Kidney Yarns

This guide offers question prompts to help you build meaningful connections, understand patient journeys, and provide best practice support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with kidney disease.

The questions are based on years of extensive experience from both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with kidney disease and transplantation, as well as nephrologists, nurses, transplant coordinators, and Aboriginal Health Practitioners.

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I’d like to begin by acknowledging the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we meet today and pay my respects to Elders past and present. I recognise the unique place held by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the original Custodians of the lands and waterways across the Australian continent, with histories of continuous connection dating back more than 60,000 years. I acknowledge their enduring cultural practices of caring for Country, and I acknowledge that this always was, and always will be, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land and waters.

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Some of these questions may be obvious to you, but from the experiences encountered by many, the following questions are either not asked often enough or are the questions patients want clinicians to be asking.

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Kidney Yarns

This guide offers question prompts to help you build meaningful connections, understand patient journeys, and provide best practice support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with kidney disease.

"How have you been feeling emotionally since starting your kidney treatment?"

"Are there any worries or stresses that you’d like to talk about?"

"Have you had the chance to speak with someone about how you’re feeling and what you're going through?"

"Do you have support from your family or community with what you’re going through?"

"Is there anything I can do to help support your mental well-being?"

"How are you managing with your medications? Any side effects?"

"Do you find it difficult to keep track of your medication schedule?"

"Has anyone explained why each of your medications is important?"

"Are there any traditional remedies or medicines you’re using alongside your prescriptions?"

"Is there anything you need help with to make sure you’re taking your medications properly?"

Add your own question(s)

Contact us: info@niktt.com.au

Kidney Yarns

This guide offers question prompts to help you build meaningful connections, understand patient journeys, and provide best practice support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with kidney disease.​

"How have you been feeling emotionally since starting your kidney treatment?"

"Are there any worries or stresses that you’d like to talk about?"

"Have you had the chance to speak with someone about how you’re feeling and what you're going through?"

"Do you have support from your family or community with what you’re going through?"

"Is there anything I can do to help support your mental well-being?"

"How are you managing with your medications? Any side effects?"

"Do you find it difficult to keep track of your medication schedule?"

"Has anyone explained why each of your medications is important?"

"Are there any traditional remedies or medicines you’re using alongside your prescriptions?"

"Is there anything you need help with to make sure you’re taking your medications properly?"

Add your own question(s)

Contact us: info@niktt.com.au

This guide offers question prompts to help you build meaningful connections, understand patient journeys, and provide best practice support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with kidney disease.