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Item How do they see us?(2023-07) Pizzini, Nigel; Unitec, Te PūkengaRESEARCH QUESTION What are the barriers perceived and experienced by High School students when considering seeing a school counsellor for emotional or mental well-being support?Item Early reflections on a collaborative research project about the safety of rainbow ākonga on Te Pūkenga campuses(ePress, Unitec | Te Pūkenga., 2023-11-29) Smith, L.; Gremillion, Helen; Beaumont, S.; Burke, R. S.; Kelsey, F.; Addington, L.; Nelis, M.; Shaw, Kristi Lee; Unitec,Te Pūkenga; Te Pūkenga; Whitireia and Weltec, Te Pūkenga; Ara Institute of Canterbury, Te Pūkenga; Toi Ohomai, Te Pūkenga; Otago Polytechnic, Te PūkengaThis paper reports on the experiences of a research team designing and beginning to implement a research project exploring how safe and inclusive the various campuses of Te Pūkenga are for Rainbow ākonga (students). As Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest tertiary education provider, Te Pūkenga is bound and shaped by current anti-discrimination social policies. Under the 1993 Human Rights Act, discrimination based on gender was banned in Aotearoa. Same-sex marriage was legalised in 2013, and since 2021 people have been able to change their birth sex on official documents. In 2021, the Government also banned conversion therapy. However, despite these policies and as numerous national studies have documented, educational institutions remain hostile spaces for Rainbow ākonga. We aim to investigate ākonga and kaimahi (staff) experiences of inclusivity and discrimination across Te Pūkenga campuses. A research design was established, and we are in the process of collecting data. Because we have just begun the fieldwork at the time of this writing, we cannot discuss our findings to date. Instead, this article uses the feminist method of storytelling to explore the formation of a collaborative multi-site research team, the necessity of consulting with a Rainbow youth organisation when designing the survey, the research team’s duty of care to participants, the ethics process involved in conducting a multi-site organisational study and managing ‘teething problems’ when the online survey went live. This paper thus reports on our experiences of overcoming hurdles associated with a multi-site research project at a time of transition into one organisation, Te Pūkenga.Item Stocktake of clinical placements and preparation for clinical experience: A national perspective of practice employed in the polytechnic sector(2023-05) Heath, Samantha; Grogan, A.; Solomon, S.; Adesina, C.; Kabbar, Eltahir; Soper, F.; Groube, J.; Philips, J.; Graham, K.; Heath, K.; Topp, M,; Eleno, M.; Page, M.; Taylor, P.; Crone, P.; Mall, Robina; Crawford, R.; Munro, V.; Unitec, Te Pūkenga; Te Pūkenga; NorthTec (Tai Tokerau Wānanga), Te Pūkenga; Manukau Institute of Technology, Te Pūkenga; Wintec, Te Pūkenga; Toi Ohomai, Te Pūkenga; Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki, Te Pūkenga; Universal College of Learning, Te Pūkenga; Whitireia and Weltec, Te Pūkenga; Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, Te Pūkenga; Ara Institute of Canterbury, Te Pūkenga; Southern Institute of Technology (Invercargill, N.Z.), Te Pūkenga; Otago Polytechnic, Te PūkengaFunding: MBIE Science Whitinga Fellowship/Te Apārangi Royal Society A collaborative research project between 13 New Zealand polytechnic institutes offering nursing programmes INTRODUCTION Nursing curricula need to keep pace with the anticipated demographic change in New Zealand so that the future workforce is prepared to meet the population’s evolving healthcare requirements. Placements need to support curriculum organisation, addressing the breadth and type of services being utilised. Theoretical content needs to address the particular health needs of older people. AIM To review placement preparation and clinical experience for New Zealand student nurses in aged care settings METHOD Programme managers were invited to participate in an online quantitative survey (n = 13). The survey included closed and open-ended questions exploring clinical placement arrangements, preparation of clinical staff and students, and faculty support provided. RESULTS There appears to be little consensus about undergraduate nursing curriculum content or placements necessary to develop understanding about the health needs of older people. A range of curriculum models existed with differing philosophies and objectives. CONCLUSION Placement provision should more broadly recognise delivery of nursing services for older adults, reflecting the range of services likely to be accessed. The unification of the nursing curricula across the polytechnic sector provides an opportunity to ensure a well-educated and prepared workforce to address the health needs of older people. NewZealand's population Future nursing workforce? The Academy Stocktake of aged care curriculum Method Defining aged care placements Where are clinical placements? When are clinical placements undertaken? What is the available educational experience? How are supervisors prepared? How are students prepared? Conclusions Where to from here? ReferencesItem Student nurse perceptions of caring for older adults: How incidental project findings identified ageist attitudes and opportunities to create, innovate and energise pre-registration nursing curricula(2023-06-07) Heath, Samantha; Grogan, A.; Solomon, B.; Adesina, C.; Kabbar, Eltahir; Soper, F.; Groube, J.; Philips, J.; Graham, K.; Health, K.; Topp, M.; Eleno, M.; Page, M.; Taylor, P.; Crone, P.; Mall, Robina; Crawford, R.; Johnson, Shobha; Munro, V.; Unitec, Te Pūkenga; Te Pūkenga; NorthTec (Tai Tokerau Wānanga), Te Pūkenga; Manukau Institute of Technology, Te Pūkenga; Wintec, Te Pūkenga; Toi Ohomai, Te Pūkenga; Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki, Te Pūkenga; Universal College of Learning, Te Pūkenga; Whitireia and Weltec, Te Pūkenga; Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, Te Pūkenga; Ara Institute of Canterbury, Te Pūkenga; Southern Institute of Technology (Invercargill, N.Z.), Te Pūkenga; Otago Polytechnic, Te PūkengaFunding: MBIE Science Whitinga Fellowship/Te Apārangi Royal Society A collaborative research project between 13 New Zealand polytechnic institutes offering nursing programmes New Zealand's population Future healthcare workforce? Perceptions study - Students’ Perceptions of Working with Older People (SPWOP) Results Observations Ageism Free text responses Call to action Create, innovate and energise Next steps ReferencesItem Future nursing workforce: Creating, innovating, and energising undergraduate curriculum content through stakeholder collaboration(2023-06-07) Heath, Samantha; Grogan, A.; Solomon, B.; Adesina, C.; Kabbar, Eltahir; Soper, F.; Groube, J.; Philips, J.; Graham, K.; Heath, K.; Topp, M.; ELeno, M.; Page, M.; Taylor, P.; Crone, P.; Johnson, Shobha; Munro, V.; Mall, Robina; Crawford, R.; Foster, P.; Unitec, Te Pūkenga; Te Pūkenga; NorthTec (Tai Tokerau Wānanga), Te Pūkenga; Manukau Institute of Technology, Te Pūkenga; Wintec, Te Pūkenga; Toi Ohomai, Te Pūkenga; Eastern Institute of Technology, Te Pūkenga; Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki, Te Pūkenga; Universal College of Learning, Te Pūkenga; Whitireia and Weltec, Te Pūkenga; Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, Te Pūkenga; Ara Institute of Canterbury, Te Pūkenga; Southern Institute of Technology (Invercargill, N.Z.), Te Pūkenga; Otago Polytechnic, Te PūkengaFunding: MBIE Science Whitinga Fellowship/Te Apārangi Royal Society A collaborative research project between 13 New Zealand polytechnic institutes offering nursing programmes New Zealand's population Future healthcare workforce? Previous NZ research Summary of NZ findings Delphi survey Flowchart Next steps References