19 New president at the helm of NZNO A specialty clinical nurse at Nelson Hospital, Nano Tunnicliff, is NZNO’s new president. Tunnicliff’s election was announced at NZNO’s annual conference, held in Wellington this week. Tunnicliff is committed to working towards safe staffing and healthy workplaces for NZNO’s 43,000 members. “I am... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
15 Celebrating 100 Years of Nursing Organisation Nurses should wear their brains, not their hearts, on their sleeves, according to United States health care commentator and award-winning journalist Suzanne Gordon who will be presenting as the keynote speaker at NZNO’s centennial conference on September 16. Gordon’s keynote address – Because... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News, Nursing Organisations
15 NZNO President Elected to International Nursing Organisation The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is proud to announce its current president, Marion Guy, has been elected onto the board of directors of the International Council of Nurses (ICN). The election took place during ICN’s 24th quadrennial congress held in Durban, South Africa, this month. ... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News, Nursing Organisations
12 Aged Care Workers at Rosebank take Strike Action Members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) working at Rosebank Home and Hospital in Ashburton will be striking for 24 hours from 6.45am on Friday 13th March. Members have been attempting to renegotiate their collective agreement since August 2008. The employer made an initial offer of... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News, Aged Care, Industrial Action