February 2021 vol 27 no 1
NZNO signs up to scientific approach
February 1, 2021
The board has agreed to adopt the “John Snow memorandum”, a science-based response to COVID-19, as NZNO policy.
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February 2021 vol 27 no 1
Primary health care: Negotiations at NZBS
February 1, 2021
Negotiations for the 245 NZNO members at the New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) got underway last month.
February 2021 vol 27 no 1
Primary health care: Family Planning members to strike
February 1, 2021
NZNO members working for Family Planning (FP) will strike for 24 hours this month, from 7am on Tuesday February 16 – the first-ever such action at FP. NZNO served the strike notice late last month.
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February 2021 vol 27 no 1
Bargaining underway at HCNZ/NZ Care
February 1, 2021
Bargaining is underway with district nursing and community care providers Healthcare New Zealand/New Zealand Care. Two days of negotiations were held last month, with another two scheduled for later this month in Christchurch.
February 2021 vol 27 no 1
Primary health care: Some employers reject MECA deal
February 1, 2021
More than 10 per cent of employers covered by the primary health care multi-employer collective agreement (PHC MECA) have rejected the terms of the proposed deal.
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December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
NZNO subscriptions 2021
December 1, 2020
In November 2020 the board of directors considered a proposal from chief executive Memo Musa to increase membership fees. A range of options were provided in the proposal.
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
Implementing the End of Life Choice Act: Support for members
December 1, 2020
Now the referendum on the End of Life Choice Act 2019 (EOLCA) has passed, patients who meet all the criteria specified in the act will be able to request assisted dying from November 5, 2021.
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December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
Recent acquisitions to the NZNO library
December 1, 2020
The following is a selection of books on a range of topics that have been added to the NZNO library over the past two years, some of them new and others new to the library.
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
Indigenous voices still sought for ICN
December 1, 2020
The South Pacific Nurses Forum (SPNF) is to form a working group to find ways of better representing indigenous nurses on the International Council of Nurses (ICN).
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
COVID spotlight an ‘opportunity’
December 1, 2020
Having a COVID-19 pandemic in the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife had put a “dual spotlight” on nurses and midwives, and the opportunity to advance nursing and midwifery, World Health Organization (WHO) chief nursing officer Elizabeth Iro told the forum.
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
‘Race influenced who died of COVID-19’
December 1, 2020
Bonnie Castillo, RN, is the executive director of National Nurses United (NNU) and of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organising Committee (CNA/NNOC). She was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world for 2020.
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
The power of story telling in medicine
December 1, 2020
Emma Espiner (Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Porou) was the first speaker at the Indigenous Nurses Aotearoa Conference. She is an award-winning broadcaster and commentator who, having decided to head to medical school six years ago, will begin as a junior doctor at Middlemore Hospital next year.
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
$5000 for Lebanon’s nurses
December 1, 2020
NZNO’s board has agreed to donate $5000 to the International Council of Nurses (ICN) disaster fund, to support the Order of Nurses in Lebanon, following the catastrophic explosion in August this year.
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
Māori model of organising and wellbeing in pipeline
December 1, 2020
A draft Māori model of wellbeing and organising, He Tāngata Ara Poutama, has been presented to te poari after six months of work by NZNO Māori cultural adviser Manny Downs.
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December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
NZNO braces for revamp
December 1, 2020
NZNO will need to “punch way above its weight” to support nurses through a period of change, when the Government begins a health restructure, chief executive Memo Musa told the board.
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
Membership rise predicted
December 1, 2020
NZNO membership in the first four months of this financial year has seen a net decrease of 2.3 per cent, corporate services manager David Woltman told the board.
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
Members to be part of constitutional review
December 1, 2020
Representatives from the mental health nursing section and cancer nurses college will be invited to be involved in the review of NZNO’s constitution, it was agreed at November’s NZNO board meeting.
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
Nurse leaders share tips on avoiding burnout
December 1, 2020
The nursing leadership section, tapuhi mana whakatipu, gleaned tips on avoiding burnout at its annual general meeting on November 5, held via Zoom.
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
Enrolled nurses & nurse practitioners step into primary mental health care
December 1, 2020
Enrolled nurses (ENs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) are to play a key role in expanding community mental health and addiction services, under a new University of Auckland (UoA)–led primary health initiative.
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December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
Nurses learn how to keep bullying at bay
December 1, 2020
About 30 nurses discussed bullying and different communication styles at an NZNO forum on navigating workplace relationships in Hamilton last month.