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Emergency nurses share woes with health minister
After writing a concerned letter, NZNO's emergency nurses met Minister of Health Shane Reti earlier this year, to discuss the realities of working on the frontline.
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Jobless nursing graduates feel ‘heart-broken and abandoned’
Blindsided, abandoned and heart-broken -- these are the feelings of some of our newest nurse graduates who missed out on hospital jobs -- many of whom are heading to Australia. |
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Nursing Council drops 40-plus RN competencies in favour of six standards
The Nursing Council has listened to nurses and dropped a proposal to make registered nurses (RNs) meet 41 separate competencies and enrolled nurses (ENs) 29, after an outpouring of concern over the workload. |
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Three out of five nursing students to get hospital jobs, Te Whatu Ora figures show
Te Whatu Ora says it has employed 334 of the 535 mid-year nursing graduates who applied into supported entry roles -- leaving 166 facing uncertain futures in the general talent pool. |
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‘We are family’ — residents rally around nursing staff after bosses propose cutting 400 care hours
Upset residents and their families and friends turned out to support staff striking over a proposal to cut 400 care hours a week at a Wellington aged care facility. |
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Nursing students share pain, tears and laughter with heads of school
There wasn't a dry eye in the house recently as nursing tauira (students) spoke of their struggles, exhaustion and despair. |
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‘We work just as hard’ — community nurses strike for the same pay as hospitals
About 150 Access Community Health nursing staff went on strike around the country on this week, demanding the same pay and conditions as their Te Whatu Ora colleagues. |
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New Zealand can lead the world in culturally safe nurse-to-patient ratios
Māori nursing leaders want Aotearoa, New Zealand, to be the first in the world to introduce culturally safe nurse-to-patient ratios, alongside clinical. |
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Mid-year nurse graduate job matching ‘still underway’ — Te Whatu Ora
Te Whatu Ora says its job-matching process for 535 mid-year nursing graduates is "still underway" and it cannot provide figures for another couple of weeks on where new nurses are going to be working. |
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Cancer nurses welcome multi-million medicine deal — but warn of flow-on workload
Cancer nurses say the Government's decision to fund 26 cancer treatments is great news -- but it must also resource oncology teams to care for higher number of patients. |
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From far north to deep south, nurses and kaiāwhina call for change
Nurses and kaiāwhina who jumped aboard the country-wide safe staffing bus tour say public support has been "amazing" -- and want the Government to invest in safely staffed hospitals. |
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Two mental health nurses employed after four months’ international recruitment
After four months and more than 740 expressions of interest, just two new mental health nurses have so far been employed from overseas this year through a new Te Whatu Ora international recruitment campaign. |
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Time to ‘get serious’ as pay equity claim for health’s lowest paid women workers lodged with ERA
After two years of limbo, thousands of care and support workers this week lodged a claim for equal pay with the Employment Relations Authority (ERA). |
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Nurses and health advocates honoured in King’s Birthday list
A specialist cancer nurse, a nurse educator and a Māori health advocate are among those honoured in the King's Birthday list this month. |
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Minister considering mental health nurses’ views after damning NZNO survey
Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey says he will consider mental health nurses' proposals to increase and support their workforce after meeting with NZNO leaders. |
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Emergency nurses share woes with health minister
After writing a concerned letter, NZNO's emergency nurses met Minister of Health Shane Reti earlier this year, to discuss the realities of working on the frontline. As rallies over unsafe staffing in EDs continue, they share some of their kōrero here. |
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Former Te Whatu Ora chair speaks up for nurses
Te Whatu Ora leaders say spending too much on nurses has pushed them into the red. Former chair Rob Campbell says nurses are part of the solution and must be supported with fair pay and safe staffing. |
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‘Wonderful’ aged-care nursing is undervalued, says long-time nurse
Long-time gerontology nurse Sally Fleming reckons working in aged care is extremely undervalued. |
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Nurses ‘under-used in antimicrobial stewardship’
Nurses should be more involved in antimicrobial stewardship, say members of an expert group working on new guidelines for antimicrobial practice. |
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Former army medic recalls distressing memories, with return to Timor-Leste
A Canterbury nurse who served as an army medic in the East Timor crisis, has just visited the now-independent Timor-Leste with her old comrades. She has distressing memories of the brutality of that conflict. |
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Nurse specialist wants to help other nurses caring for rare cancer patients
An Auckland nurse specialist describes her work with patients who have neuroendocrine cancer, after returning from an international conference on the rare and often slow-moving disease. |
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It’s cool to kōrero — June 2024
Puku -- belly, stomach |
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Medicines and older Māori — ‘It is through shared conversations that I understand’
How do kaumātua view the medicines service they receive and how could it be improved? What ethnic variations are there in this service? This educational course focuses on medicines and older Māori and is relevant to nurses in primary care, alongside pharmacists and GPs. |
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Migrant nurses’ experiences in the workplace — what support do they need to thrive?
To thrive in the workplace, internationally qualified nurses need professional development, protection from bullying and good communication skills, a New Zealand researcher has found. |
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