Life-saving lifeline: Wairoa airport runway to be extended and upgraded
The upgrade will be funded with a $3m grant from the Regional Infrastructure Fund and $1.2m from the…
CT nurse admits to illegally distributing amphetamines, benzodiazepines
A Connecticut nurse has pleaded guilty to illegally distributing controlled substances. Michele Rene Muzyka, 61, of Cheshire waived…
Alexander Pretti, 37, fatally shot in Minnesota was ICU nurse focused on veterans’ healthcare
“Alex was the sweetest, kindest, gentlest soul you ever met,” Shaukat said. Shaukat, now a physician and clinical…
Kiwi nurse in war-torn Sudan: Life and death inside a Khartoum hospital
El Amrani has twice been escorted to a safe room at the hospital due to targeted drone attacks.…
Phil Collins reveals health struggles and need for 24-hour live-in nurse
Phil Collins had a No 1 hit New Zealand in 1989 with Another Day in Paradise. The singer…
Tribunal bans senior nurse for trying to take patient’s medication, altering hospital records
A public hospital nurse tried to steal a patient’s ADHD medication, falsified that patient’s notes and then “manipulated”…
Young nurse left with a permanent injury amid calls to stem violence in mental health wards
Cat Flynn says she stays in her job because she respects the staff on her team and finds…
Health NZ data reveals hundreds of assaults on Bay of Plenty, Lakes hospital staff
This included 168 at security, 109 at facilities staff, and 65 in Rotorua Hospital’s Emergency Department. During the…
All Black David Havili’s lakeside Wānaka wedding to pilates instructor/nurse fiancee Lucy Sellwood
Havili’s All Black teammates in attendance included prop Ethan de Groot and his wife, people and culture manager…
Live: Labour promises loan scheme for family GPs and nurse practitioners
A future Labour Government would offer doctors and nurse practitioners low-interest loans to set up new practices or…
Burlington to cut mental health clinicians from police department
The Burlington Police Department is set to eliminate a program that placed licensed mental health clinicians within the…
As people live longer and healthier, nurse training needs to respond to avoid ageist attitudes
Ageism, or discrimination based on a person’s age, should be considered as one of these challenges. Age influences…