February 2021 vol 27 no 1
Nurses buckle under ‘relentless’ workload
February 1, 2021
Nurses working in managed isolation and quarantine facilities are being socially ostracised as well as dealing with suicidal and abusive guests.
Article category: Features
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
Case points the way to the future
December 1, 2020
An historic case against a nurse who made racist comments on social media demonstrates how ‘law’ and ‘lore’ can work together.
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
NPs gifted new Māori title
December 1, 2020
History was made last month when nurse practitioners received the gift of a new name – mātanga tapuhi.
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
IQN on NP path in gerontology
December 1, 2020
Filipino nurse Aloha Sison came to New Zealand six years ago and is on the path to become a nurse practitioner. She urges other internationally-qualified nurses to overcome language and confidence barriers and aim high.
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
Stories from a nurse/midwife in times of crisis
December 1, 2020
New Zealand nurse and midwife Barbara Walker has spent most of her working life among some of the world’s most challenging and heart-breaking situations.
Read more... Stories from a nurse/midwife in times of crisis
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
District nurse captures King Country images
December 1, 2020
It was only a few years ago that neonatal nurse Sara McIntyre began to see herself as a photographer.
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
A Kai Tiaki journey reaches its end
December 1, 2020
Co-editor Anne Manchester riffles through 25 years of highlights, before closing the Kai Tiaki keyboard for the last time.
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
The changing nature of advertising in Kai Tiaki
December 1, 2020
This second article of a two-part analysis looks at advertising in the second 50 years of Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand’s existence and how the nature of that advertising changed, compared to the first 50 years.
Read more... The changing nature of advertising in Kai Tiaki
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
Nurses share tales of COVID-19 at 2020 South Pacific Nurses Forum
December 1, 2020
New Zealand and Australian nurses describe the ‘scary rollercoaster’ of working in a global pandemic, in virtual regional meeting.
Read more... Nurses share tales of COVID-19 at 2020 South Pacific Nurses Forum
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
Nurse understands grief
December 1, 2020
Named neonatal nurse of the year for his ‘quiet’ support of families, Bernard Hutchinson knows what they are going through.
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
Trauma nurses ambitious for future
December 1, 2020
The Christchurch mosque shootings in March 2019 and the Whakaari/White Island eruption in December required trauma responses on a scale and type not previously required in this country. The trauma nursing workforce was critical to the response to both these events.
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
Double the healing, double the hope
December 1, 2020
The Mercy Ships charity has brought surgical care to Africa for 40 years. A new ship, to be launched next year, will more than double services, changing lives and communities.
November 2020 vol 26 no 10
The power of older person-centred care
November 1, 2020
COVID-19 has provided a great opportunity to “reset” aged care and create a culture where older people can “flourish”, said person-centred care expert and nursing professor at Edinburgh’s Queen Margaret University, Brendon McCormack.
November 2020 vol 26 no 10
Aged residential care workers hit hard by COVID-19
November 1, 2020
A new Ministry of Health report has highlighted the incidence of COVID-19 among health-care workers and the need for a nationally consistent approach to managing pandemics in the aged residential care sector.
Read more... Aged residential care workers hit hard by COVID-19
November 2020 vol 26 no 10
Honouring the voices of Māori women
November 1, 2020
The story of Te Rūnanga O Aotearoa is part of the ongoing growth of the voice of wāhine Māori.
November 2020 vol 26 no 10
Ageist rhetoric ‘pervasive’
November 1, 2020
An independent human rights expert visited New Zealand in March this year. Her recently released report contains recommendations to ensure older people’s human rights are met.
November 2020 vol 26 no 10
‘Quiet’ neonatal nurse makes a difference
November 1, 2020
Long-time Christchurch Women’s Hospital nurse Bernard Hutchinson has been awarded neonatal nurse of the year by the neonatal nurses college Aotearoa (NNCA) for his quiet “behind-the-scenes” work to make a difference.
November 2020 vol 26 no 10
Advertising in Kai Tiaki down through the decades
November 1, 2020
This is the first of a two-part analysis looking at how advertising in Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand has changed in the decades since its inception in 1908, and some of the historical factors behind the changes.
Read more... Advertising in Kai Tiaki down through the decades
October 2020 vol 26 no 9
A chequered journey into nursing
October 1, 2020
Finding her way into nursing has been a lifesaver for one young nurse. She wishes it hadn’t taken her so long.
October 2020 vol 26 no 9
Pacific nurses make ‘huge difference’
October 1, 2020
A Counties Manukau nurse has loved working with Pacific families affected by COVID-19.