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EXCLUSIVE: U-turn on enrolled nurses after meeting with minister

NZNO's enrolled nurses are heading into Christmas jubilant, after being restored to the voluntary bonding scheme, following a high-level meeting with Minister of Health Simeon Brown.

EXCLUSIVE: Measles, the Health Minister and the mystery of the Māori nominations

They made a high-powered health group with no Māori voice, then made up for it with a Māori group that they might not even listen to.

Work to eliminate cervical cancer continues despite obstacles, says nurse after 20 year anniversary

Eliminating cervical cancer in Aotearoa remains the end goal for nurse and emerging researcher Nadine Riwai.

Mums and grand mums ‘working for free’ to face another tough Christmas

There are unlikely to be many presents under the Christmas trees of hundreds of thousands of women throughout Aotearoa this year because they are "working for free" right now, according to the Council of Trade Unions.

EXCLUSIVE:’Disheartening’ — just 34 of 218 enrolled nurse graduates get jobs

Just 34 of 218 enrolled nurse (EN) graduates -- 15 per cent -- who applied to Te Whatu Ora landed a job this year, new figures reveal, prompting fears ENs have been "forgotten".

Cash gap revealed — why 80 per cent of these nurses think of escaping

Nurses in grassroots health care have dished on pay rates, workloads and just how many of them have considered leaving the sector.

He āputa ā-pūtea kua huraina — ko te take e hiahia nei te 80 ōrau o ēnei tapuhi kia wehe

Kua whāki atu ngā tapuhi hauora tuatahi mō ō rātou utu ā-hāora -- kia tūhura ake pea i te take ka moemoeā te 80 ōrau o rātou mō ā rātou wehe i te rāngai.

EXCLUSIVE: Not so ACE: Less than half of end-of-year grads nab actual jobs

New figures reveal only about half the highly-touted new graduate hire intake got actual mahi -- the rest join a unmatched list nudging into the thousands since last December.

Low-paid workers at private hospital take strike action

Workers in the lowest-paid roles at a private hospital in Palmerston North are fighting their employer's decision to block them from joining a collective.

Nurses show up for picketing colleagues as NZNO work-to-rule strike wraps

More than 40 per cent of requests to NZNO members to provide life-preserving services (LPS) were turned down as not legitimate, stats reveal, as the two-week work-to-rule strike ends.

Biggest nurse graduate intake ‘in a decade’, claims Te Whatu Ora

After two years of struggle and a public outcry over jobless nurse graduates, Te Whatu Ora says it's hiring the 'biggest intake in a decade'.

Better nurse staffing linked to major drops in physician burnout

An international study has found that better nurse staffing and work environments in hospitals are associated with improved physicians’ wellbeing and job satisfaction.

End-of-year graduate jitters on job-offer day

More than 2000 end-of-year nursing graduates are enduring a nail-biting wait to hear whether they will land their dream job at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand.

Nurse practitioner’s six-year battle to win full prescribing rights

After a six-year battle, Dunedin nurse practitioner (NP) Mark Baldwin says winning full prescribing rights for mātanga tapuhi/ NPs feels "huge".

Every neonatal unit in the country gets baked treats for World Prematurity Day

All 23 of Aotearoa's neonatal units received baked goodies this week to celebrate their staff and families.

NZNO rainbow, child health nurses slam ‘devastating’ ban on puberty-blockers

A decision to ban puberty blockers will have "devastating" impact on transgender children and young people, nurses say.

‘We need more support’ enrolled nurses tell Minister

Enrolled nurses are ready to contribute more — the scope has changed, the need is clear, and the opportunity is now, EN leader Michelle Prattley argues.

The forgotten impact of illness, eating and loss

A nursing lecturer shares her views and experiences of eating-related distress and grief.

No more ’embarrassing’ need to consult GPs for basic medications after law change — nurse practitioner

Nurse practitioners (NPs) finally getting the power to prescribe section 29 unapproved medicines means faster relief for patients -- and less embarrassment for nurses, says Gisborne NP Natasha Ashworth.

‘One of yours’: Rebuilding a safe and coherent mental health crisis system

Mental health crisis services in Aotearoa have endured a decade of increasing pressure, but the past year has pushed the workforce to a critical tipping point.

Rethinking Māori health models: a kōhanga reo generation perspective

A young Māori nurse questions if the time has come to look beyond Te Whare Tapa Whā and consider more comprehensive Māori health frameworks -- such as the Meihana Model.

‘The cracks are showing’ — dangerous staffing practices exposed by current strike, says ED nurse

Whangārei Hospital emergency nurse and NZNO delegate Rachel Thorn shares her thoughts on the current work-to-rule strike, as it draws to a close.

‘Don’t be handmaidens, be critical thinkers’: Strikes reveal emergency-nursing cracks

Hutt emergency nurse Kelly McDonald starts her next shift at 2.45pm and she's expecting it to be a "shit show". This NZNO delegate explains what's wrong with emergency care, how to fix it, and why nurses should stick to the partial strike plan.

Flight nurses: Working between heaven, earth and hell

There are fewer than 500 flight nurses in Aotearoa. They work between heaven and earth, and sometimes hell, starting their day in a hangar rather than a hospital ward, ready to fly wherever life is hanging in the balance. Kaitiaki talks with two flight nurses about nursing in the air.

Stomal nursing — best job ever, says chair

Dealing with people's "poos and wees" might seem challenging -- but college of stomal therapy nursing chair Maree Warne loves her job.

My aphantasia eases the load when caring for children at the end of life

We asked for your toughest health-care moments. Today, paediatric palliative care nurse Vicki Chennells explains why she remembers the emotional truth, but not the faces of children at the end of their lives.

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What does your pet mean to you?

It's been a tough year but a couple of gnarly questions remain unanswered for NZNO members: What is the best pet for the modern health professional? And do you own it?

NZNO research and news journals now online and open to all — bringing unique NZ focus

Nurses, health professionals and others interested in the latest nursing research can now access the Kaitiaki Nursing Research journal free and online.