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Kia orana, Noa’ia, Talofa lava, Mauri, Mālō e lelei, Tālofa, Ni Sa Bula Vinaka, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Mālō ni and Welcome to the subject guide for Nursing Pacific.

It provides books, journal articles, databases, websites and multimedia resources relevant to your study and research. 

Frameworks and Strategies

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.

Three steps to meeting health literacy needs-Ngā toru hīkoi e mōhiotia ai te hauora. 

 

Tapasā: Cultural Competencies Framework for Teachers of Pacific Learners

Faiva Ora 2016–2021 National Pasifika Disability Plan sets out priority outcomes and actions to support and improve the lives of Pacific disabled people of all ages and their families.

Kia Kaha, Kia Māia, Kia Ora Aotearoa: COVID-19 Psychosocial and Mental Wellbeing Plan. A framework for actions to support the mental wellbeing of New Zealanders due to the impact of COVID-19.

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.

Te Mana Ola is the first-ever Pacific Health Strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand.

Mental Health and Addiction Workforce Plan 2024-2027 Health New Zealand's plan to grow the mental health workforce in New Zealand. 

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

Ola Manuia: Pacific Health and Wellbeing Action Plan 2020–2025. The government’s new national plan and commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of Pacific population living in Aotearoa New Zealand. This plan was informed by the previous Pacific health action plan Ala Mo’ui: Pathways to Pacific Health and Wellbeing 2014–2018.

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.

Ministry of Pacific Peoples

 

Nga Vaka o Kāiga Tapu: A Pacific Conceptual Framework to address family violence in New Zealand 

 

Pasifika Futures Strategic Plan and Whānau Ora Outcomes Framework

 

The Hub contains social science research undertaken, commissioned or partly funded by central government in New Zealand. This includes an annotated bibliography of Pacific Knowledge

 

Developing the National Breastfeeding Strategy for New Zealand Aotearoa

Living Well, Dying Well: A strategy for a palliative care approach - A summary.

 

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.

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. 

 

Families and Whānau Status Report 2018

Pacific Population Health Profile (2019). Prepared for Capital and Coast District Health Board 

Overweight and Obesity in the Western Pacific Region: An Equity Perspective

Codes, Regulations

 

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 

Pacific Data Sovereignty

See the Research guide's Data Sovereignty tab for information on Pacific data sovereignty.

Health Models

Pacific Health Models

 (Pulotu-Endeman, 2001)

Fonofale Model. A Pacific Island model of health for the use in the New Zealand context. Karl Pulotu-Endemann (2001). 

Fonofale Model Pacific Health & Wellbeing Ministry of Pacific Peoples. Karl Pulotu-Endemann (2021).

Seitapu Framework. The Seitapu framework of Pacific cultural and clinical competencies has been designed for use by all mental health workers in New Zealand.

Real Skills Plus Seitapu outlines a foundation cultural competency framework for people in the mental health and addiction workforce who are working with Pacific service users and their families.

Fonua Model on the ActionPoint website.

Yavu Model. Guidelines on how to engage with Pacific communities in a more meaningful and relevant way

Kakala Model.  A framework for understanding and connecting with pacific people based on a concept by Konai Helu Thaman.

Tā and Vā. Mahina, H. 'O. (2010). Tā, Vā and Moana: Temporality, spatiality, and indigeneity. Pacific Studies, 33(2/3), 168-202.

Tūranga Māori. A Cook Islands framework to help practitioners working with those affected by family violence.

Te Vaka Atafaga  see Kupa, K. (2009). Te Vaka Atafaga: A Tokelau assessment model for supporting holistic mental health practice with Tokelau People in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Pacific Health Dialog, 15(1), 156-163.

Māori Health Models

  • Te Whare Tapa Whā – Mason Durie
  • Te Wheke – Rose Pere
  • Te Pae Mahutonga – Mason Durie

Reflective Models

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

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

Learning Advisors

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

Nursing Books on the Shelves

174.2 Health Ethics
362.1089 Traditional Healing
362.12 Community Health
610.73 Nursing
610.73072 Nursing Research
612 Anatomy & Physiology
613.2 Nutrition
615.1 Pharmacology
615.32 Medicinal plants
615.88 Traditional Medicine
616.029 Palliative Treatment 
616.07
Pathophysiology
616.89  
Mental Health Nursing
618.97 Geriatric Nursing and Gerontology

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