September 2021 vol 27 no 8
Lessons learned from Twitter
September 1, 2021
Article category: Features
September 2021 vol 27 no 8
Imagine… the nightmares and dreams of an aged care nurse
September 1, 2021
A registered nurse working in aged care explains what an increase in staffing would mean for her.
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August 2021 vol 27 no 7
NZ’s first nurse hysteroscopist-in-training
August 1, 2021
Waikato nurse practitioner (NP) and colposcopist Lauren Moore says she hopes training nurses in hysteroscopy – examination of the uterus – will benefit women at an “extremely frightening and vulnerable time” in their lives.
August 2021 vol 27 no 7
Nurses celebrate, lament long fight for cervical cancer self-test
August 1, 2021
After years of fighting to be heard, a network of passionate nurses, doctors and advocates have won the right for women to easily test themselves for signs of cervical cancer – but are angry it took so long.
Read more... Nurses celebrate, lament long fight for cervical cancer self-test
August 2021 vol 27 no 7
Nursing recruitment needs a boost
August 1, 2021
It might just be time for the great fees wipeout!
August 2021 vol 27 no 7
Nurse continues campaigner’s fight
August 1, 2021
Cervical screening coordinator for Waikato, specialty clinical nurse Nadine Riwai, (Ngāti Porou, Te Uri o Hau, Ngai Takoto) has been heavily influenced in her approach to caring for women by the Smear Your Mea (SYM) founder Talei Morrison.
August 2021 vol 27 no 7
Mesothelioma: The deadly legacy of asbestos
August 1, 2021
Two long-serving nurses and NZNO delegates describe how their lives led up to a diagnosis of mesothelioma – the cancer caused by swallowing or inhaling asbestos fibres. They want to raise awareness of mesothelioma and the dangers of asbestos.
August 2021 vol 27 no 7
Health and safety law prompted by Pike River tragedy, now helping hospital staff
August 1, 2021
Until now the focus in hospitals has been mostly on patient safety – but a law crafted to protect workers after a horrifying tragedy, puts the focus on staff as well.
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August 2021 vol 27 no 7
Over-centralising the health system will not help
August 1, 2021
In the second of two articles on the Government’s planned health reforms, economist Brian Easton looks at the pros and cons of a more centralised system.
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July 2021 vol 27 no 6
Nurses and unionists acknowledged in Queen’s Birthday honours
July 1, 2021
Four of our brightest stars celebrated and acknowledged in the Queen’s Birthday honours list.
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July 2021 vol 27 no 6
Nursing ‘crisis’ in aged care
July 1, 2021
Many of us fortunate enough to live to a ripe old age will likely end up in a rest home or aged residential care (ARC) facility and would like to enjoy a high standard of care. So why are ARC nurses fleeing?
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
Away from the picket line – those who stay behind
July 1, 2021
Working while all your colleagues go on strike isn’t easy – but it’s crucial. Nurses share their experiences of providing life-preserving services (LPS) during the June 9 strike.
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July 2021 vol 27 no 6
The roots of today’s public health system
July 1, 2021
Economist Brian Easton analyses the Government’s proposed health reforms, firstly from an historical perspective. In the second article in this series, in next month’s issue, he looks ahead to where the reforms might take us.
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
Critical te Tiriti Analysis: A tool to strengthen te Tiriti o Waitangi compliance
July 1, 2021
A new tool to analyse documents’ compliance with te Tiriti cuts through the rhetoric and gets to the nitty-gritty.
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July 2021 vol 27 no 6
NZNO launches project to create ‘staunch equity advocates’
July 1, 2021
NZNO’s board has made a commitment to ensure staff and members are part of the equity journey.
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July 2021 vol 27 no 6
‘Karanga of change’ calls all of us – no matter our role in health world
July 1, 2021
NZNO policy advisor Māori, Leanne Manson (Ngāti Tama Ki Te Tau Ihu, Te Ātiawa) explores the kaupapa of equity, and what it means in the health sector.
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July 2021 vol 27 no 6
EQUITY: Abstract concepts have cold, hard consequences
July 1, 2021
In te reo Māori, co-editor Joel Maxwell welcomes readers to our Matariki edition, before focusing – in reo Pākehā – on the importance of equity in our work.
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June 2021 vol 27 no 5
Rongoā practitioner says people are better for having a choice – ‘no one system has all the answers’
June 1, 2021
People who most need help don’t come to clinics, says a rongoā practitioner who travels the country to reach those in need.
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
How important nurses are in providing end-of-life care for Māori
June 1, 2021
Palliative care is led by nurses in the isolated North Island East Cape, as there are few GPs. One nurse providing this service, Linda Hauraki, spoke at a symposium on end-of-life care for Māori.
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June 2021 vol 27 no 5
‘A lot more joy than sadness’ in neonatal care
June 1, 2021
Learning she had twin older brothers who died as premature babies helped Helen Barwick commit to a nursing career in neonates.
