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Cultural safety is broad in its application: 1) recognising inequalities within health care, education, employment and societal interactions that represent the microcosm of inequalities in health, education, employment and society that have prevailed within our nation; 2) addressing the cause and effect relationship of history, political ...
Cultural Safety and Nursing Education in Aotearoa and Te Waipounamu (2002) Irihapeti Merenia Ramsden ONZM (1946 – 5 April 2003) was a New Zealand Māori nurse, anthropologist, and writer who worked to improve health outcomes for Māori people.
The Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ) is the professional body responsible for the registration of nurses in New Zealand, setting standards for nursing education and practice. [1] The council was established in 1902. New Zealand was the first country to legally require nurses to be registered.
Cultural competence is a practice of values and attitudes that aims to optimize the healthcare experience of patients with cross cultural backgrounds. [6] Essential elements that enable organizations to become culturally competent include valuing diversity, having the capacity for cultural self-assessment, being conscious of the dynamics inherent when cultures interact, having ...
New Zealand originally had nurse education as a part of the hospital system, but, as early as the 1900s, post registration and post graduate programs of study for nurses were in existence. Reforms in the 1970s disestablished the original hospital-based schools and moved these into the tertiary education sector, namely polytechnics and ...
1992 – "Cultural safety" was made a requirement for nursing and midwifery education programs by the Nursing Council of New Zealand. Cultural safety allows effective nursing of patients and/or family members of those of another culture by a nurse who has reflected on one's own cultural identity and understands the impact of differing cultures ...
As a result of this paper, NCWNZ decided to focus its resources for 2016–17 on addressing the culture of gender inequality in New Zealand, and on researching and monitoring four key areas of inequality: safety and health, economic independence, education, and decision-making.
Cultural competency training is an instruction to achieve cultural competence and the ability to appreciate and interpret accurately other cultures.In an increasingly globalised world, training in cultural sensitivity to others' cultural identities (which may include race, sexuality, religion and other factors) and how to achieve cultural competence is being practised in the workplace ...