July 2023
June 7, 2023
A general election is a golden opportunity for NZNO members to take political action and achieve policy changes. But what does it mean to be politically engaged, aware and active? Kaitiaki spoke to some members who are leading the way.
Read more... Maranga Mai! – Nurses find their political voice
July 2023
June 2, 2023
Practice nurses say an eight per cent pay rise is a “step” closer to hospital nurses’ salaries — but does not go nearly far enough.
July 2023
June 2, 2023
Nurses, midwives and health workers turned out in huge numbers to off-site stop-work meetings, with many expressing their anger and disgust over Te Whatu Ora’s offer for a new two-year collective agreement.
Read more... Huge attendance at stop-work meetings, as nurses say offer ‘disrespectful’
June 2023
May 30, 2023
I tae mai te hukarere, a kua kati te huarahi. — The road is closed because of snow.
July 2023
May 30, 2023
A Māori-led nursing earn-as-you-learn workforce initiative is giving some kaiāwhina (unregulated health workers) the chance to realise a life-long dream to be a nurse.
June 2023
May 29, 2023
Print out the grid (using PRINT tab at the bottom right of this page) and use the clues below. April answers are below the clues.
June 2023
May 24, 2023
A hard-won one-hour strike by 24 Gisborne Hospital ward 5 nurses and health-care assistants (HCAs) this afternoon drew “huge” support, says an emotional nurse who led the fight all the way to the courtoom.
Read more... Hundreds support striking Gisborne nurses after court win
June 2023
May 24, 2023
Enrolled nurses (ENs) say a new practice scope, launched this week, means they will be able to work to their full potential, without having to be under the direction and delegation of registered nurses.
Read more... Enrolled nurses say new scope statement start of exciting re-set
June 2023
May 24, 2023
Gisborne Hospital ward 5 nurses and health-care assistants are jubilant over winning the right to strike for safer conditions and say it opens the door for other nurses struggling in unsafe conditions to take action.
June 2023
May 24, 2023
Nominations are now being called for three nurse members to be elected by the nursing profession to the Nursing Council board. Elected members will serve for a period of three years.
Read more... 2023 nominations for the election of Nursing Council members are now open
June 2023
May 23, 2023
The funded brand of phenobarbitone — a barbiturate used mainly to manage epilepsy — used in this country is about to change. Prescribers need to carefully manage this change-over for patients.
Read more... Phenobarbitone tablets: Brand change for epilepsy medication
June 2023
May 21, 2023
Gisborne Hospital nurses say they’re not surprised by Te Whatu Ora’s move to try and block their strike with legal action.
June 2023
May 18, 2023
Nursing students were left bitterly disappointed by Budget 2023, which contained scant specific new initiatives to support them, and grow the nursing workforce.
Read more... ‘Where’s the plan?’ Student nurses left disappointed by Budget 2023
June 2023
May 18, 2023
Where are high-needs patients cared for in general practice? This is the second in a series of articles about a major research project comparing models of general practice in New Zealand.
June 2023
May 17, 2023
Registered nurse (RN) Jo Fortune, 47, is a passionate advocate for community nursing, and even says she’d encourage her kids to follow in her footsteps – but she hopes Budget 2023 will provide more support for those pursuing the profession.
Read more... Budget 2023: Bigger investment needed to boost Māori, Pacific nursing
June 2023
May 17, 2023
The journey to complete a master of nursing has served to further ignite Tania Bailey’s passion for reducing health inequities for Māori.
Read more... Turning perception into practice: Advocating for cultural safety in health care
June 2023
May 17, 2023
A United States law firm which acts for people exposed to asbestos has produced a thorough guide to mesothelioma.
June 2023
May 16, 2023
A deadly fire at a Wellington hostel used by migrant nurses and other hospital staff described as a “one in one hundred year” event by Fire and Emergency New Zealand, has killed at least six people with another 11 still unaccounted for.
Read more... Nurses and hospital staff among survivors of deadly Wellington fire
June 2023
May 16, 2023
Nursing staff at Gisborne Hospital’s ward 5 feel they have no choice but to take strike action this month, after worsening conditions have left them and patients increasingly unsafe.
May 2023
May 12, 2023
Collective action, determination and courage — that’s all it takes for change. Nurses and caregivers are using health and safety laws to make their workplaces safer, a key part of NZNO’s Maranga Mai! strategy.
Read more... Maranga Mai! Health and safety — nurses use power of the law for a safer workplace
