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Health literacy can improve inequities

WEBAn example of the impact of health literacy is failure to understand instructions, such as how to take a medication effectively, which can lead to …

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How well is patient-centred care applied in practice

WEBPatient-centred care (PCC), as defined by the Institute of Medicine, provides care that is responsive to, and respectful of each patient’s needs, values and preferences, to ensure …

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A safe environment for Māori patients starts with a safe

WEBTikanga ‘stripped’ away. One morning in 2021 I arrived at a shift where some in-house training was about to take place. When I heard the teaching was about …

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How to provide culturally safe care in the Aotearoa

WEBAddressing and eliminating health inequities requires that health professionals and health organisations address the determinants of health inequities, …

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Self-advocacy: An important skill for students on clinical

WEBClinical placements can be challenging and stressful for student nurses. Cultivating the skill of self-advocacy helps them to succeed in their learning and ensures …

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Maranga Mai! What needs to change for a safe, representative and

WEBSafe staffing, funding and mentoring for all nurses are key to a flourishing, representative and skilled workforce with enough Māori and Pacific to safely care for all …

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Transforming the system to enable good lives for disabled people

WEBThe enduring inequitable health outcomes experienced by Māori, Pacific people and disabled communities,2,3 despite years of reform,4 support the need for …

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‘Listen to us — keep us safe’: Nurses nationwide call for funding …

WEBChristchurch Hospital members Philippa Rodley (left) and Deidre Guy. Another Hutt Hospital senior nurse Karen Durham said short-staffing meant nurses were …

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The impact of racism on rheumatic fever rates

WEBNearly half of the cases with first- episode RF were from the upper North Island district health boards (DHBs), with 14.9 per 100,000 in Tairawhiti DHB, followed …

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Talking about unconscious bias – Kaitiaki Nursing New Zealand

WEBTalking about unconscious bias. By Jill Clendon. November 1, 2020. It is possible to challenge our own biases and assumptions, and train ourselves to focus on …

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Maranga Mai! Tino rangatiratanga – what needs to change

WEBOctober 27, 2022. Maranga Mai! – NZNO’s campaign to fix the nursing crisis – calls for a renewed commitment to equity and tino rangatiratanga for Māori nurses and patients, …

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Whaiā ngā mea hei oranga mōu — self-care for Māori nurses

WEBSelf-care for Māori nurses. Karakia — Say your prayers. Kōrero — Talk to your Māori nursing friends. Wāhi — Go to your special place. Whanaungatanga — …

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Asthma: Thinking SMART, using AIR and making a difference

WEBAsthma is a major public health problem in New Zealand, affecting up to 20 per cent of children and adults. According to a recent report, the prevalence of asthma in …

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Type 2 diabetes: Two new medications offer fresh management

WEBApril 1, 2021. Current international guidelines for type 2 diabetes management include the use of two new classes of medication: sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) …

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Mahere hau — an integrated bicultural nursing assessment …

WEBStaff at Waikato University’s new nursing programmes have devised an assessment framework which incorporates the values they espouse — using a bicultural …

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The importance of nurse-led foot care

WEBThe importance of nurse-led foot care. Nurses in primary care play an important role in managing foot care, especially for elderly, diabetic and disabled …

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A dream come true – kaupapa Māori kaiāwhina-to-nursing …

WEB“It was so hard, but I’m here,” Tau said while visiting the EN section conference in Christchurch recently. The earn-as-you-learn (EAYL) initiative, is a …

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Rights are balanced by responsibilities – Kaitiaki Nursing New …

WEBRights are balanced by responsibilities. By Margaret Hughes and Karen Edgecombe. November 1, 2021. Two nursing academics ponder why some nurses are resistant to …

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Childhood obesity – giving the best care

WEBA survey by the Ministry of Health (MoH) in 2018/19 found that 11.3 per cent of children were obese, and Māori children were 1.6 times more likely to be obese than …

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