July 2021 vol 27 no 6

Nurse prescribing — the way of the future

By Kathy Stodart

July 27, 2022

Growing numbers of nurse prescribers are improving access to medicines.

July 2021 vol 27 no 6

Indigenous conference looks to maunga

By Kai Tiaki editors

July 1, 2021

The Indigenous Nurses Aotearoa Conference 2021 and hui ā-tau return in August.

July 2021 vol 27 no 6

What is the price of industrial action? We need those who stay behind

By co-editor Joel Maxwell

July 1, 2021

As we move into another phase of ongoing district health board (DHB) member industrial action, we should stop and spare a thought for those who stay on to hold the fort.

July 2021 vol 27 no 6

Petition launched over nurses’ prescribing powers

By Kai Tiaki editors

July 1, 2021

Amid a global medication shortage, Nurse Practitioners New Zealand (NPNZ) has petitioned the Government to urgently amend the Medicines Act to allow them to prescribe alternatives when approved medications have run out.

July 2021 vol 27 no 6

New NZNO webpage for end-of-life choice implementation

By Kai Tiaki editors

July 1, 2021

NZNO is developing a webpage to provide timely information for members as Aotearoa counts down to November 7 this year – when the End of Life Choice Act (EOLCA) comes into being.

July 2021 vol 27 no 6

Members vote for three more strike dates

By Kai Tiaki editors

July 1, 2021

Industrial action could run for months as members send an ‘historic’ three-strikes message to district health boards.

July 2021 vol 27 no 6

Nurses and unionists acknowledged in Queen’s Birthday honours

By co-editor Mary Longmore with research by NZNO librarian Heather Woods

July 1, 2021

Four of our brightest stars celebrated and acknowledged in the Queen’s Birthday honours list.

July 2021 vol 27 no 6

NZNO bargaining continues across sectors

By Kai Tiaki editors

July 1, 2021

DHB MECA negotiations might have snapped up the limelight, but important work continued in other health sectors in June.

July 2021 vol 27 no 6

NZ hysteroscopy training on the way

By co-editor Mary Longmore

July 1, 2021

NZNO Women’s Health College (WHC) is working with a New Zealand polytechnic to bring hysteroscopy training for nurses to New Zealand.

July 2021 vol 27 no 6

New NZNO student vaccinator category

By Kai Tiaki editors

July 1, 2021

The NZNO board has launched a new student member category, providing indemnity for provisional vaccinators.

July 2021 vol 27 no 6

Lockdown gets graphic novel treatment

By Kai Tiaki editors

July 1, 2021

A graphic novel is bridging the gap between nursing academia, and young research subjects.

July 2021 vol 27 no 6

Nursing ‘crisis’ in aged care

By co-editor Mary Longmore

July 1, 2021

Many of us fortunate enough to live to a ripe old age will likely end up in a rest home or aged residential care (ARC) facility and would like to enjoy a high standard of care. So why are ARC nurses fleeing?

July 2021 vol 27 no 6

The president comments

By Tracey Morgan

July 1, 2021

“Whāia te iti Kahurangi ki te tuohu koe me he maunga teitei” – Seek the treasure you value most dearly; if you bow your head, let it be to a lofty mountain.

Nurses on the march

By Kai Tiaki editors

July 1, 2021

Aotearoa turned purple in June as NZNO members went on strike around the nation.

‘A lifetime of internalised racism manifested – and I broke.’

By Kimmel Manning

July 1, 2021

As Matariki nears and we begin to move into the New Year, so too comes the time for reflection.

July 2021 vol 27 no 6

Driving under the influence of prescribed medication

By Georgina Casey and Craig Waterworth

July 1, 2021

Many prescribed drugs can impair a person’s driving, even when they are being taken correctly.

July 2021 vol 27 no 6

Matariki rises, a new year begins…

By NZNO kaumātua Keelan Ransfield

July 1, 2021

NZNO kaumātua Keelan Ransfield offers karakia for the new year and explains the significance of Matariki, the constellation made up of nine whetū (stars).