Innovative Approaches to Patient Safety by Māori Nurse Practitioners
Māori nurse practitioners (NPs) play a crucial role in ensuring patient safety and achieving equitable health outcomes for Māori populations within predominantly westernized healthcare systems. This study aimed to understand Māori NP perspectives on patient safety and...
New review on addressing racism in nursing
This new review synthesizes international literature to identify mechanisms that sustain racism in nursing and explores factors essential for designing and implementing anti-racist practices in Aotearoa New Zealand. Using Indigenous Kaupapa Māori methodologies, the...
Two new PhD graduates make significant contributions to their fields
Tessa Pocock has developed a comprehensive model of positive ageing in her thesis. By synthesizing variables from 75 articles, she created a multidimensional model that highlights the importance of mobility in enhancing the quality of life for older adults. Her...
Transformational Change Needed in New Zealand’s Mental Health Nursing
Mental health nursing is a rewarding profession, but New Zealand faces significant challenges, including nursing shortages, burnout, and increasing workplace demands. An integrative review led by Emily O’Connor highlights the need for organizations to focus on the...
New resource for co-design research and practice
Tiffany Williams' PhD has focused on actualising children’s ideas for health-promoting neighbourhoods through impactful co-design. In this final PhD paper (click here for full text), Tiffany worked with ten adult decision-makers experienced in co-design with children...
The importance of equitable green space access for adolescent mental well-being
In her recently published PhD study, Yijun Zhang examined the relationship between residential green space accessibility (GSA) and adolescents’ mental well-being, and whether the relationship was moderated by sociodemographic factors (sex, ethnicity, neighbourhood...
A new model for culturally safe active school travel options to enable tamariki Māori to flourish
Shannon Mihaere (Rangitāne o Tamaki nui-ā-rua, Ngāti Porou, Ngai Tai ki Tāmaki, Waikato-Tainu) joined Te Kura Tapuhi for a summer studentship, working on a project to explore factors for tamariki Māori and travelling to kura. Shannon's research has been published in...
Proof Points for Active School Travel
Researchers have collated key evidence on active school travel for use by schools, policy-makers, and practitioners, freely available at this link. The document provides a series of easy-to-access ‘proof points’ using national and international evidence on children’s...
Study highlights opportunities and challenges for children to get to school actively
New research just published has evaluated the Power Up programme, focusing on its impact on children’s active school travel (AST) and the perceptions of various stakeholders. The findings indicate that the programme effectively increased active travel among children,...
School Based Health Services Enhancements Programme Update
Professor Terryann Clark co-chairs Te Tatau Kitenga (advisory group for Te Whatu Ora) with Dr Bridget Farrant in a project that aims to enhance the current school-based health services. The programmes will enhance school-based health services (SBHS) in secondary...