July 2021 vol 27 no 6
Indigenous conference looks to maunga
July 1, 2021
The Indigenous Nurses Aotearoa Conference 2021 and hui ā-tau return in August.
Issue: July 2021 vol 27 no 6
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
What is the price of industrial action? We need those who stay behind
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.
Read more... What is the price of industrial action? We need those who stay behind
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
Petition launched over nurses’ prescribing powers
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.
Read more... Petition launched over nurses’ prescribing powers
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
New NZNO webpage for end-of-life choice implementation
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.
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July 2021 vol 27 no 6
Members vote for three more strike dates
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
July 1, 2021
Four of our brightest stars celebrated and acknowledged in the Queen’s Birthday honours list.
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July 2021 vol 27 no 6
NZNO bargaining continues across sectors
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
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
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
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
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
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.
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
Nurses on the march
July 1, 2021
Aotearoa turned purple in June as NZNO members went on strike around the nation.
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
‘A lifetime of internalised racism manifested – and I broke.’
July 1, 2021
As Matariki nears and we begin to move into the New Year, so too comes the time for reflection.
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July 2021 vol 27 no 6
Driving under the influence of prescribed medication
July 1, 2021
Many prescribed drugs can impair a person’s driving, even when they are being taken correctly.
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July 2021 vol 27 no 6
Matariki rises, a new year begins…
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).
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
NZNO meets with health reform transition boss
July 1, 2021
NZNO leaders have had a sit down and a cuppa with the man in charge of bringing about billion-dollar health reforms.
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
Push for extension of free period product timeframe
July 1, 2021
Period poverty campaigner Sarah Donovan wants the Government to commit to free period products in schools beyond three years.
Read more... Push for extension of free period product timeframe
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
Travel concerns ease for Filipino nurses in Aotearoa
July 1, 2021
Restrictions on Filipino nurses trying to travel to New Zealand for work appear to have been lifted.
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July 2021 vol 27 no 6
Supporting patients on the new diabetes meds: What you need to know
July 1, 2021
Diabetes clinical nurse specialist Lisa Sparks discusses the place of empagliflozin and dulaglutide in treatment of type 2 diabetes, with emphasis on potential side effects, sick-day management and improving patient adherence.
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