December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
Case points the way to the future
December 1, 2020
An historic case against a nurse who made racist comments on social media demonstrates how ‘law’ and ‘lore’ can work together.
Issue: December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
December 2020 / January 2021 vol 26 no 11
NPs gifted new Māori title
December 1, 2020
History was made last month when nurse practitioners received the gift of a new name – mātanga tapuhi.
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NZNO subscriptions 2021
December 1, 2020
In November 2020 the board of directors considered a proposal from chief executive Memo Musa to increase membership fees. A range of options were provided in the proposal.
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COVID vaccines need ultra-cold cold chain
December 1, 2020
Two new COVID-19 vaccines have had promising early results, but their extreme cold chain requirements are a major challenge.
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Nursing voice ‘essential’ in mesh processes
December 1, 2020
Manawatu continence nurse Lucy Keedle hopes to bring a nurse’s “holistic” perspective to the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) surgical mesh round table.
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A PHC pay offer before Christmas?
December 1, 2020
Primary health care (PHC) nurses took to the streets again last month in their first-ever 24-hour strike.
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Meeting with minister?
December 1, 2020
NZNO leaders have requested a meeting with new Health Minister Andrew Little, to discuss health inequities, workforce issues, racism, safe staffing and the impacts of COVID-19.
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It’s time to jump in the pool
December 1, 2020
NZNO needs its members to be involved in its campaigns. Sitting passively on the side-lines, waiting for things to happen, is not what democracy is about.
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Chief nurse departs busy role
December 1, 2020
One “silver lining” from COVID-19 was seeing nurses step up to lead the country’s response in areas such as personal protective equipment (PPE), contact-tracing and infection prevention and control (IPC), departing chief nurse Margareth Broodkoorn told Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand.
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Implementing the End of Life Choice Act: Support for members
December 1, 2020
Now the referendum on the End of Life Choice Act 2019 (EOLCA) has passed, patients who meet all the criteria specified in the act will be able to request assisted dying from November 5, 2021.
Read more... Implementing the End of Life Choice Act: Support for members
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Tackling inequality to improve outcomes
December 1, 2020
Te Aniwa Sullivan began using her birth name 15 years ago. Until then, and especially during her school and nurse training days, she was known as Doey (a family nickname), Daphne or Toni. Because school teachers couldn’t pronounce her name, they decided what name they would call her.
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Musa leaving NZNO for mental health role
December 1, 2020
Departing NZNO chief executive Memo Musa is returning to his nursing practice specialty, with a new role in the mental health and addiction sector.
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IQN on NP path in gerontology
December 1, 2020
Filipino nurse Aloha Sison came to New Zealand six years ago and is on the path to become a nurse practitioner. She urges other internationally-qualified nurses to overcome language and confidence barriers and aim high.
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Kai Tiaki to go online
December 1, 2020
Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand will be available online in 2021, following a 2015 remit to offer members a choice of either a printed or electronic copy.
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Stories from a nurse/midwife in times of crisis
December 1, 2020
New Zealand nurse and midwife Barbara Walker has spent most of her working life among some of the world’s most challenging and heart-breaking situations.
Read more... Stories from a nurse/midwife in times of crisis
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Fewer prof forums in 2021
December 1, 2020
There will be fewer NZNO professional forums in 2021 due to the uncertainties of COVID-19, but members will have the option of joining via Zoom, professional nursing adviser (PNA) Catherine Lambe says.
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Health literacy can improve inequities
December 1, 2020
Improving health literacy can help bridge health inequities, and also improve the care palliative services provide to Māori whānau.
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District nurse captures King Country images
December 1, 2020
It was only a few years ago that neonatal nurse Sara McIntyre began to see herself as a photographer.
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NZNO fights parking fees
December 1, 2020
NZNO member Erin Kennedy, delegate Darren Swan and organiser Jo Coffey presented a petition with nearly 1000 signatures to the Capital & Coast District Health Board (CCDHB) in December protesting car-parking fee increases for staff.
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The president’s wish list for 2021
December 1, 2020
What a year 2020, the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, has been! COVID-19 lockdowns have been front and centre, primary health care (PHC) staff have had to take strike action and some health services have been cut.