What is good practice in aged healthcare provision? A literature review of international studies informed by cultural context: Volume I: The Aotearoa New Zealand perspective : Executive summary
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Honeyfield, Judith
Fraser, Cath
White , Mary
Fraser, Cath
White , Mary
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2021-09-01
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Aged care nursing – New Zealand
Positive ageing
Nursing – Health care services for aged care
Good nursing practice – elderly care
Ageing population – Aotearoa New Zealand
Positive ageing
Nursing – Health care services for aged care
Good nursing practice – elderly care
Ageing population – Aotearoa New Zealand
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What do nursing and healthcare students need to know, and to be, to provide exemplary services to older people? The global rise in longevity means that this demographic is making a growing demand on the health sector, yet specialist training in aged healthcare attracts fewer applicants than almost any other area (Gawande, 2014), and “personnel to meet the demand is not projected to keep pace” (King et al., 2011, p. 9). In Aotearoa New Zealand we too face this challenge – but we can also make a significant contribution to the discussion, drawing on an environment which promotes health, physical activity and wellbeing, and our unique bicultural heritage which blends indigenous and western perspectives to how we respect and support older people. Identifying and sharing good practice in aged healthcare provision and education is the very heart of this project. In 2019, Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology formed a partnership with Chinese higher education providers to progress teaching, learning and research collaborations related to aged healthcare. The long-term objective is to inform higher education programme development, training and qualifications which draw on the cultural contexts of both sets of international partners. The Sino-New Zealand Aged Healthcare Association (SNZAH) currently has 15 New Zealand members including academic staff, medical and healthcare practitioners, and aged care professionals. Chinese universities and technical institutes who have, or wish to join the Association include Chengdu University, China Medical University, Jinjiang College (part of Sichuan University) and Peking University.
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