A nursing student on the cusp of graduating says she's taking up a job in event management because the prospect of working in the field she studied is too grim.
Student nurses spoken to by Checkpoint say they're frustrated by the lack of specific support for them in yesterday's Budget.
But the Health Minister assures them help is on its way.
The names of some of the nursing students in Tom Taylor's report have been changed.
Tempers were high for dozens of people waiting outside the Red Cross office in Charlottetown again Wednesday. It was the second day for many of them, waiting to prove their identity to receive $250 in provincial aid they applied for over a week ago.
Press Release – University of Canterbury Nurses working in New Zealands Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) facilities are going above and beyond the requirements of their roles, despite challenging working conditions and being ostracised by their communities, non-MIQ colleagues and friends. …
Nurses working in New Zealand’s Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) facilities are going above and beyond the requirements of their roles, despite challenging working conditions and being ostracised by their communities, non-MIQ colleagues and friends.
University of Canterbury (UC) researchers Associate Professor Cathy Andrew and Dr Isabel Jamieson, and Jacinda King, Nursing Manager at Canterbury District Health Board, conducted in-depth interviews with 14 MIQ nurses during the summer of 2020-2021.