Professional development

Agreeable extroverts are more likely to be highly satisfied with their health care, according to a study published today in the New Zealand Medical Journal. But the study also found that non- Pākehā New Zealanders lower satisfaction rates with healthcare was due to other factors than psychological or demographic characteristics.

As the weather cools down, winter illnesses tend to ramp up. Rebekah Fraser spoke to an infection control nursing expert about how the spread of colds and flu can be prevented. Simple hygiene practices could...

Do nurses consider themselves to be scholars? How do you as a nurse apply scholarship to your professional practice? How do you apply ways of knowing to your critical thinking and search for best outcomes for your patients? In this professional development learning activity, we will explore scholarly practice and knowledge development.

A researcher for Otago University is hoping to find a way to stop cancer spreading.

Providers are increasingly recognising the importance of a trained cleaning staff.

Three nurses from diverse specialties share case studies of using telehealth technology to make life simpler for their patients.

The apprenticeship in Community Facilitation now meets the qualification and competency requirements for registration with the New Zealand Society of Diversional Therapists.

The latest EMA Employers’ Survey puts the legalisation of cannabis at the top of the list of concerns for SMEs, with 73 per cent worried it will have a negative impact on their business. Not...

Nursing Review reports on an award-winning case study presentation from last year’s Nurse Informatics conference on George, a participant in a Selwyn Foundation telehealth pilot for the elderly with long-term conditions.

Healthcare assistants and nurses working in aged care have new tools for assessing the health of elderly patients thanks to an ‘early alert’ project by the Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation. One of...