By Cate Macintosh
July 5, 2023
A commitment to boost nursing student numbers by 10 per cent has been welcomed as ‘positive news’ for the nursing sector, but concerns remain over how the additional recruits will be supported to get through their training.
Read more... Boost to student placements ‘amazing’ — but do we have enough teachers?
By Cate Macintosh
May 30, 2023
A Māori-led nursing earn-as-you-learn workforce initiative is giving some kaiāwhina (unregulated health workers) the chance to realise a life-long dream to be a nurse.
Read more... A dream come true – kaupapa Māori kaiāwhina-to-nursing initiative breaks barriers to training
By Korine Dion Rosario, Jessica McCall Conover, Brianna Campbell, Alyssa Lynch, Angel Owen Legano & Willoughby Moloney
May 2, 2023
Student nurses can feel intimidated by hospital hierarchy while on clinical placements, so don’t always give their views or ask questions. In this article, five students reflect on their experience of hospital hierarchy.
Read more... Managing hospital hierarchy — not ‘just a student nurse’