February 2023
December 23, 2022
As primary health care nurses grit their teeth to hold out for a better pay deal in the new year, a report commissioned by the interim health transition unit shows their employers are woefully underfunded.
Read more... Report shows funding gap of nine per cent for general practices
February 2023
December 23, 2022
World Cup Rugby winners, the Black Ferns, took time out from their public celebrations to champion the cause of nurses in Wellington this month.
Read more... Black Ferns take time out from celebrations to tautoko nurses
February 2023
December 22, 2022
Migrant nurses are welcoming the Government’s move to put them on the straight-to-residency visa – but say they should have been included from the start.
Read more... New Zealand ‘preferred destination’ for overseas nurses after visa changes
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.
Read more... `Kōrero I wish I could’ve had with the Well Child nurse’
February 2023
December 13, 2022
Kind, caring – and incredibly strong. That is how colleagues from the close-knit neonatal intensive care (NICU) at Dunedin Hospital remember Lesley Elliott.
Read more... Strength ‘tinged with sadness’ — Lesley Elliott remembered by nursing colleagues
February 2023
December 9, 2022
In the final of our NZNO board member profiles, Wellington perioperative nurse Simon Auty describes the grisly experiences that drove him to become a nurse.
Read more... Grisly experiences drove history graduate into nursing
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.
Read more... How primary care can improve antimicrobial stewardship
March 2023
February 28, 2022
Post-cyclone with more climate-change related extreme weather events predicted, plans for a carbon-neutral health system are being welcomed by health professionals — and the role of nurses is crucial.
