Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand articles

Recent articles from Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand

Clearing up a misunderstanding.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2009... I need to respond to Jeni Peterson's Letter, "Falling into snobbery traps", (Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, May 2009, p3) in order to correct the misunderstanding that has occurred. In stating that the title nurse should be reserved for the graduate of the full three-year degree, I was...

Time consuming portfolio preparation.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2009... As a clinical charge nurse, I am aware it is important to be a positive role model and that I need to cross all my "t"s and dot all my "i"s. I have just completed the Lengthy process of recompiling and submitting my portfolio to Nursing Council and felt the need to share my thoughts/concerns...

Formula ad 'inappropriate'.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2009... I am writing on behalf of the Hawke's Bay Breastfeeding Group regarding the Nestle advertisement on the inside cover page of the March edition of your magazine. We wish to support correspondence to date and add our concerns. Our group, which consists of Lactation consultants, nurses,...

Compassion and caring still essential.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2009... I am writing in response to the story "Growing interest in nursing" in the March issue of Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand (p9). The head of the University of Auckland's nursing school, Heather Baker, is quoted as saying "We simply choose the best of these [applicant] students, the most...

Where to for RN scope of practice?(NEWS AND EVENTS)(registered nurses)
June 1, 2009... The Nursing Council has put forward four options on how to regulate registered nurses (RN) practising in expanded rotes. Its consultation document on the RN scope of practice, released last month, outlines four options for expanded rotes: amending the current scope of practice to allow RNs to...