April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 14, 2021
District Health Boards say they are “disappointed” that their “fair and reasonable” offer has been dismissed by nurses and midwives without a member vote.
Read more... District health boards ‘disappointed’ by NZNO response
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
About 85 participants gathered in person and online at the New Zealand College of Primary Health Care Nurses (NZCPHCN) symposium Nursing diversity bring nursing strength in March.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
About 60 NZNO nurses working in Christchurch managed isolation or quarantine (MIQ) facilities will be getting paid the same rates as their Auckland colleagues, after lobbying from NZNO.
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.
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
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, E tū and Grey Power are lobbying hard to get as many people as possible to sign an open letter to Prime Minister (PM) Jacinda Ardern, calling for mandatory staffing levels in aged care.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
Nurses can make a real difference in encouraging people to have the COVID-19 vaccine, says the nurse leading Wellington’s border vaccination programme, Marie Habowska.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
NZNO members at Auckland pathology services provider Labtests have voted to withdraw notice of a 24-hour strike, scheduled to be held on April 6.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
A proposed settlement has been reached between NZNO and St George’s Hospital in Christchurch, with ratification meetings underway this month.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
Members covered by the national hospice multi-employer collective agreement (MECA) have rejected a proposed offer which did not reach their original claim of pay parity with the NZNO/district health board MECA.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
The proposed primary health care multi-employer collective agreement (PHC MECA) has been overwhelmingly endorsed by members.
