Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand

Helping older adults to live independently at home

Nurses, in common with other healthcare professionals, are aware of the benefits of older patients maintaining their independence by continuing to age at home.

Nurse shares mana and shines light on ‘raw realities’

Within minutes of being named the top nurse practitioner of Aotearoa for 2024, Margaret Hand was passing over that mana to her marae and other nurse practitioners in Te Tai Tokerau.

First nurse wins emerging researcher award for Māori lung cancer mahi

Stella Williams-Terei (Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri, Ngāpuhi) has become the first nurse to win a prestigious cancer research award for her work to improve care for Māori lung cancer patients.

Stopwork nationwide hui pass five fight-back motions

Thousands of workers across the country stopped work today to take part in multiple hui to fight back on what unions are describing as this Government’s relentless attacks on working people.

‘The struggle is real’ — nursing students nationwide take to the streets in a call for paid training

Nursing students rallied around the country over the weekend in a passionate call for financial support to stem a drop-out rate of one in three.

Senior nurse leaders face cuts in proposed Te Whatu Ora reshuffle

Te Whatu Ora is looking to axe four directors of nursing (DONs) by the end of the year in a blow to senior nursing leadership at the organisation.

‘Fearless’ and outspoken or humble and calm — Canterbury nurses dominate NZNO awards

Te Wai Pounamu (South Island) nurses dominated the recent awards for services to NZNO--Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa.

Primary health nurses ‘hōhā’ with three per cent offer

In te reo Māori, the word hōhā packs a lot of punch! It can mean many things but in this case it simply means 'fed up!' And it is the single word Tracey Morgan, spokesperson for the NZNO-Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa primary health-care bargaining team, is using to describe the latest negotiations with employers … Continue reading "Primary health nurses ‘hōhā’ with three per cent offer"

Getting the boss to deal with racist patients in our hospitals

NZNO delegate Ben Basevi was one of the nurses at Waitākere Hospital who recently led action to refuse care for a patient who had asked for white-only staff and made racist and sexual remarks over a six-week period. In this opinion piece, he explores the health and safety issues at the worker/consumer/visitor interface, and promotes … Continue reading "Getting the boss to deal with racist patients in our hospitals"

Surely the safety of people in the community is ‘core policing work’

New Zealand's mental health service lacks the capacity to pick up the emergency call-out work that the police are pulling out of, warns NZNO's mental health nursing leader.

Inside Tangata Raukotahi

Hemaima Hughes takes us on a journey inside the Tangata Raukotahi - a kaupapa Māori model - and how it can be applied in the practice of nursing, inlcuding, clinical settings

Neonatal nurses’ life-changing trip to Samoa brings bigger whānau focus back home

When Hawke's Bay neonatal nurses Nina Lomas and Dianne O'Connor went to Western Samoa to train local nurses in the latest neonatal care earlier this year, they ended up learning a few new tricks themselves.

Demystifying the cardio-protective diet — a tool for nurses

Masses of conflicting information about diet can flummox nurses giving advice to cardiac and diabetes patients. This article summarises the best quality evidence for a cardio-protective diet, and also presents a concise tool for nurses to use for education purposes.

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Singing the praises of nurse practitioners

I am writing to sing the praises of a nurse practitioner intern that I saw recently.

Australasian nursing group aims to reduce harm for communities impacted by drug and alcohol use

Earlier this year I joined the Drug and Alcohol Nurses of Australasia (DANA), the peak nursing organisation for nurses, nurse practitioners and midwives with a professional interest in addiction services.

Financial literacy for women – scholarships available for nurses till Sunday

Are you ready to explore and change your relationship with money? We at Hi Money are thrilled to offer 20 scholarships to women nurses or nurses who identify as woman for our November cohort.

Aged care nurse says health cuts ‘unwelcome but necessary’

As a registered nurse working in aged care, I sincerely wish there were no cuts to health funding.