean. Practical knowledge of these issues will aid safe, effective, and appropriate clinical communication:

Dictionary website that provides audio pronunciation guide. Good for giving correct pronunciation of medical terms.

For students with a CAVAL card - take your Federation Training student card and CAVAL card out to the university in Churchill to borrow from their library. Ask Fed Training library to organise a CAVAL card for you. It's free!