Pacific Health scholarships for 2018 now open
Pacific nursing students and Pacific nurses undertaking postgraduate study in 2018 can apply for the latest round of Ministry of Health Pacific Health Scholarships.
The scholarships provide financial assistance – $10,000 for medical and dentistry...
‘Good as Gold’ nursing student giving back to African village
Making a difference to the Malawi village she volunteered in as a school-leaver not only inspired 2nd year nursing student Devon Kilkelly to raise thousands for a preschool but also to return one-day as a nurse.
Is nursing really for me?
Third year nursing student Larissa Sproul and some of her mates recall the moments when they knew nursing really was the right career for them.
A good attitude, good shoes and home baking: a student’s tips on preparing for...
Third year nursing student Mady Watt looks back and shares some advice she'd liked to have read before her first clinical placement. Including some tips for getting along with your preceptor.
Interprofessional study: how well do health professional graduates work together?
A longitudinal study is following a group of following a group of graduates from nursing and seven other health professions in their early career to partially check out interprofessional teamwork in action.
Tenacious nursing student wins cup
Sticking with nursing despite facing loss and grief within her own family and inner circle has won nursing student Awhina Tapiata a special award.
29-year-old NP is Young Nurse of the Year 2017
A young nurse practitioner – helping reduce distress and hospital visits for children with asthma and eczema in South Auckland – has taken out this year's Young Nurse of the Year award.
Nursing study thanks to hockey scholarship
Ngahuia Muru’s hockey skills are helping her dream to become a nurse become a reality thanks to a new sports scholarship.
New grad jobs up once again but more than 270 new nurses still job-hunting
Job numbers were up but so were applicants leading to just under half of new graduate nurses being successful in the latest job round.
Postgraduate study: what’s it worth?
Postgraduate study is a big investment of your time. It can bring personal rewards and rewards for your patients, workplace and career. But does it also bring financial rewards?
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It’s not often you get to screen a patient for diabetes then have a heart-to-heart about why at, the age of 20, they are in prison… But that’s just a run-of-the-mill appointment for a Corrections nurse, says Sarah Nabizada, the clinical team leader at Mt Eden Corrections Facility (MECF).
