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Code of Conduct refresher Nursing Review

WEBThe Code of Conduct. “The Code is a set of standards defined by NCNZ describing the behaviour or conduct that nurses are expected to uphold. The Code …

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What is cultural safety and why does it matter

WEBOne function of cultural safety knowledge is to enable the nurse to provide effective and safe care that meets a person’s health care needs in a way that maintains …

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Health literacy: patient-centered communication is still the answer

WEBThis article and learning activity looks at what health literacy means for nursing and finds that patient-centred communication is still the answer. It looks at core …

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Nurse care 'equal or even better' than GP care for some conditions

WEBAn updated Cochrane Review – Nurses as substitutes for doctors in primary care – was published last month and analysed 17 randomised trials comparing first …

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Nursing portfolios: a simple guide to competency self-assessment

WEBThe Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (2003)¹ provides a framework for the regulation of health practitioners to protect the public where there is …

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'Appeared to sleep well': How much sleep has your patient had …

WEBAll sleep stages are important to health; however, when unwell and in an unusual environment such as a hospital ward, individuals’ sleep patterns change in …

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Providing nursing direction and delegation with confidence, …

WEBThe increased use of unregulated health workers in New Zealand has occurred in response to changing consumer needs, burgeoning health care demands, …

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Primary healthcare: in need of a paradigm shift

WEBWorking alongside health authorities in the 1940s, Te Puea set about bringing healthcare to her people, including starting up a marae clinic at Ngāruawāhia …

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Enhancing pain management in aged residential care

WEBPain is an unfortunate fact of life for a significant number of older adults. This is an international challenge, with resident pain prevalence rates in aged residential care …

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Research into growing Pacific nurse leaders Nursing Review

WEBThe lack of research literature into Pasifika nursing leadership also became clear. “My research was challenging due to minimal literature in my area of focus. This …

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Using interpreters: the patient’s right to understand and be …

WEBThe Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights states that patients have the right to be fully informed. Furthermore, the healthcare professional is …

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Early pain but quicker gain: mobilising hip and knee patients

WEB*Author: Diane Alder Is a registered nurse at New Plymouth’s Southern Cross Hospital and completed a Master of Health Sciences degree last year. Sidebar 1: The …

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The broad role of public health nursing recognised in newly …

WEBThe Public Health Nursing Knowledge and Skills Framework 2017 (Te Rākau o te Uru Kahikatea) is being welcomed by public health nursing leader Lizzie Farrell for …

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Nursing Review: New Zealand's Latest Nursing News on, Health, …

WEBCultural safety initially arose from considering the health care experiences of Māori. Over time the concept has evolved to address needs related to access and use of …

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Patient handling: getting it right for both staff and patient

WEBThe cost to ACC in 2015 of the new and ongoing patient handling claims by healthcare workers was $3.3 million. On top of that is the personal cost – financial, …

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Nurse endoscopists: the evolution of a new nursing role

WEBIn the state of Victoria, one health provider, Austin Health, is setting up a nurse endoscopy training centre. Queensland has announced it wants to train up to 15 …

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Healthy culture: nurturing a culturally diverse nursing team

WEBAs New Zealand becomes more culturally diverse – Asian people made up nearly 12 per cent of the population in 2014 and nearly one in four Aucklanders – so …

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Nursing Review: New Zealand's Latest Nursing News on, Health, …

WEBYouth Health nurse practitioner Maria Kekus says the framework helps put youth health nursing on a professional footing to the benefit of both nurses and their …

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Nursing Review: New Zealand's Latest Nursing News on, Health, …

WEBLIZ MANNING shares some simple tips on how to keep your nursing portfolio manageable, succinct, and of a good quality. Portfolios were first introduced to New Zealand nursing …

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Foreign nursing degrees assessed "at least Level 4" but cultural

WEBCare workers with overseas nursing degrees were assessed as meeting the “health and wellbeing qualification requirement at Level 4”, says the New Zealand …

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Māori nurse educators: sustaining a Māori worldview

WEBEnsuring there is a workforce plan that addresses growth and supports the increased visibility of Māori nurses is critical to help meet future health workforce needs. …

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Nursing Review: New Zealand's Latest Nursing News on, Health, …

WEBHealth Statistics. Ministry of Health statistics show that Māori have higher rates than non-Māori for many health conditions and chronic diseases, including cancer, diabetes, …

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