December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
Emergency nurses shown appreciation
December 1, 2020
For many of us, there is a sense that the sooner 2020 is over and done with, the better.
Article category: NZNO mahi
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
Reflections on the Indigenous Nurses Conference
December 1, 2020
NZNO communications and media assistant Hugo Robinson attended the 2020 Indigenous Nurses Aotearoa Conference in November, and reflects on his impressions of the power of the kōrero.
Read more... Reflections on the Indigenous Nurses Conference
November 2020 vol 26 no 10
How will end-of-life law affect nurses?
November 1, 2020
NZNO will start drawing up guidelines for nurses over the next 12 months on how to work within the new end-of-life law next year.
November 2020 vol 26 no 10
Aged care
November 1, 2020
NZNO on ARC pandemic plan; ARC nurses seek feedback on the “geriatric 5Ms”; and Otago gerontology nurse Margaret Stevenson is inducted onto the NZNO college of gerontology nursing’s honour roll.
November 2020 vol 26 no 10
Neonatal nurses share learning
November 1, 2020
The neonatal nurses’ college Aotearoa (NNCA) ran a day of workshops in October for nurse practitioners and those on the pathway, nurse managers, leaders and those who collect the data for the Australia and New Zealand neonatal network (ANZNN).
November 2020 vol 26 no 10
Youth and school nurses come together
November 1, 2020
After a year of restrictions, more than 120 school and youth nurses, counsellors and other health professionals came together at the inaugural school and youth nurse symposium Where Nursing and Youth unite – connect, collaborate & coordinate, held in September at Hamilton’s Rototuna High School.
November 2020 vol 26 no 10
‘Listening more important than telling’
November 1, 2020
Walking “beside” Māori whānau and communities is critically important, Māori health leaders say. And nurses are well-placed to “get alongside” to support them.
November 2020 vol 26 no 10
Porirua public health nurse works at the ‘flax roots’ to cultivate wellbeing
November 1, 2020
“My clients are your patients,” said public health nurse Lizzy Kepa-Henry in her address to the conference. “But I am only one person working across two Work and Income [WINZ] sites in Porirua and Naenae, and one of only three registered nurses working in WINZ sites nationally.”
Read more... Porirua public health nurse works at the ‘flax roots’ to cultivate wellbeing
November 2020 vol 26 no 10
Organ donation a key issue for Māori
November 1, 2020
A transplant hui held earlier this year enabled Māori to hear stories of organ donation and to share open conversations about the process.
November 2020 vol 26 no 10
Negotiations at CHT Healthcare continue
November 1, 2020
Negotiations for a collective agreement at CHT Healthcare Trust sites are continuing, with the main sticking point gaining movement on our sick leave claim.
November 2020 vol 26 no 10
Aged care: Heritage achieves settlements
November 1, 2020
Union members working at Heritage Lifecare have endorsed their 2020 wage offer, with 90 per cent of members supporting it.
November 2020 vol 26 no 10
NZNO organiser gains Labour seat
November 1, 2020
NZNO has lost one of its Christchurch-based organisers, while Banks Peninsula has gained a new MP.
November 2020 vol 26 no 10
CCDM: Huge progress at one DHB
November 1, 2020
More than 100 additional full-time equivalent (FTE) nursing, midwifery and caregiver positions have been approved at Capital & Coast District Health Board (CCDHB) for the 2020/21 year, following implementation of the care capacity demand management (CCDM) programme over the past two years.
November 2020 vol 26 no 10
All adverse events must be reported
November 1, 2020
Reporting of adverse events in all health-care settings must be comprehensive and transparent. Health professionals have a role to play in advocating for robust patient safety systems.
November 2020 vol 26 no 10
The struggle for pay parity in PHC
November 1, 2020
Despite prolonged and concerted efforts, pay parity for primary health care nurses has yet to be achieved.
October 2020 vol 26 no 9
‘Growing the workforce takes time, resources’
October 1, 2020
The new Māori co-leader of National Nursing Leaders outlines the range of initiatives that are helping lift the number of Māori in the nursing workforce.
October 2020 vol 26 no 9
NZNO goes into deficit due to less revenue and more spending
October 1, 2020
NZNO received $500,000 less membership revenue over 2019/20, as NZNO membership growth did not meet projections, NZNO corporate services manager David Woltman told the annual general meeting.
Read more... NZNO goes into deficit due to less revenue and more spending
October 2020 vol 26 no 9
Constitution to undergo independent review
October 1, 2020
A full and independent review of the NZNO constitution will go ahead after all 10 constitutional and policy remits were passed at this year’s online annual general meeting (AGM), heralding a raft of changes within NZNO’s governance and management.
October 2020 vol 26 no 9
Anti-violence in strategic plan
October 1, 2020
NZNO will restore mention of its work on violence and aggression against nurses to its strategic plan 2021-25, at members’ request during the AGM.
October 2020 vol 26 no 9
Te poari ‘distracted’ from goals for Māori
October 1, 2020
Te poari would prefer to focus on building flourishing Māori communities for a just and healthy society, ensuring Māori had a voice.