By Omana Thomas
February 10, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic brought major change to how nursing education is provided. However, although remote education works well for didactic teaching, it cannot replace the hands-on experience of clinical placements.
Read more... Pandemic brings paradigm shift
By Rhoena Davis
February 1, 2021
“Mā mua ka kite a muri, mā muri ka ora a mua.
Those who lead give sight to those who follow, those who follow give life to those who lead.”
Read more... Significant stepping stones
By Men-Fang Shaio
February 1, 2021
Institutional racism and unconscious bias play a significant role in the high rates of rheumatic fever among Māori.
Read more... The impact of racism on rheumatic fever rates
By industrial adviser David Wait
February 1, 2021
It’s getting to crunch point in the NZNO/district health board multi-employer collective agreement negotiations.
Read more... Crunch point coming
By acting associate professional services manager Kate Weston
February 1, 2021
After enjoying liberties unknown in COVID-19-wracked countries, Aotearoa New Zealand was rocked by cases in the community last month.
Read more... COVID-19 fight must continue
By Organiser Stephanie Thomas
December 1, 2020
NZNO needs its members to be involved in its campaigns. Sitting passively on the side-lines, waiting for things to happen, is not what democracy is about.
Read more... It’s time to jump in the pool
By NZNO president Heather Symes
December 1, 2020
What a year 2020, the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, has been! COVID-19 lockdowns have been front and centre, primary health care (PHC) staff have had to take strike action and some health services have been cut.
Read more... The president’s wish list for 2021
By Monina Hernandez
December 1, 2020
If internationally-qualified nurses are successfully integrated into the work environment, they experience greater job satisfaction and will have better retention rates.
Read more... How to retain IQNs
By Kerri Nuku
November 1, 2020
The harm caused by racism and discrimination can never be justified and is hard to heal.
Read more... The kaiwhakahaere comments
By Jill Clendon
November 1, 2020
It is possible to challenge our own biases and assumptions, and train ourselves to focus on the individual in front of us.
Read more... Talking about unconscious bias
By Stephen Neville
November 1, 2020
The demography of older adults living in Aotearoa largely mirrors international trends and that includes a growing ageing population.1
Read more... Celebrating older age diversity
By Natalie Seymour
November 1, 2020
Finding strategies to cope with workplace stress and burnout is important as the effects of COVID-19 continue to be felt in aged care.
Read more... Compassion fatigue takes its toll
By co-editor Teresa O'Connor
November 1, 2020
NZNO’s new president has a range of skills to help her achieve what she wants to in the year ahead.
Read more... New president wants unity and solidarity
By kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku
October 1, 2020
The legacy of Martin Luther King’s fight for jobs, freedom and equality lives on in contemporary struggles.
Read more... The fight for justice and freedom continues
By Matt Roskruge
October 1, 2020
While management of COVID-19 has captured a good deal of attention this election campaign, it is important to consider other concerns that have been around for a lot longer.
Read more... Looking beyond COVID-19
By Michael Brenndorfer
October 1, 2020
Nurses understand the impact of the environment on individual and population health. That understanding is crucial to ensuring health justice in interventions to mitigate climate change.
Read more... Nurses are crucial in the fight against climate change
By Jill Clendon
October 1, 2020
Being professional does not preclude us from being political. In fact, being political is a key element of being a member of a profession. In the case of nursing, every time we advocate for a patient, whānau or community to receive care, we are behaving politically.
Read more... Why nurses need to be politically engaged