Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand articles from January 2008

Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand archives from January 2008

The purposes of the journal.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
January 1, 2008... THE little paper which is now introduced to the nurses of New Zealand is for them to accept or reject. We hope that they will adopt it as their own and help to foster its growth. It will be, we hope, a bond of union, a common interest, a means...

Honouring our debt to history.(Editorial)
January 1, 2008... In her first editorial, Hester Maclean described Kai Tiaki as "a little paper". But was it really? In fact, it was 28 pages long, plus several pages of classified advertising, front and back. It contained news from the branches of the New...

Recording nursing highlights through the pages of Kai Tiaki.(HISTORY)(Chronology)
January 1, 2008... Over the last century, Kai Tiaki has had 22 different editors, assistant editors or co-editors, none of them more influential than the journal's founder Hester Maclean, editor for 34 years. This timeline tracks some significant dates for Kai...

Nursing leaders pay tribute to Kai Taiki and its legacy.(TRIBUTES)
January 1, 2008... Congratulations and ka nui ngaa mihi to NZNO and Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand on serving nursing in New Zealand for 100 years! We can point to very few nursing journals that have been in circulation for a century. And even fewer that can claim...

Viewing nursing's present concerns through the lens of history: certain interests have always been at the heart of nursing. Kai Tiaki offers a rich resource as nurses grapple with current concerns.(HISTORY)
January 1, 2008... Hester Maclean founded *Kai Tiaki 100 years ago to create "a bond of union [between nurses], a common interest, a means of communication, a mutual help, and a road to improvement in their professional work and knowledge". (1) It was a bold...

It's all about making a difference: nurses must reclaim their voice and fulfil their obligation to share their knowledge, experience and vision for nursing through writing for publication.(Viewpoint essay)
January 1, 2008... A colleague recently shared with me her "philosophy of nursing". She is an experienced nurse, working in a highly stressful and specialised area, taking on postgraduate education, as well as running a household and being a wife and mother. This...

Negotiating an unstable ladder: in caring for their technology-dependent children, Maori families value contact with health workers from a similar cultural background. Support from kaitiaki or whanau also helps negotiate partnerships with health professionals.(RESEARCH)(Report)
January 1, 2008... Caring for a technology-dependent child is not a normal parenting experience and has a significant impact on family/whanau health. A recent study exploring the perceptions and experiences of Maori families/whanau caring for their...

Down the decades: one hundred years ago this month, the first issue of Kai Tiaki came off a printing press in Wellington. Over this past century, a mountain of paper and a sea of ink have been used to tell the story of New Zealand nursing. Here, we journey through those pages, starting back in 1908, when nursing here was in its infancy. It was a different world: for women, for nurses and for their patients.(Editorial)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1908 The Purposes of the Journal "The little paper... will be, we hope, a bond of union, a common interest, a means of communication, a mutual help, and a road to improvement in their professional work and...

Preserving Kawa Whakaruruhau--what is Kai Tiaki's role? Assuming a Maori word for its title would suggest Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand has an obligation to be a guardian of nursing knowledge, including the philosophy of cultural safety.(VIEWPOINT)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A guardian. A protector. A watcher. A custodian. An advocate for the vulnerable. A teacher; mentor; nurturer and nurse. A kaitiaki. Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand has carried the name of this ancient Polynesian...

Kai Tiaki--its role in NZNO'S industrial profile: Kai Tiaki has played a pivotal role in NZNO's industrial campaigns in the time since the then NZNA became a trade union in 1972.(INDUSTRIAL FOCUS)(New Zealand Nurses Organisation)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As we go marching, marching in the beauty of the day, A million darkened kitchens, a thousand mill lofts gray, Are touched with all the radiance that a sudden sun discloses, ...

Nurses, trade unionist and journalists--a troubled trinity? Producing a magazine for NZNO, to meet the diverse needs and expectations of the profession--ranging from "pure" professionals to committed trade unionists and everything in between--poses some unique journalistic challenges.(VIEWPOINT)(New Zealand Nurses Organisation)
January 1, 2008... The journalist who starts work at NZNO national office finds out very quickly that they are a long way from their familiar habitats--the newspaper, TV or radio station newsroom. In the newsroom, the journalist is the major player--you're...