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Student Nurse Awarded National Scholarship
July 13, 2015

EIT nursing student Kathy Kupenga was stunned to open an email telling her she was to receive the prestigious Te Apa Māreikura scholarship, one of only two made nationwide by the Ministry of...

Whanau to Celebrate Nursing Graduate’s Success
March 30, 2015

Nayda Heays is sorry her beloved father won’t be at her graduation this week, or see her, as an honoured valedictorian, deliver an address on behalf of fellow EIT graduates. A huge part...

Ground-Breaking Renal Care for Hawke’s Bay Patients
January 19, 2015

New Zealand’s two renal care Nurse Practitioners both trained and are based in Hawke’s Bay. Janine Palmer has followed the pathway opened up by her colleague Rachael Walker. Supported by...

Nursing A Happy Career Choice
January 13, 2015

When she was a school leaver, becoming a registered nurse wasn’t Laura Stone’s first choice, but she couldn’t be happier now about her career direction. The former Havelock North High...

Nurses Voice Concerns on Missed Care
December 19, 2014

Nurses working in hospitals, aged care and New Zealand’s primary health care sector have raised concerns about missed patient care in a survey undertaken by academics at EIT’s Faculty of...

EIT Welcomes New Head of Nursing
December 1, 2014

EIT’s new Head of School Nursing, Associate Professor Thomas Harding equates his role to that of a kaitiaki – a caretaker co-creating a nurturing environment where inclusive and collaborative...

Nurses Voice Concerns on Missed Care
November 4, 2014

Nurses working in hospitals, aged care and New Zealand’s primary health care sector have raised concerns about missed patient care in a survey undertaken by academics at EIT. Led by Dr...

EIT donates nursing books to the Cook Islands
October 8, 2014

Student nurses in the Cook Islands have lots of extra reading to look forward to, with staff from EIT’s School of Nursing donating textbooks to support their three-year training...

Picking up the Dropped Stitch
June 11, 2014

Annaliese Bond’s stepping stone  to a career path was studying for  EIT’s Certificate in Science. “If I hadn’t done that, I wouldn’t have  had the confidence to go on to study...