By Kaitiaki Editors
August 3, 2022
Nominations were called for the NZNO Board of Directors on 17 June and closed at 12 noon, Friday 15 July 2022.
- As there were more than seven nominations received for the seven vacancies on the Board, an election is required.
- The following article contains the candidate profiles and photos of the candidates standing for the Board positions.
- Please note that while the candidates are listed in alphabetical order by surname in this article, candidate names are listed in random order on the voting paper.
- The profiles have been provided by each candidate and are unedited by Kaitiaki. Co-editors accept no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the statements as supplied by the candidates.
Read more... 12 candidates standing in NZNO board of directors elections 2022
By Mary Longmore
August 2, 2022
NZNO is cautiously welcoming a raft of new health workforce measures and a global nurse recruitment campaign — but says ultimately Aotearoa needs to grow its own health workforce.
Read more... Thanks minister, but please put nurses on the fast-track to residency
By Kathy Stodart
July 27, 2022
Growing numbers of nurse prescribers are improving access to medicines.
Read more... Nurse prescribing — the way of the future
By Kathy Stodart
July 26, 2022
Print out this crossword grid (see PRINT tab at bottom right of page), and use the clues below.
Read more... JULY crossword
By Manu Reiri
July 26, 2022
Resilience is key as inflation heaps pressure on ‘beautiful’ but stretched nursing students
Read more... The struggles facing student nurses in today’s world
By Mary Longmore
July 20, 2022
Thousands of nurses speak out in response to Health Minister Andrew Little’s refusal to acknowledge a health system they say is ‘in or beyond’ crisis.
Read more... Not a crisis?
By Pipi Barton
July 20, 2022
Māori nurse, lecturer and researcher puts out a call for more Māori nurses to join roopu on growing the Māori nursing workforce.
Read more... Sitting at the top table — he karanga ki ngā tapuhi Māori
By Emma Macfarlane
July 7, 2022
New Zealand’s gains in abortion rights could ‘easily’ be lost as in the United States, warns a senior women’s health nurse.
Read more... Vigilance needed over New Zealand’s hard-won abortion rights
By NZNO College of Gerontology Nursing chair Natalie Seymour
July 6, 2022
Nurses in aged care are burning out and breaching their contracts working extended shifts to fill roster gaps, amid increasingly complex need of residents, says an aged care nurse leader.
Read more... Nurse leader pleads for funding as staffing shortage forces closure of 900 aged-care beds
By Wayne McLachlan
July 5, 2022
NZ’s first male general nurse faced opposition stepping into a female profession.
Read more... Harris marked a milestone in male nursing
By Susan Shaw and Susan Sherrard
July 1, 2022
Under the health reforms, disabled people get their own ministry and more control over their lives and the support they receive.
Read more... Transforming the system to enable good lives for disabled people
By University of Canterbury journalism student Anna Sargent
July 1, 2022
Former nurse Una O’Neill, of Christchurch, says today’s opposition to COVID-19 vaccinations echoes opposition she saw in 1940s England when she nursed in “fever wards” in World War II.
Read more... Attitudes to vaccination have changed little in 80 years, says former ‘fever’ nurse
By Robyn Hewlett
June 30, 2022
The struggles of the enrolled nurse (EN) profession are well-documented and it is time ENs are truly recognised for what they contribute.
Read more... It’s time to truly recognise the contribution of enrolled nurses
By Anne Manchester
June 27, 2022
I have just finished reading Anne Thurston’s recently published book Notes from Inside: A courageous woman’s experiences of domestic violence and mental illness.
Read more... Former nurse illuminates the effects of abuse
By Helen Williams
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
By He Ako Hiringa
May 27, 2022
Biological medicines are being increasingly used to treat a range of conditions in New Zealand. Nurses need to understand what they are, how they are used and possible side effects in the patients they care for.
Read more... Introduction to biological medicines
By Alex Pajel
May 5, 2022
Health-care professionals need to understand the benefits employment brings to people with schizophrenia.
Read more... What employment means for people with schizophrenia
By Jim Vause
April 14, 2022
Managing patients’ CVD risk, medication non-adherence, and improving communication with patients: This article has particular relevance to primary care nurses, including those specialising in long-term conditions, and to cardiac care educators.
Read more... Cardiovascular disease — tackling medication adherence
By Stephanie Rooke, Grace Thevenard, Saumi Suthendran, Suyeon Skyla Jung, Nathalie Tolentino, Jamie Fraser Annandale and Kim Ward
March 28, 2022
Students chronicle their good and bad experiences with preceptors and give their view on how to perform the role well, to educate and inspire the next generation of nurses.
Read more... What makes a great preceptor? Nursing students have their say
By Keenan D’Souza, Katarina Campbell, Amjad Alsiyabi, Sally Davis, Lucy Hou, Rebecca Zhao and Jackie Williams
March 21, 2022
RNs should be setting an example to student nurses on how to perform hand hygiene to the highest standards.
Read more... Hand hygiene: A student nurse perspective