July 2022
Harris marked a milestone in male nursing
July 5, 2022
NZ’s first male general nurse faced opposition stepping into a female profession.
Article category: Features
July 2022
Transforming the system to enable good lives for disabled people
July 1, 2022
Under the health reforms, disabled people get their own ministry and more control over their lives and the support they receive.
Read more... Transforming the system to enable good lives for disabled people
July 2022
What employment means for people with schizophrenia
May 5, 2022
Health-care professionals need to understand the benefits employment brings to people with schizophrenia.
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April 2022
What makes a great preceptor? Nursing students have their say
March 28, 2022
Students chronicle their good and bad experiences with preceptors and give their view on how to perform the role well, to educate and inspire the next generation of nurses.
Read more... What makes a great preceptor? Nursing students have their say
April 2022
‘Lots of procedures and no heart’ – nursing in a pandemic
March 21, 2022
The guilt, moral distress and rollercoaster emotions of nurses working during Australia’s COVID-19 pandemic have been captured in a book co-written by a New Zealander.
Read more... ‘Lots of procedures and no heart’ – nursing in a pandemic
February 2022
‘Abuse can take many forms’: nursing student uses creative writing to share experiences
February 15, 2022
A grand old house, piles of old newspapers, empty whiskey bottles and a couple struggling with age and injury – student nurse Laura MacDonald was discovering the realities of community health.
Read more... ‘Abuse can take many forms’: nursing student uses creative writing to share experiences
February 2022
Whakatāne nurse bears the scars of vaccination decision
February 8, 2022
Whakatāne district nurse Ange Hooker lives with the consequences of her mother’s choice not to vaccinate in 1970.
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December 2021 vol 27 no 11
Security guard switches to nursing
December 1, 2021
For Daniel Manihera, rejecting the lessons of a lifetime means he can finally start to learn again.
December 2021 vol 27 no 11
‘Intolerable’ bullying drives nurse out
December 1, 2021
Auckland nurse Petra Aukino has quit the profession after bullying early in her career ‘shattered’ her confidence. She shares her story here.
December 2021 vol 27 no 11
Be confident, be brave, be educated: Kui Jamesina Kett leaves behind inspiration for nēhi Māori after her passing
December 1, 2021
E te Mareikura, Kui Jamesina
Takoto mai i roto i ngā ringa o te Atua i runga rawa.
Takoto mai i runga i te rangimarie me te aroha.
Haere atu rā koe ki ō tātou tūpuna.
Haere rā kei tua o te arai.
Haere, haere, haere oti atu rā.
Sunrise 19.12.36 – Sunset 22.11.21