Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality
Being heard: Nurses’ voices and expertise needed at the national health policy table, says consultant
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Being heard: Nurses’ voices and expertise needed at the national health policy table, says consultant
Wednesday 14 April 2021, 01:50 AM

Nurse consultant Liz Manning says a good first step for nurses wanting to influence policy is to respond to consultation requests
The diversity of primary healthcare nursing, from practice to prison nursing and older adult to refugee nursing, was celebrated at a symposium in Christchurch last month, a joint event between the College of Nurses Aotearoa and the NZNO’s College of Primary Health Care Nurses. Southern correspondent Fiona Cassie reports on the lack of nurse representation when health policy is being developed
Tips for nurses to get onto the ladder for policy-making, Build credibility in your local and/or specialty nursing network.
Support nurses in leadership by responding to consultation surveys.
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