April 2021 vol 27 no 3
Primary health care: Plunket claims endorsed
April 1, 2021
Plunket members throughout the country have endorsed a range of claims, which include a focus on Family Start and administration workers.
Issue: April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
Type 2 diabetes: Two new medications offer fresh management paradigm
April 1, 2021
Current international guidelines for type 2 diabetes management include the use of two new classes of medication: sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, in people with established kidney disease, heart disease or heart failure, or with high cardiovascular risk.1
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April 2021 vol 27 no 3
Pandemic’s impact on the profession
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
How can nurse leaders fulfil the International Nurses Day theme?
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.
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April 2021 vol 27 no 3
Emergency nurses plead for help
April 1, 2021
Emergency nurses are pleading with the Government to urgently step in to alleviate “critical” and unsafe pressures on emergency departments (EDs) and hospitals around the country.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
Pacific approach ‘essential’
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
Māori authority must have ‘power’
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.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
Morgan takes up presidency on as-needs basis
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
DHB offer ‘insulting’
April 1, 2021
NZNO members working in district health boards (DHBs) are poised to reject the multi-employer collective agreement (MECA) offer, now out for consideration.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
Making a connection beyond the mask
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
Providing equitable, appropriate care for those with hepatitis C
April 1, 2021
People living with hepatitis C are still subject to stigma and discrimination. But new treatments and alternative ways of providing care can help ensure they get the care they need.
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April 2021 vol 27 no 3
Increase nurse workforce now
April 1, 2021
With International Nurses’ Day approaching, Pipi Barton shares her views on the future of nursing in New Zealand.