Authors | Judith Honeyfield and Cath Fraser

ISBN Online | 978-1-98-856257-5
ISBN Print | 978-1-98-856258-2

This detailed report outlines findings and reflections from a year-long, research project by Dr Judith Honeyfield and Cath Fraser into the health care experiences of Māori and Chinese older people in Aotearoa New Zealand that aims to better prepare nursing graduates for culturally-centred aged health provision.

Our ageing and increasingly culturally diverse population will be a feature of our social and healthcare landscape for decades to come – as will be our need for skilled practitioners to provide care and services. When we prepare our students for the world of work, we need to balance the contributions of classroom approaches – textbooks, lectures, labs, simulations, avatars, role play – with authentic voices from real life.

The research identified a number of key themes from interviews with older persons in aged care, nursing students and nursing educators which could offer support for educators moving students from personal reflection to application of cultural consciousness with real-life examples.