Kia ora and welcome to the subject guide for Nursing.
It provides books, journal articles, databases, websites and multimedia resources relevant to your study and research.
Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy sets out a shared understanding of what children and young people need and want in order to be well, what government is and should be doing to support them, and how we must work together.
Strategies
New Zealand Health Strategy sets out how New Zealand's health system can improve people’s access to and experiences of health services so that everyone benefits
Ministry of Social Development Strategies that will make a bigger and better difference in people's lives.
Three steps to meeting health literacy needs-Ngā toru hīkoi e mōhiotia ai te hauora.
Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People was established to work in partnership with the disability community, Māori and Government for a better, more independent future for disabled people and whānau in Aotearoa New Zealand. (NB: The Office for Disability Issues has been integrated into Whaikaha from August 2023).
New Zealand Disability Strategy. This guides the work of government agencies on disability issues from 2016 to 2026. It includes goals and objectives to help improve health outcomes for Pacific peoples.
Hauora: Report on stage one of the Health Services and Outcomes Kaupapa Inquiry (WAI 2575). Also a physical copy is available in the library at 362.1 WAI
Article
The Waitangi Tribunal’s WAI 2575 report: Implications for decolonizing health systems
Reports
Āhurutia Te Rito: It takes a village: How better support for perinatal mental health could transform the future for whānau and communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. A Report in partnership with Rātā Foundation, Tindall Foundation and Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand - National Public Health Service.
Knowledge and attitudes of health professionals on Rongoā Māori in hospitals: Technical report. A technical report from the New Zealand Health Research Council.
Developing the National Breastfeeding Strategy for New Zealand Aotearoa
Living Well, Dying Well: A strategy for a palliative care approach - A summary.
Pacific Health Models
See the Nursing Pacific subject guide for models such as Fonofale, Fonua, Seitapu.
Health and Disability Commissioner (Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights) Regulations 1996. (NZ Legislation version)
The Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights (Website version)
Regulations are rules made by a government or a government agency. They deal with the detail and implementation i.e. how something set out in an Act should be done. This could refer to the technical side of things or for things that might change over time and need updating.
New Zealand Nursing Organisation Guideline - Code of Ethics, 2019
The Code of Ethics complements the Code of Conduct for Nurses
Nursing Council of New Zealand
Equity of Health Care for Māori: A Framework. The framework guides health practitioners, health organisations and the health system to achieve equitable health care for Māori through leadership, knowledge and commitment.
A Framework for Health Literacy. The Ministry of Health developed this framework because it is committed to a health system that enables everyone living in New Zealand to live well and keep well. Building health literacy is an important part of this.
The New Zealand Health Research Prioritisation Framework (English) - Te Mahere Whakamātāmuatanga a Rangahau Hauora Aotearoa (Te Reo Māori) This framework was developed as part of the implementation of the New Zealand Health Research Strategy 2017–2027. It prioritises how and why health research needs to be done in New Zealand in order to drive high-level health and social outcomes and ensure maximum impact from the government’s investment in health.
Oranga Hinengaro System and Service Framework identifies the core components of a contemporary mental health and addiction system with a 10-year view. It provides guidance for those responsible for publicly funded health system policy, design, service commissioning, and delivery.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi Framework. The Ministry of Health’s Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Te Tiriti) Framework provides an updated expression of the Crown’s Te Tiriti obligations in the context of the health and disability system.
Book
Mental Health and Addiction Workforce Plan 2024-2027 Health New Zealand's plan to grow the mental health workforce in New Zealand.
Whakamaua: Māori Health Action Plan 2020-2025 is the implementation plan for He Korowai Oranga, New Zealand’s Māori Health Strategy – it will help us achieve better health outcomes for Māori by setting the government’s direction for Māori health advancement over the next five years
Aotearoa New Zealand Homeless Action Plan 2020-2023. The Aotearoa New Zealand Homelessness Action Plan (HAP), which was published in February 2020, recognises that action is needed now to prevent homelessness, increase housing supply and provide support services.
Atkins and Murphy Model of Reflection
Atkins, S., & Murphy, K. (1993). Reflection: A review of the literature. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 18, 1188-1192.
(Available in the library. To access, click here and select the article by Atkins)
Gibb's Reflective Cycle
Gibbs, G. (1988). Learning by doing:A guide to teaching and learning methods. Oxford Brookes University. https://thoughtsmostlyaboutlearning.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/learning-by-doing-graham-gibbs.pdf
Johns' Structured Reflection
Becoming a Reflective Practitioner by Rolfe et al. Reflective Model
Rolfe, G., Freshwater, D., & Jasper, M. (2001). Critical reflection for nursing and the helping professions: A user's guide. Palgrave.
Otago Polytechnic has a Reflective writing guide which discusses the reflective model of Rolfe et al. (2001). This is found under the Reflective model tab.
Tanner's Clinical Judgement Model
Tanner, C. A. (2006). Thinking like a nurse: A research-based model of clinical judgment in nursing. Journal of Nursing Education, 45(6), 204-11.
(Go to the library homepage and search for the article title. Select the Search Everything or Journal Article filter).
Reflective Practice Resources
Check the index at the back of these books for the different models e,g. Gibbs or Johns etc
Beginner′s Guide to Reflective Practice in Nursing by 
The Reflective Practice Guide: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Critical Reflection by 
Reflective Practice in Nursing by Want help with study skills, academic writing and time management? Take a look at the learner resources available or contact a Learning Advisor on LSS@wandw.ac.nz
| 174.2 | Health Ethics |
| 362.12 | Community Health |
| 610.73 | Nursing |
| 610.73072 | Nursing Research |
| 612 | Anatomy & Physiology |
| 613.2 | Nutrition |
| 615.1 | Pharmacology |
| 615.32 | Medicinal Plants |
| 616.029 | Palliative Treatment |
| 616.07 | Pathophysiology |
| 616.89 | Mental Health Nursing |
| 618.97 | Geriatric Nursing and Gerontology |
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Health Promotion for Nursing Students by 
Practice Supervision and Assessment in Nursing, Health and Social Care by 
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