Principles
What is the purpose of Tikanga guidelines?
To help staff provide culturally responsive health and disability services to Maori.
How should information be communicated to Maori HC's
Face-to-face
Culturally sensitive way
Non-judgemental approach
Which of the 3 TOW principles requires hospital staff and whanau to work together?
Partnership
A HC who identifies as Maori requires a bed wash due to incontinence. Where should incontinence products and soiled linen be kept/placed?
Ideally straight in the appropriate linen bag.
Anywhere that is not close to food, food trays, tables, or any other surfaces that might be used for eating.
What three values do Maori hold in high regard
Language, land, and family
As an EN, what can you do to ensure the patient and whanau are well supported and informed when discussing the idea of organ donation?
•Make a referral to the Maori chaplain/advocate.
•Explain to whanau the principles of informed consent, informed objection and overriding objection detailed in the Human Tissue Act 2008.
What Maori model of care is reflected throughout Tikanga Maori
Te Whare Tapa Wha
An elderly Maori patient has passed away on your shift as a result of his body rejecting a kidney transplant. What should you do/consider
•Not leave the deceased person unattended
•Be guided by whanau on the cultural and spiritual practices they wish to follow
•Avoid removal or cutting anything off the body unless absolutely necessary, and only in consultation with whanau.
•Give whanau the opportunity to perform a karakia or waiata before the body is removed from the room
•Not take food or drink into, or clean into the room until karakia has been performed.
What is a karakia and why is it important?
Blessing or prayer- it protects and maintains the four key elements of health care - mental, physical, spiritual, and family.
Why is it essential to ensure that body tissues /organs remain with the deceased body?
separation of body tissues/organs is not aligned with waiora and can cause significant stress for the whanau.