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April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
A senior nursing lecturer says the stigma faced by nurses working in managed isolation or quarantine (MIQ) facilities is “concerning” and nurses should know what they are signing up for.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
The COVID-19 epidemic has highlighted the deep need for more culturally supportive care for critically ill Māori patients, a Waikato critical care nurse says.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
A $6 million initiative to triple the number of Māori midwives and quadruple the number of Pacific midwives over the next four years would make a big difference to those communities, chair of NZNO’s Pacific Nursing Section ‘Eseta Finau says.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
NZNO supports a fully autonomous Māori Health Authority (MHA) with the power to create, commission and fund health services for Māori, acting chief executive Mairi Lucas says.
August 2022
June 15, 2022
In these ongoing challenging times of COVID-19, many people are experiencing financial hardship and we write to highlight the help available from the New Zealand Nurses Memorial Fund (NZNMF).
Read more... Financial help available from Nurses Memorial Fund
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
Pacific communities must be reached through community groups and churches to encourage COVID-19 vaccination, chair of the NZNO Pacific Nursing Section, ‘Eseta Finau, says.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
A former NZNO president Marion Guy, a former NZNO board member Maria Armstrong and Filipino nurse Emmanuel Pelayo are the three successful candidates in last year’s Nursing Council elections.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
Tracey Morgan, elected unopposed as NZNO vice president last October, will act as president on an as-needs basis until new board elections in September.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand’s longest-serving editor Teresa O’Connor retired this month. She joined Kathy Stodart as a co-editor in 1992, after working as a surgical nurse.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
NZNO’s board of directors is still “working through the interviewing and selection processes for a new chief executive [CE]”, board member Simon Auty said this month.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
Former Christchurch NZNO office manager and long-time trade unionist Andy Lea died last month, aged 72. He started at NZNO in 2005 and retired because of ill health in 2019.
Read more... Staunch trade unionist and ex-NZNO staffer dies
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
With International Nurses’ Day approaching, Pipi Barton shares her views on the future of nursing in New Zealand.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
Nurses have been hailed as ‘heroes’ for their efforts in the pandemic, but this type of recognition potentially normalises the risks they face, and doesn’t accurately reflect their skilled professionalism.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
Sometimes the worst thing about work is your colleagues, but often the best thing about work is your colleagues.
October 2022
September 20, 2022
Print out this crossword grid (see PRINT tab at bottom right of page), and use the clues below.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
If nurses are to realise their full potential within the health system, fundamental power structures have to change.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
A group of nurse leaders at Canterbury District Health Board recently met and pondered how they could fulfil this year’s theme for International Nurses Day.
Read more... How can nurse leaders fulfil the International Nurses Day theme?
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
2020 was designated the Year of the Nurse and Midwife by the World Health Organization. It was meant to be a time to celebrate our kaimahi hauora. Instead, COVID-19 unleashed across the world. We saw health-care workers doing extremely risky, essential work, while continuing to be under-protected, underpaid and understaffed.
Read more... Celebrating International Nurses’ Day and International Midwives’ Day
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
Last month’s NZNO professional forums focused on a nurse’s obligation to advocate for their patients. Cases referred to the Health and Disability Commissioner provide valuable advocacy lessons for nurses.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
The causes of obesity in children and young people are myriad and complex. To deliver the best care, nurses need to be aware of these multiple determinants and tailor care accordingly.
