新西兰部长级咨询小组发布报告警告，该国养老护理系统无法应对65岁以上人口的增长 1。目前新西兰65岁以上人口为95万，预计到2040年将增至130万 1。报告指出，十年内新西兰将面临超过9000张养老床位短缺 1。
在人员配备方面，新西兰养老护理行业现有约16300名个人护理助理和护理员，仅有2100名注册护士，比例接近8:1 1。新西兰护士组织委托Infometrics出具的报告估计，该行业缺少1550名注册护士才能达到安全的人员配备水平 1。护理委员会于今年1月发布的独立审查指出，养老护理居民的需求日益复杂 1。
劳动力危机的加剧与护理学生的职业选择密切相关 1。一项涉及11所新西兰理工学院700多名护理学生的全国性研究显示，学生对养老护理的排斥在本科教育期间就已形成 1。由于实习体验不佳，学生们对进入该行业产生排斥 1。对此，文章呼吁通过提升临床实习质量来吸引未来护理人员，而非仅依赖营销和移民政策 1。
A ministerial advisory group in New Zealand has released a report warning that the country's aged care system is ill-equipped to handle the demographic shift as the population aged 65 and over grows from 950,000 to 1.3 million by 2040 1. The report cautions that the nation will face a shortage of more than 9,000 aged care beds within the next decade 1. Currently, the sector employs approximately 16,300 personal care assistants and caregivers alongside only 2,100 registered nurses, resulting in a ratio of nearly 8:1 1. Furthermore, an Infometrics report commissioned by the New Zealand Nurses Organisation estimates that the industry lacks 1,550 registered nurses to achieve safe staffing levels 1.
The workforce shortage is being exacerbated by nursing students rejecting the sector due to poor clinical placement experiences, with a national study of over 700 nursing students across 11 New Zealand institutes of technology revealing that this aversion forms during their undergraduate education 1. Compounding the challenges, an independent review by the Nursing Council published in January this year highlighted that the needs of aged care residents are becoming increasingly complex 1. In response to these findings, experts are urging improvements in the quality of clinical placements to attract future nursing professionals, rather than relying solely on marketing campaigns and immigration policies 1.
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