March 2021 vol 27 no 2
March 1, 2021
Wellington clinical nurse specialist Karen Corban has done everything in the past year, from preparing for an Avatar film crew flying in, to ensuring Wellington’s MIQ facilities are safe.
March 2021 vol 27 no 2
March 1, 2021
February 22, 2011, will forever be etched in the minds of Cantabrians. At 12.51pm on that day, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch, killing 185 people and destroying the central city. A decade on, the impact of that day is still felt.
March 2021 vol 27 no 2
March 1, 2021
Acknowledging that caregivers are our unsung modern heroes as we celebrate National Caregiver’s Week (March 22-28).
February 2021 vol 27 no 1
February 1, 2021
Like many others, the National Student Unit (NSU) has faced many difficult challenges and obstacles in 2020.
February 2021 vol 27 no 1
February 1, 2021
After a chaotic year in 2020, the National Student Unit (NSU) once again has a full cohort of leaders.
February 2021 vol 27 no 1
February 1, 2021
Why are employers not providing a cheaper, more effective option than the N95 mask?
Read more... Which respirator offers best pandemic protection?
February 2021 vol 27 no 1
February 1, 2021
Leading NZNO for the last eight years has not been an easy ride. Chief executive Memo Musa has decided it’s time to move on.
February 2021 vol 27 no 1
February 1, 2021
The head of Massey University’s nursing school has had a life-long commitment to promoting health equity.
February 2021 vol 27 no 1
February 1, 2021
Nurses working in managed isolation and quarantine facilities are being socially ostracised as well as dealing with suicidal and abusive guests.
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
