
Late-in-life nurse wins award for changing patients’ home lives
Having a heart patient with no power at home spurred a cardiac nurse to better connect people in need with essential services.

Prioritise nursing workforce — Te Whatu Ora union meetings will send strong message to new Government
"It's about mental health" -- Te Whatu Ora nurses, kaiāwhina urged to join call for a safely funded workforce.

Your mission: To use antimicrobials wisely
Antimicrobial resistance is a global threat to the effectiveness of these drugs. Here's what you can do about it.
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Nurses, health workers stand up against ‘incomprehensible’ Smokefree rollback
Nurses and NZNO -- Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa are joining a wave of outrage and protest from health, iwi and community organisations over the Government's shock decision to repeal world-first smokefree laws. |
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Late-in-life nurse wins award for changing patients’ home lives
A Lower Hutt nurse has received the 2023 nurse investigator award from the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) for her research into how nurses can improve patients’ social, economic and physical environments. |
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Whakarongorau’s telehealth nurses finally settle pay deal
After eight months of negotiations, two strikes, nationwide rallies and mediation, frontline nurses have finally voted to accept a new offer from national telehealth service Whakarongorau -- calling off two looming strikes. |
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Language matters — patients are not ‘naughty’
A recently graduated registered nurse shares her reflections on the power of words -- and how nurses can fall in the trap of talking down to patients. |
Opinion
Māori nurses must be recognised as taonga — and key to a future with equal health for all
50 years after nurse education moved out of hospitals, Māori health professor and former nurse Denise Wilson reflects on the "ugly" backlash over cultural safety -- and challenges the profession to make way for Māori leaders. |
Practice
Your mission: To use antimicrobials wisely
There are many ways that health professionals can help prevent antimicrobial resistance, a worldwide problem which threatens the effectiveness of these important drugs. |
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The benefits of a bedside nursing handover
Nursing educators emphasise the benefits of bedside nursing handover. A final-year nursing student was surprised to find she never saw it happen during her clinical placements. |
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It’s cool to kōrero — November 2023
Ngeru -- cat |
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Puzzles
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Letters
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Stop the repeal of Smokefree legislation, say respiratory nurses
The NZNO college of respiratory nurses demands the Government stop the repeal of the Smokefree legislation. |
Letters
PhD student sought for research project on elimination of tuberculosis among Māori
Nau mai haere mai. Join us for a three-year PhD studentship within the Centre for International Health, University of Otago. The team is a collaboration between researchers in the Waikato region and the University of Otago. We have a Health Research Council (HRC) research project entitled “Elimination of tuberculosis (TB) for Māori in Aotearoa New … Continue reading "PhD student sought for research project on elimination of tuberculosis among Māori" |
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2024 skills and training scholarships offered to union members and families
The Northern Drivers' Charitable Trust (NDCT) is a registered charitable trust that was established in 1987. |