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Published by support, 2018-12-06 16:47:20

Viva La Vita SUMMER 2018 WEB

Viva La Vita SUMMER 2018 WEB

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Student nurse advocate
raises flag for Māori health

Māori nursing students around New Zealand representative group and is the focal political voice for
have a new advocate. Year 2 nursing student nursing students. The committee comprises
Tracy Black is the new chair of the Māori representatives from each of the 17 schools of nursing.
nursing students body of the New Zealand The Māori representatives form Te Rūnanga Tauira, which
Nurses Organisation (NZNO). contributes a Māori student nursing perspective to the
national student committee.
Mrs Black, who is of Tūhoe, Whakatōhea and Ngāti
Kahungunu descent, is determined to show that the Mrs Black said one priority already signalled by Māori
opportunity will make a difference for Māori students and nurses is the need to encourage more Māori into nursing.
help create change in health outcomes nationally.
“The Nursing Council of New Zealand register identified in
“Having a voice as a student is extremely important to making 2017 that 7% of the nursing workforce are Māori, but the
changes across the country’s 17 nursing schools and for the Māori population is 15% – an 8% shortfall,” Mrs Black
future of our people,” Mrs Black says. said. “Having more Māori nurses in the workforce can
make an important difference for our people. I have seen
A student at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi in the difference for Māori patients to have a Māori nurse –
Whakatāne, she was nominated for the role by the leadership they automatically connect. Does that impact on outcomes
of the NZNO National Student Unit (NSU) and appointed in for the patient and their whānau? Yes, it does. Having a
August. The NSU is New Zealand’s main nursing student Māori nurse caring for our people can alleviate some of
the barriers Māori face within the health system.”

Recruiting more Māori students to nursing is the first step; ARE YOU CONSIDERING
supporting them through study is equally important. As a A CAREER IN NURSING
“second-chance” learner, she speaks from experience.
OR HUMANITIES?
“I was quite young when I became a mum. ”
Te Ohanga Mataora: Bachelor of
She returned to education with her adult son, beginning Health Sciences Māori Nursing
with a te reo Māori course at Awanuiārangi before signing
up for a half-year bridging programme to nursing. APPLY NOW TO START 11TH FEB 2019!

“This pathway was beneficial. Starting with the te reo Māori Te Tohu Toi Tangata:
paper grounded me and gave me confidence to progress. Bachelor of Humanities
For many years I have supported and cared for my father
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“I knew if I wanted to make a difference I
needed to get educated. But the thought
was quite daunting because I was older, I
had limited knowledge of anatomy and
physiology, and it had been a long time
since school. But it was a wero (challenge)
to myself. I wanted to be a good role model
to my kids: education is hard work but it
can be done; nothing is impossible;
teaching them to believe in themselves!

“The bridging programme gave me the academic
confidence to transition into the three-year Bachelor of
Health Sciences Māori(Nursing). If I hadn’t taken this
preparatory pathway I would have struggled coming into
degree-level study.”

Incidentally, Mrs Black’s son is completing his final year of
a Bachelor of Education at Awanuiārangi. “To see my son
achieve his goal to become a teacher will be one of my
proudest moments as a mother.”

Mrs Black is now looking forward to joining the NZNO team.

“Chairing Te Rūnanga Tauira is an opportunity to advocate
for nursing students to make a positive change at a
national level. I will be able to speak to delegates across
the country to gather their views as Māori student nurses,
to campaign, to make changes. I believe we’re already
starting to do that now.”

To enquire about the New Zealand Certificate in Study &
Career Preparation go to: www.wananga.ac.nz

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