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Irihapeti Ramsden
New Zealand nurse and educator
Irihapeti Merenia RamsdenONZM ( – 5 April ) was a New Zealand Māori nurse, anthropologist, and writer who worked to improve health outcomes for Māori people.[1][2]
Biography
Irihapeti Ramsden was the daughter of writer and historian Eric Ramsden and Merenia Manawatu, and was of Ngāi Tahu and Rangitāneiwi.[1] She was born and raised in Wellington and trained as a nurse at Wellington Technical College.
In , she began working at Wellington Hospital.[3]
In , Ramsden enrolled at Victoria University of Wellington and studied for a degree in anthropology.[3] In the s, Ramsden developed Kawa Whakaruruhau or Cultural Safety in Nursing Education, an approach to health care which was both original and controversial.
The approach required people and organisations in the health sector to consider Māori and other cultural identities that a patient brings with them as they access health