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Helping older adults to live independently at home

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

Nurses: Why are they striking?

Nurses explain in their own words why they are striking. Te Whatu Ora NZNO members are embarking on an eight-hour-long strike tomorrow. Rolling strikes across Aotearoa follow in the next two weeks up to 20 December. Nurses, midwives, health care assistants and kaimahi hauora are desperate for people outside the health sector to understand just … Continue reading "Nurses: Why are they striking?"

Hundreds of nursing graduates miss out on Te Whatu Ora jobs

Te Whatu Ora is being accused of failing in its most basic duty -- protecting the future nursing workforce of New Zealand.

Minister of Health announces $10 million for 75 senior specialist nurses

Sceptical nurses are cautiously welcoming a $10 million investment in 75 senior and specialist nurses to plug gaps in mental health, rural health, maternity and critical care -- but say it is a drop in the bucket.

‘Some of my friends have died waiting for this payment’ — holiday backpay bittersweet after years of fighting

For long-time Hawke's Bay health-care assistant and NZNO delegate Cath Hellyer, last week's announcement that -- after 14 years -- Te Whatu Ora had finally paid out $15.2 million in holiday pay owed to staff was bittersweet.

‘The call was strong for me as a Māori and as a nurse’: Nurses and kaiāwhina join tens of thousands in hīkoi to Parliament

Nurses and kaiāwhina were out on the streets of Pōneke / Wellington today taking part in the hīkoi mō te  Tiriti -- walk for te Tiriti -- to Parliament, in protest over the Treaty Principles Bill.

Labour accuses Government of ‘hypocrisy’ as health consultant costs balloon

Labour's health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall is accusing National of "hypocrisy" after revealing Te Whatu Ora's spending on consultants grew by 18 per cent in the year to mid-2024.

Nurses and kaiāwhina vote to strike before Christmas

Unhappy with Te Whatu Ora's bargaining position, nurses and kaiāwhina have voted strongly to hold an eight-hour nationwide strike on December 3 followed by rolling district strikes.

Nurses needed to mahi-march in Pōneke next week

“We are expecting this to be the biggest hīkoi or political demonstration Wellington, and the nation, has ever seen so we want to make sure everyone is safe and we have some nurses there."

More staff needed to meet health targets, say emergency and primary health nurses

Nurses say more staff are needed if they are to meet the Government's health targets.

Non-Māori nurses have nothing to fear in joining hīkoi

“To our Pākeha nurses, there’s nothing to fear when you see thousands of Māori marching down the street. Come and join us, you’ll have fun and learn a lot about tangata whenua and our country’s founding document."

‘They ignore the data, they ignore us’ — nurses’ fears over planned safe staffing tool pause

Nurses and kaiāwhina fear Te Whatu Ora's planned pause on safe staffing calculations will put patients at risk.

Rally hears voices of whānau under attack by Govt

More than 100 people took part in a Te Rūnanga o Aotearoa NZNO-led rally today at Parliament to oppose the tabling of the Government’s Treaty Principles Bill.

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"

‘It can be lonely’ — NZNO nursing leadership section wants to support all senior nurses

In the first of a new monthly viewpoint from NZNO colleges and sections, Kaitiaki talks to the nursing leadership section.

National e-learning programme for critical care nurses now live

After 15 months of extraordinary work across the motu we now have the first national e-learning programme to help nurses new to critical care learn the ropes.

Primary health ‘ready to tip like jenga’, says nurse vaccinator

An experienced Christchurch practice nurse warns primary health is in a precarious state.

Buller is the canary in the coalmine for the New Zealand health system

My final message to you, our nurses, is that patients have the utmost respect for the work that you do, and heartfelt sympathy for the system in which you find yourself in...

Getting the boss to deal with racist patients in our hospitals

NZNO delegate Ben Basevi was one of the nurses who recently led action to refuse care for a patient at Waitākere Hospital 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.

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.

It’s cool to kōrero — Nov 2024

Mangu -- black

The hidden lens: Uncovering pathology through a nurse’s intuition

This case highlights the critical role of intuition and expertise in patient care, particularly within community and midwifery settings, where these professionals build relationships with patients over time.

Tiriti o Waitangi 101

NZNO Māori policy advisor Tim Rochford explains why te Tiriti o Waitangi is important to NZN0-Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa

Half a century caring for the people of Taupō

Taupō practice nurse Jean Chegwidden recently marked both her 83rd birthday and 50 years at one practice.

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, including, 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.

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In their words: Nursing graduates lament

Nursing graduates share their self-doubt, fears and dashed hopes after finding out this week hundreds had missed out on Te Whatu Ora roles. Most preferred not to be named so not to jeopardise future job prospects.

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.