This episode on Hauora, NP Rochelle and Laura speak with Dean Cowles. Dean is the National nursing advisor for Māori affairs at Southern Cross Health. His work is based on improving cultural practices within the healthcareenvironment and promoting equitable and safe care for Māori patients and staff members. Dean has an in-depth understanding of Māori healthcare, with a background in both public and private healthcare. Today, we discuss Dean’s current role, culturally safe practice in New Zealand, and the ways nurse practitioners can work towards achieving equitable healthcare within the workplace.  

This week, Rochelle and Laura talk to Sally Fleming. Sally is a nurse practitioner specialising in aged residential palliative care and is the chair of palliative care nurses New Zealand. Sally has a collaborative role working with patients facing the end of their life. She also provides support to registered nurses working in aged care to ensure they are supported while working directly with patients requiring palliative care. In this interview Sally gives valuable insights into a very necessary, specialised, and rewarding role.

Kindness within the healthcare environment has effects on

Editor: Mitch Bullen

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In this episode, Rochelle and Laura talk to Jax Grigsby. Jax is a nurse practitioner, university lecturer, and clinical director of the PHO delivery team at Health NZ South Canterbury. Jax has long and varied work history within healthcare, having 30 years’ experience within the sector. We talk to Jax about her professional journey into her

Hosts: Rochelle Eynon and Laura Painter

Editor: Mitch Bullen

Music: Unstoppable by Pala 

In this episode of Hauora NP, Rochelle and Laura interview mental health nurse practitioner Mark Baldwin. Mark talks about his career in mental health and the important work he is currently doing in advocating for change to section 29. Mark is a previous NPNZ chair and during his time in this role, significant progress was made within healthcare with the recognition and expansion of the nurse practitioner role.

Hosts: Rochelle Eynon and Laura

Editor: Mitch Bullen

Music: unstoppable by Pala 

This episode of Hauora NP Rochelle and Laura are back and discussing indemnity insurance. We take in an

 Hosts: Rochelle Eynon and Laura Painter

Editor: Mitch Bullen

Music: unstoppable by Pala 

This week Rochelle and Laura talk to Emma McFarlane. Emma has a varied career specialising in both the provision of healthcare to the female population and in the education of emerging health professionals providing care in this area of health. Emma provides valuable insights into how woman’s health can be effectively delivered to populations in both urban and rural areas where there are barriers to healthcare access. Her approach to the often difficult to navigate area of sexual health demonstrates both the expertise and people centred care that Nurse practitioners can provide in this space. 

Hosts: Rochelle Eynon and Laura Painter

Editor: Mitch Bullen

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This week we talk to Catherine Tu’akalau. Catherine currently works as primary care NP and has a varied career providing care within New Zealand. Catherine also works internationally supporting overseas communities with their care of pacific populations as a technical project consultant. Catherine discusses her experiences as a pacific nurse practitioner, factors surrounding the individual nature of pacific healthcare, and her work in promoting NZ as a host for The International Nurse

Hosts: Rochelle Eynon and Laura Painter

Editor: Mitch Bullen

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In this episode, Rochelle and Laura speak to nurse practitioner Chelsea Willmot. Chelsea has the unique perspective of an np whose career encompasses a number of varied areas. Chelsea works in Rural general practice and np education. She has a special interest in supporting nurses with challenging interpersonal dynamics within the healthcare environment. Chelsea has written articles for NZ Doctor, and most recently has presented at the GPCME and for The Goodfellow Unit. Chelsea also volunteers her time to NPNZ and discusses some of hidden work that NPNZ does to support NPs in varied roles within NZ. 

Alex Vitte is an Australian nurse practitioner, creator/host of the Australian Nurse Practitioner podcast, and business owner. In this episode, Rochelle and Laura speak to Alex about his work as an NP in Australia. His experience working in elder care, how he started his podcast, and the challenges within the workforce that many Australian/New Zealand NPs face.