June 2023
May 9, 2023
Māori nurses joined over 1000 indigenous peoples calling for their rights to be upheld, and an end to discrimination at a United Nations forum.
Read more... ‘Humbled’ in the presence of global indigenous leaders
June 2023
May 8, 2023
An Auckland clinical nurse educator explains, in poetry, why you should not say ‘I’m just a nurse’.
June 2023
May 5, 2023
Practice nurses are ‘absolutely slammed’ as they try to provide basic community health care amidst overwhelming patient need. Some have called it quits, while others are living in hope their value will finally be recognised.
Read more... ‘Absolutely slammed’ practice nurses bewildered over pay battle
May 2023
May 2, 2023
Would-be-nurses need financial support during their studies — not afterwards, say NZNO nursing students.
Read more... Students and nurses douse National’s ‘brainless’ bonding scheme
May 2023
May 2, 2023
Student nurses can feel intimidated by hospital hierarchy while on clinical placements, so don’t always give their views or ask questions. In this article, five students reflect on their experience of hospital hierarchy.
Read more... Managing hospital hierarchy — not ‘just a student nurse’
May 2023
April 28, 2023
Funding to close a wage gap of up to 20 per cent on average for practice nurses depends on a Government survey of GP owners, but some practices have chosen not to participate, Te Whatu Ora says.
Read more... Pay parity on hold as Govt surveys GP owners for wage data
May 2023
April 21, 2023
With winter looming and staffing shortages already critical, Te Whatu Ora nurses are furious their employer has turned down incentive payments and wellbeing measures for those who answer the call to do extra shifts.
Read more... Incentive payments and wellbeing snub ignites fury for Te Whatu Ora nurses
May 2023
April 18, 2023
On Saturday, over 2000 nurses and health care assistants around the country hit the streets to demand action on the health staffing crisis. For many, it was also a chance to seek solace with their fellow exhausted colleagues while facing another winter of chronic short-staffing.
Read more... Aged-care nurse makes heartfelt plea at Day of Action
May 2023
April 17, 2023
Over 2000 nurses and supporters turned out at rallies around the country in a national day of action on Saturday.
Read more... ‘We’ve gone past the word tired, we are now drained’
May 2023
April 14, 2023
A nearly 50-year career in nursing had a shaky start – fainting at the sight of a naked elderly patient – but Viv Draper says she has no regrets and will struggle to leave her job at Christchurch’s spinal unit when the time comes.
Read more... 50 years nursing, going strong — and taking action to protect the profession she loves
May 2023
April 13, 2023
Researchers say the largest-ever study of general practice in Aotearoa New Zealand sheds new light and creates a powerhouse of data for decision-making.
May 2023
April 13, 2023
Print out the grid (using PRINT tab at the bottom right of this page) and use the clues below. March answers are below the clues.
May 2023
April 12, 2023
‘Exhausted’ health-care assistants (HCAs) are rallying alongside nurses for safer staffing and better pay and conditions at this Saturday’s NZNO day of action around Aotearoa.
May 2023
April 3, 2023
The Government says a recent pay increase for Te Whatu Ora nurses puts their base rates ‘on par’ with Australian colleagues. But Kiwi nurses in Australia and a leading economist disagree, saying the claim doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.
Read more... ‘Disingenuous’ – Kiwi nurses challenge claim pay rates now on par with Australia
May 2023
April 3, 2023
Say your karakia, re-connect with your whānau and hapū, kōrero with Māori nursing friends — these are some of the secrets to self-care for Māori nurses.
Read more... Whaiā ngā mea hei oranga mōu — self-care for Māori nurses
