August 2022
JULY crossword
July 26, 2022
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Issue: July 2022
September 2022
The struggles facing student nurses in today’s world
July 26, 2022
Resilience is key as inflation heaps pressure on ‘beautiful’ but stretched nursing students
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August 2022
Not a crisis?
July 20, 2022
Thousands of nurses speak out in response to Health Minister Andrew Little’s refusal to acknowledge a health system they say is ‘in or beyond’ crisis.
September 2022
Sitting at the top table — he karanga ki ngā tapuhi Māori
July 20, 2022
Māori nurse, lecturer and researcher puts out a call for more Māori nurses to join roopu on growing the Māori nursing workforce.
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October 2022
The reality of ED — ‘noisy, overcrowded, unsafe and broken down’
July 12, 2022
A nurse practitioner spells out the reality of working in an overcrowded, noisy, and ill-equipped ED, where tired nurses are rationing care while dealing with abusive, distressed patients.
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August 2022
Vigilance needed over New Zealand’s hard-won abortion rights
July 7, 2022
New Zealand’s gains in abortion rights could ‘easily’ be lost as in the United States, warns a senior women’s health nurse.
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August 2022
Nurse leader pleads for funding as staffing shortage forces closure of 900 aged-care beds
July 6, 2022
Nurses in aged care are burning out and breaching their contracts working extended shifts to fill roster gaps, amid increasingly complex need of residents, says an aged care nurse leader.
August 2022
Harris marked a milestone in male nursing
July 5, 2022
NZ’s first male general nurse faced opposition stepping into a female profession.
August 2022
Transforming the system to enable good lives for disabled people
July 1, 2022
Under the health reforms, disabled people get their own ministry and more control over their lives and the support they receive.
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August 2022
Attitudes to vaccination have changed little in 80 years, says former ‘fever’ nurse
July 1, 2022
Former nurse Una O’Neill, of Christchurch, says today’s opposition to COVID-19 vaccinations echoes opposition she saw in 1940s England when she nursed in “fever wards” in World War II.
Read more... Attitudes to vaccination have changed little in 80 years, says former ‘fever’ nurse
July 2022
Looking after your health and wellbeing in a pandemic
June 30, 2022
Mental health nurse and life coach Helen Duyvestyn shares her insights into maintaining our chill in the midst of a global pandemic.
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August 2022
It’s time to truly recognise the contribution of enrolled nurses
June 30, 2022
The struggles of the enrolled nurse (EN) profession are well-documented and it is time ENs are truly recognised for what they contribute.
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July 2022
Health reforms fail to deliver on climate change, say NZNO & other health professionals
June 29, 2022
Climate change remains the greatest threat to human health, according to the World Health Organization.1
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August 2022
Former nurse illuminates the effects of abuse
June 27, 2022
I have just finished reading Anne Thurston’s recently published book Notes from Inside: A courageous woman’s experiences of domestic violence and mental illness.
July 2022
JUNE crossword
June 21, 2022
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July 2022
Awareness of falls risk helps seniors to retain their independence
June 14, 2022
Identifying your senior patients who are at risk of falling allows steps to be taken to reduce harm and support their desire to maintain their independence.
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July 2022
Former chief nurse Broodkoorn among nurses honoured
June 14, 2022
The country’s first Māori chief nurse is among the health professionals and advocates awarded honours in the Queen’s Birthday list.
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July 2022
Critical care nurses can make ICUs and hospitals greener
June 13, 2022
Nurses can play a crucial role in making hospitals more sustainable, says NZNO College of Critical Care Nurses chair Tania Mitchell, as new guidelines are released.
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July 2022
‘Hard work, comradeship and fun’ — a history of hospital training in Palmerston North
June 3, 2022
‘The Right Girls’ is a journey back in time to the era of hospital training.
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October 2022
 | Introduction to biological medicines |
May 27, 2022
Biological medicines are being increasingly used to treat a range of conditions in New Zealand. Nurses need to understand what they are, how they are used and possible side effects in the patients they care for.
