In this article, Sue Frankland looks at the global problem of wastage of medications, including causes such as overprescribing and non-adherence. She also presents information from her master’s dissertation on how people understand, and respond to, medication expiration dates
Visionary ‘nursepreneur’ pioneers new approach to youth healthcare
Tuesday 1 June 2021, 02:56 AM
Victoria University director of the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Practice Kathy Holloway, Health Connections' Maria Kekus and Mark Jones, co-chair of the College of Nurses Aotearoa NZ
COLLEGE OF NURSES AOTEAROA NZ NURSE PRACTITIONER OF THE YEAR
This award recognises an exceptional nurse practitioner who has addressed the needs of vulnerable populations through an NP-led model of care or other significant body of work. They will have an outstanding commitment to equity in health outcomes and through recognition of your obligations to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. They will have demonstrated professional leadership, imagination and innovation to achieve better outcomes and foster the growth and development of other NPs
WINNER
MARIA KEKUS
Regularly referred to as a “nursepreneur”, Maria Kekus is a trailblazer when it comes to serving rangatahi.
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