December 2023

Frenemies to friends? As nurses fear being edged from their profession, caregivers are demanding more respect

November 17, 2023

Nurses are feeling under threat from less qualified workers — while kaiāwhina are demanding clarity and respect for their role, leading to a challenging kōrero for NZNO-Tōpūtanga Tapuhi o Kaitiaki Aotearoa and the wider health system.

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August 2023

Mahere hau — an integrated bicultural nursing assessment framework

August 2, 2023

Learning how to assess patients is at the foundation of nursing education. Staff at Waikato University’s new nursing programmes have devised an assessment framework which incorporates the values they espouse — using a bicultural and holistic approach to care which embeds mental health in all parts of the curriculum.

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July 2023

Being queer in aged care

June 20, 2023

Caring for Aotearoa’s ageing rainbow community and the importance of “flourishing” in aged care — for both nurses and residents — were among topics at the recent NZNO college of gerontology nurses conference.

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