October 2022
October 5, 2022
A palpable sense of relief and satisfaction was felt at the end of the NZNO College of Respiratory Nurses online respiratory symposium on bronchiectasis — a long-term lung condition where the airways are damaged.
Read more... Respiratory nurses breathe in ‘relief’ as symposium finally gets off the ground
October 2022
September 30, 2022
Tired of waiting for official unsafe staffing warning signs, Dunedin critical care nurse Debbie Robinson created her own very public display of just how dire short-staffing was in the hospital.
Read more... Dunedin nurse takes short-staffing into her own hands with home-made poster
October 2022
September 30, 2022
Nurses across the country are preparing to take a stand against dangerous short-staffing on hospital wards.
Read more... Members nationwide gear up for week-long boycott of extra shifts
November 2022
September 29, 2022
Nurses need clear policies and guidelines to give them confidence when dealing with assisted dying requests.
Read more... With assisted dying now a reality, what do nurses need?
November 2022
September 23, 2022
As Aotearoa New Zealand faces down a nursing shortfall of thousands, changes are afoot to how overseas nurses are registered here. In the second part of a series exploring Maranga Mai!, NZNO’s campaign to fix the nursing crisis, Kaitiaki looks at what needs to change in the registration process.
Read more... Maranga Mai! Registration — what needs to change?
September 2022
September 22, 2022
A battle is looming over incentive payments for additional shifts to fill desperately under-staffed hospital wards. NZNO members are vowing to stop doing them completely for the week of October 3-9 in a national protest while Te Whatu Ora says there won’t be any need for them after September 30 anyway.
October 2022
September 20, 2022
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October 2022
September 16, 2022
Maranga Mai! – rise up – is a plan to save New Zealand’s health system, NZNO chief executive Paul Goulter tells conference delegates.
Read more... Maranga Mai! — rise up — is our plan to save the health system
October 2022
September 15, 2022
Read more... NZNO members silently protest to Andrew Little over ‘reneging’ on promised back pay
September 2022
September 14, 2022
NZNO’s constitution will make it a disciplinary offence for members to “incite racism or hate”, following a vote announced at NZNO’s annual general meeting (AGM) on Tuesday.
October 2022
September 13, 2022
Student members say NZNO is “leading by example” by granting free membership to nursing students.
Read more... Free NZNO membership for nursing students ‘an example for Government’
September 2022
September 12, 2022
The NZNO 2022 board election results bring mixture of current, former and new board members.
Read more... NZNO board election results brings a mix of new and returning directors
November 2022
 | Biological medicines: Transitioning to Amgevita — a biosimilar of adalimumab |
September 12, 2022
Most patients taking the biological medicine adalimumab are transitioning to a "biosimilar" version of the drug called Amgevita. This article explains why this is happening, and how nurses in primary care can help smooth the transition.
Read more... Biological medicines: Transitioning to Amgevita — a biosimilar of adalimumab
October 2022
September 6, 2022
Direct competency and clinical assessments, alongside cultural safety education, are among crucial changes for internationally-qualified nurses (IQNs) coming to work in New Zealand from 2024.
Read more... Nursing Council announces changes to competency testing for overseas nurses
September 2022
September 1, 2022
Nursing students say they would welcome free training in New Zealand, after the Australian state of Victoria this week announced a $270 million investment to train 10,000 nurses and midwives over the next two years.
Read more... The Aussies are doing it — can we train nurses for free here?
October 2022
August 31, 2022
The COVID-19 surge workforce — of unregulated health workers — could be an important source of new nurses.
Read more... Te wero, our challenge, to grow our own workforce
September 2022
August 31, 2022
Regarding the letter written by Sam Mojel (May 11, 2022), it was EXACTLY what I was thinking and questioning.
September 2022
August 30, 2022
“What could be better than our rangatahi meeting proud Māori and Pasifika nurses?” NZNO students reach out to Pasifika community
Read more... NZNO puts out call for Pasifika nurses at Southland Polyfest
September 2022
August 30, 2022
Health Minister Andrew Little promises pay parity “a priority” as protests held around the motu in support of primary health care (PHC) nurses.
Read more... Nurses around the country protest lower pay in primary health care
September 2022
August 29, 2022
Thank you for the article by Kathy Stodart in July, highlighting the positive impact of nurse prescribing, and the registered nurse prescriber in community health role (RNPCH).
Read more... Community prescribing takes off in Midland programme
