By co-editor Mary Longmore
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.
Read more... The power of older person-centred care
By co-editor Anne Manchester
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
By Tracy Haddon
November 1, 2020
The story of Te Rūnanga O Aotearoa is part of the ongoing growth of the voice of wāhine Māori.
Read more... Honouring the voices of Māori women
By co-editor Teresa O’Connor
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.
Read more... Ageist rhetoric ‘pervasive’
By NZNO acting associate professional services manager Kate Weston with co-editor Mary Longmore
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.
Read more... ‘Quiet’ neonatal nurse makes a difference
By Wendy Maddocks
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
By co-editor Anne Manchester
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.
Read more... A chequered journey into nursing
By co-editor Mary Longmore
October 1, 2020
A Counties Manukau nurse has loved working with Pacific families affected by COVID-19.
Read more... Pacific nurses make ‘huge difference’