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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.

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.

‘Man, it’s a fight’ — nursing students prepare to rally across Aotearoa

'You get through this three years and you’ve fought so hard to get this degree and now we’re fighting to get a job – it’s scary.'

‘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.

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.

‘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.

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.

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"

‘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.

‘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.

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.

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.

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.

‘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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Getting the boss to deal with racist patients in our hospitals

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

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.

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.

It’s cool to kōrero — Sept 2024

He whero tāku waka hou. -- My car is red.

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.

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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.

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.