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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.
The Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ) is the professional body responsible for the registration of nurses in New Zealand, setting standards for nursing education and practice. [1] The council was established in 1902. New Zealand was the first country to legally require nurses to be
1908 – Ākenehi Hei, of the Whakatohea and Whanau-a-Apanui tribes, was the first Maori registered nurse in New Zealand. [22] 1908 – Kai Tiaki, the first New Zealand nursing journal, is published. [23] 1909 – A new role called 'backblocks' nursing was introduced to New Zealand providing services to rural parts of the country [24]
Monina Hernandez, first Filipino nurse to be appointed to the Nursing Council of New Zealand [2] and first Filipino elected as director of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation [3] Pamela Hibbs (1935 – 2021) UK pioneer in pressure sore prevention; Mary A. Hickey (1874–1954), American nurse and health administrator
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO), Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa is New Zealand's largest trade union and professional organisation that represents the nursing profession, midwives, hauora and caregivers.
New Zealand has one of the highest nurse turnover rates. [6] Not all nurses leave the profession but rather continuously switch organisations. Not all the impact of nurses leaving is negative, but when it is it can cause reduced continuity of care, disruption of services, and a drop in overall productivity.
New Zealand Māori nurses (8 P) New Zealand military nurses (34 P) Pages in category "New Zealand nurses" The following 161 pages are in this category, out of 161 total.
Elizabeth Grace Neill (née Campbell; 26 May 1846 – 18 August 1926) was a nurse from New Zealand who lobbied for passage of laws requiring training and national registration of nurses and midwives; in 1901, New Zealand was the first country in the world to introduce such laws. [1]