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Aotearoa New Zealand student nurses’ perceptions of working in aged care: August 2024

Supporting an ageing population is a globally recognised challenge (United Nations, 2020; World Health Organization, 2023). In the next ten years, the healthcare sector in Aotearoa New Zealand will confront this significant issue as the number of older adults markedly… Continue Reading →

Proceedings: ITP Research Symposium 2022, 30 November – 2 December

The Southern Institute of Technology | Te Pūkenga was proud to host the 2022 ITP Research Symposium in Invercargill from 30 November to 2 December. After two years of online symposia because of Covid-19, it was fantastic to be able… Continue Reading →

Proceedings. Rangahau: Te Mana o te Mahi Kotahitanga / Research: The Power of Collaboration. Unitec/MIT Research Symposium 2022, December 8 and 9

Stocktake of Placement Preparation and Clinical Experience for Aotearoa New Zealand Student Nurses in Aged Care Settings: July 2023

The global population is getting older. In 2019 there were 703 million people aged ≥65 years. This figure is predicted to double to 1.5 billion, or 16% of the global population, by 2050 (United Nations, 2020). By comparison, Aotearoa New… Continue Reading →