‘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.
Popular cervical self-test should be free for all, say women’s health nurses
But more guidance needed after people swab the wrong places
Retiring telehealth nurse reflects on 19 years at the end of the line
Whakarongorau nurse Lynley Meek is finally hanging up her headphones.
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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. |
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‘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. |
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Kenepuru Hospital: ‘All hell will break loose if he doesn’t keep his word’
Porirua Mayor Anita Baker says she will hold Health Minister Shane Reti to his word that the after-hours accident and medical service at Kenepuru Hospital will not be chopped and replaced with a telehealth service. |
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‘Liar, liar’: Nurses confront Prime Minister over Dunedin hospital betrayal
Dunedin Hospital nurses were among dozens of protestors who confronted Prime Minister Christopher Luxon this week, when he made a flying visit to the flood-stricken region. |
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Popular cervical self-test should be free for all, say women’s health nurses
NZNO's women's health nurses say a popular new cervical screening self-test should be free for all. |
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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" |
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‘They need to make good! ‘ Nurses deliver $2.1b bill to Margie Apa
Hospital nurses delivered a whopping $2.1 billion bill to Te Whatu Ora chief executive Margie Apa in Wellington today for years of incorrect holiday entitlements. |
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‘This is just the beginning’ — southerners rise up against health cuts and hospital ‘betrayal’
Thousands of staunch southerners turned out in Ōtepoti (Dunedin) and on the West Coast over the weekend to protest Government health and hospital cut backs -- and say they won't be backing down. |
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Pacific peoples warned grass isn’t always healthier in NZ
The first Pasifika nurse to gain a doctorate is warning her kin to think long and hard before making the move to New Zealand. |
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New student leaders inspired by nurses while growing up
At a tough time for nursing graduates, NZNO's new student leaders share their passion for nursing and what drives them. |
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Call for nurses and kaiāwhina to stand against radical policies with ‘elegant militancy’
Nurses and kaiāwhina are being asked to stand up for Māori and the country's vulnerable. |
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‘Where is this abundance of nurses?’ Nurses’ wero to Minister of Health at NZNO conference
Run-ragged nurses from around the country "locked eyes" with each other and raised eyebrows after Minister of Health Shane Reti talked about the record numbers of nurses hired into the workforce as he opened their conference. |
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Getting New Zealand-trained nursing graduates in work ‘a very high priority’ — Minister of Health
Minister of Health Shane Reti says getting New Zealand-trained nursing graduates in work is a "very high priority" for him, as Te Whatu Ora considers expanding their options. |
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Where’s the money? Nurses challenge Government over its health targets plan
Exhausted emergency, perioperative, primary health and cancer nurses may be left wondering how they are meant to treat more patients quicker, without any more funding. |
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Māori app made for, and by, nurses and doctors
It is Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori and there is a special app for health professionals on a journey to raise their cultural knowledge. |
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Rotorua ED nurses ‘devastated’ over woman’s death after three-hour wait
Emergency nurses warn more waiting room deaths are 'inevitable' in the current squeezed health environment. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Retiring telehealth nurse reflects on 19 years at the end of the line
Whakarongorau nurse Lynley Meek is finally hanging up her headphones after 19 years. |
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It’s cool to kōrero — Sept 2024
He whero tāku waka hou. -- My car is red. |
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Please no more cuts, says aged care nurse
As a registered nurse working in aged care, I sincerely wish there were no cuts to health funding. |
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The health sector, nursing care and taxpayer expectations
I work in a public hospital in Christchurch and I am told by my manager that if I (or any of my colleagues) choose to leave, I will not be replaced. I am a frontline clinical nurse in a ward-based role, looking after all New Zealanders. |