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Nursing in New Zealand is a specialist career with advanced educational requirements. Since the 19th century, the profession has evolved from on-the-job training in hospitals to a degree-level profession studied in technical institutes and universities.
1938 – The New Zealand Social Security Act of 1938 marks the introduction of a comprehensive health system that mandated the provision of free care for all. [3] 1939 – Registering of nursing aides commenced in New Zealand [43] 1939 – St Anne's Guild of Catholic Nurses formed. [44] 1939 – Elouera House nurses home opened in Wollongong.
1925 – New Zealand attempted to have a nursing programme available at the University of Otago. (Crisp, Taylor, Douglas & Rebeiro, 2013) 1926 – 20 July New Zealands's first sister was appointed by the board at Auckland hospital New Zealand. [58] 1929 – The Japanese Nursing Association is established. [26]
The New Zealand Army Nursing Service (NZANS) formally came into being in early 1915, when the Army Council in London accepted an offer of nurses to help in the war effort during the First World War from the New Zealand Government. The heavy losses experienced in the Gallipoli campaign cemented the need for the service.
On 10 January 1902 Ellen Dougherty became the first registered nurse in New Zealand, and in the world. [ 2 ] Like other New Zealand acts requiring registration of professions there was a transition or grandfather clause allowing registration of nurses with at least four years experience even if they did not have the training specified for new ...
Pages in category "Nursing in New Zealand" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... Timeline of nursing history in Australia and New Zealand
Establishment of district nursing service in Christchurch Sibylla Emily Maude OBE (11 August 1862 – 12 July 1935), known as Nurse Maude , was the founder of district nursing in New Zealand. She was loved for her selfless work for the poor, walking many miles each day in every kind of weather to treat those who could afford no medical help.
The Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps (RNZNC) is a corps of the New Zealand Army. The corps was initially formed in 1915 from civilian nurses who volunteered for service during World War I, and who were granted honorary officer ranks. A Nursing Reserve had been formed as part of the New Zealand Medical Corps on 14 May 1908. [1]