March 2023

`Kōrero I wish I could’ve had with the Well Child nurse’

December 20, 2022

Wāhi Kōrero is a unique research project where patients share their stories of care that did not meet their needs, via an online story-sharing platform. In the first part of this project, young mothers share challenging accounts of their experiences with Well Child nurses.

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March 2023

How primary care can improve antimicrobial stewardship

December 9, 2022

Antimicrobial resistance — when pathogens develop resistance to drugs used to fight them — is a serious threat to health care in New Zealand and around the world. Antimicrobial stewardship — ie careful and appropriate use of antimicrobial drugs (including antibiotics) — is vital to preserving the effectiveness of these medicines.

This article explains the key role of primary care in antimicrobial stewardship. There is a clear role for prescribers, but nonprescribers such as primary health care nurses also have an important part to play in supporting the appropriate use of antimicrobials.

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January 2023

‘I just wouldn’t let them rattle me’ – NZNO wins three-year battle over public holiday pay

December 7, 2022

After a three-and-a-half-year battle, including a grilling on the witness stand, delegate and hospice nurse Rachel Clarke is thrilled to the Employment Court found she and her colleagues at Arohanui Hospice Palmerston North, were entitled to be paid for public holidays not worked.

Read more... ‘I just wouldn’t let them rattle me’ – NZNO wins three-year battle over public holiday pay

December 2022

DECEMBER crossword

December 7, 2022

Here’s our new crossword for December. Print out the grid (using print tab at the bottom right of this page) and use the clues below. Last month’s answers are below the clues.

Read more... DECEMBER crossword