Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand articles from July 2004

Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand archives from July 2004

Leading primary health care.(editorial)
July 1, 2004... NURSING HAS articulated for many years the need to improve primary health care (PHC) services and views the development of nursing itself as central to successful service delivery. The last three years has seen considerable energy directed at...

Editorial tars all educators with the same brush.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2004... AS A nurse, nurse educator and long-time NZNO member, I feel strongly compelled to reply to co-editor Teresa O'Connor's editorial "Nursing education--Time for a Rethink?" published in last month's issue of Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand. In...

Better recognition of nurses may stem the tide of violence.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2004... I READ the article "New nurses face endemic violence" in the June Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand (p12-14) with great concern. During a week of postgraduate study at Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology last week, the issue of...

Let's call a spade a spade and avoid 'PC' terms.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2004... HORIZONTAL VIOLENCE! How "PC" is that! Bullying is bullying and should not be lessened by the use of "softer" words. I asked my husband if he knew what horizontal violence was and he didn't have a clue. I asked him about bullying and he...

Nursing's political environment alienates nurses.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2004... NURSING IS no longer a caring profession but is now increasingly about apportioning blame. Since the advent of user pays and hospitals becoming "businesses", the pressure has increased, with decreased nursing numbers, cost cutting and...

Nurses getting tired of having to prove their worth.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2004... I LOVE nursing. I feel as passionate about the profession now as I did back in 1995 when I graduated. Three beautiful children later, I am now working part-time, although lately I have been questioning just what the attraction of nursing is....

Government has the money to offer nurses fair pay.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2004... I HAVE been a registered nurse since 1978 and my pay certainly does not reflect my experience, knowledge and my responsibilities on the ward. As an NZNO delegate I feel enraged that nurses have had to campaign so long to get fair pay for...

Negative comments about ENs frustrates NZNO member.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2004... I WOULD like to thank co-editor Teresa O'Connor for her informative editorial in the June edition of Kai Tiaki New Zealand. I am a proud enrolled nurse (EN), but have also worked outside nursing. My love for people and hands-on nursing has...

Amended IV policy dismays enrolled nurse.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2004... AFTER READING the excellent articles about enrolled nurses (ENs) in the June issue of Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, imagine my dismay on arriving at work and finding the following waiting for me: Amended intravenous (IV) injection policy for...

Calling for enrolled nurse training in the Manawatu.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2004... I AM a care assistant (CA) at Clevely Health Centre in Feilding. The centre is exiting its critical care and high dependency services at the end of March next year, with the process beginning this month. This means a number of staff are looking...

Kai Tiaki advertising suggests double standard.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2004... I WAS under the impression that New Zealand has a shortage of nurses, but maybe I was mistaken if the "giant size" advertising magazine, namely Recruitment UK, inserted into my May copy of Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, is anything to go by....

Care associates fear impact of nurse/patient ratios.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2004... INITIALLY NZNO encouraged unregulated caregivers to join the organisation as it could offer them protection in their workplaces. The latest issue of nurse/patient ratios smacks of deceit. Unregulated caregivers (care associates) were not...

Pulling the wool over our eyes.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2004... I AM a care associate at Hawke's Bay District Health Board and was recently encouraged by our NZNO delegates to vote in favour of new nurse/patient ratios. I believe this issue was not clearly defined from the perspective of care...

The president comments ...(letters)
July 1, 2004... IN AUGUST 1995 when Canterbury Heath Limited (CHL) announced its extensive restructuring proposal, it was as much a surprise to me, then a senior clinical adviser in nursing, as it was to most nurses. The proposal--about how to address the...

National petition reaches Parliament.(news and events)
July 1, 2004... NURSES AND midwives literally "drove" their fair pay message to Parliament late last month when they delivered their petition calling for fair pay on board a purple truck. The petition had been signed by 125,000 New Zealanders. The truck,...

Building power to achieve pay equity.(news and events)
July 1, 2004... THE FIRST government-sponsored conference on pay and employment equity for women saw nearly 200 delegates and six international speakers--leading authorities on the issue--gather in Wellington late last month. Speakers at the two-day event also...

Promoting breast-feeding week.(news and events)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... NEXT MONTH'S World Breast-feeding Week (August 1-7) will take the international theme "Exclusive Breastfeeding: The Gold Standard--safe, sound and sustainable". According to breast-feeding advocate at the Women's Health Action Trust in...

ENs buoyed by success of inaugural day.(news and events)
July 1, 2004... THE INAUGURAL national Enrolled Nurses' Day on June 30 was a resounding success around the country, according to national EN committee chair Robyn Hewlett. A range of celebratory activities marked the day including displays in hospital foyers;...

Senior nurses force rethink at Capital and Coast.(news and events)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... SENIOR NURSES and midwives at Capital and Coast District Health Board (DHB) have forced management to rethink a proposal to cut 15 teaching and support roles. A consultation document released last month recommended cutting the equivalent of 15...

South Island gets its first nurse practitioner.(news and events)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... THE SOUTH Island has its first nurse practitioner (NP), Bernadette Forde. Forde whose scope is mental health with a subspecialty of intellectual disability, is also the first NP in the Otago District Health Board, the second in mental health...

NZNO celebrates Matariki.(news and events)
July 1, 2004... NZNO CELEBRATED Matariki--the Maori New Year--last month with korero on the history, meaning and relevance of Matariki to Maori; a kapa haka performance by students from Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Nga Mokopuna, Wellington, followed by a hakari at...

Training and leadership needed for patient handling guidelines.(news and events)
July 1, 2004... FROM 2005, safer patient handling programmes in hospitals win no longer be optional. The publication of the New Zealand Patient Handling Guidelines has resulted in more attention to patient handling programmes in district health boards (DHBs)....

Decisions on scopes of practice expected this month.(news and events)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... THE NURSING Council was expected to make a decision on nursing scopes of practice at its meeting this month. The Council has considered 273 submissions on its consultation document on changing longstanding nursing titles, with many of the...

Research study into nursing innovations gets underway in Hamilton.(news and events)
July 1, 2004... EVALUATION OF the 11 primary health care (PHC) nursing innovations is underway, following the first of three annual, two day workshops in Hamilton in May. The evaluation is being undertaken by the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec)...

Nurses urged to enrol for local body elections.(news and events)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... A CAMPAIGN by the Electoral Enrolment Centre (EEC) to lift enrolment for October's local body elections got underway earlier this month. The roll closes on August 20, with ballot papers expected to be sent out around September 17, to be...

Surveying mental health nurses.(news and events)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... CHAIR OF NZNO's mental health nurses section Marie Crowe (a senior lecturer in the Department of Psychological Medicine at the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences) has been appointed to the Ministry of Health's expert advisory...

Nurses provide key to improved clinic service: using specialist nurses' skills to the maximum at a Hutt Valley DHB clinic has seen waiting lists plummet and greater patient satisfaction.(news focus)
July 1, 2004... HUTT VALLEY District Health Board's nurse-led respiratory clinics, that have seen waiting lists eliminated over the last two years, were highly commended at last month's New Zealand Health Innovation Awards. The service, which was entered in...

Professional development in primary care--who is responsible? Health professionals working in primary care need more opportunities for professional development and education, if the promise of the primary health care strategy is to be fulfilled.(professional development)
July 1, 2004... THE ESTABLISHMENT of primary health organisations (PHOs) is well underway, with a majority of New Zealanders now enrolled. The PHOs are part of the Government's primary health care strategy. Further implementation of the strategy will depend on...

How much can nurses handle? A "no-lift" policy in hospitals and rest-homes promises to reduce nurses' back injuries caused by handling patients and lead to improved patient care.(health and safety)
July 1, 2004... NURSES' BACKS are one of the most-used pieces of equipment in the health sector, and subject to plenty of wear and tear. The result is back injuries that cost the industry a fortune, not to mention the cost to nurses themselves, who often leave...

Practice nurses as providers--creating a future: the Government's primary health strategy promises new opportunities for primary health care nurses, but removing the shackles of the past is not always easy, particularly for practice nurses.(viewpoint)
July 1, 2004... THE MINISTRY of Health (MoH) states that primary health care (PHC) nurses are "crucial" to the success of the Government's primary health care strategy. (1) The guide to establishing primary health organisations (PHOs) also states that PHC...

Nurses' skills add value to boards: with district health board elections due in October, it is timely for nurses to consider standing.(viewpoint)
July 1, 2004... I REMEMBER, many years ago, a Canadian professor of nursing commenting "that nurses are only seen in their absence". Her view was that nurses' contribution to the smooth running of wards, departments and patient care was so compelling and...

Accountability in primary health care nursing: primary health care nurses need to be fully aware of all legislation, regulations and policies that govern their practice.(professional focus)
July 1, 2004... ACCOUNTABILITY IS about being concerned for the moral and legal requirements of patient care. (1) Nurses are always accountable for their practice. The introduction of the Health Practitioners Competency Assurance Act (2) has highlighted...

Introducing the national bargaining team: negotiations for a national public sector multi-employer collective agreement for nurses and midwives got underway this month. Here we introduce the negotiating team.(industrial focus)
July 1, 2004... THE OMENS were good as negotiations for a national, public sector multi-employer collective agreement (MECA) began this month. These negotiations are profoundly significant for NZNO: they are the first such national negotiations in more than 12...

Structural changes threaten NSU's future.(national student unit)
July 1, 2004... THIS ARTICLE aims to highlight to all NZNO members the importance of maintaining the present structure of the National Student Unit (NSU). We would like to emphasise the value of NSU's work and the importance of its existence to students and...

Strong response to emergency nurses' conference.(college/section news)(College of Emergency Nurses)
July 1, 2004... AROUND 160 delegates attended the annual College of Emergency Nurses' conference in May in Tauranga. The theme was "Emergency nurse--specialist to practitioner", a relevant topic with more emergency nurses aiming to become nurse practitioners...

Training day for parish nurses in Auckland.(college/section news)( NEW Zealand Faith Community Nurses' Association )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... THE NEW Zealand Faith Community Nurses' Association (NZFCNA) is running a training conference for present and prospective parish nurses in Auckland next month. The title of the conference is Working at the frontier of nursing: parish nursing in...

Cardiac nurses' symposium.(college/section news)(New Zealand Nurses Organisation)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... NZNO'S CARDIAC Nurses' Section is convening a one-day symposium entitled "Latest trends and research" next month in Christchurch. The theme includes a broad range of clinical issues pertinent to nurses working in any cardiac area. There...

New committee meets.(college/section news)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... THE NEW respiratory nurses' section committee held its first meeting in Wellington last month. Back row, from left: secretary Tenisia Hager, Shirani Smith, Elaine Page and Elly Grant. Front row: Lyn Tissingh, Kirstin Lassey and chairperson...

Gerontology nurse of the year.(college/ section news)
July 1, 2004... APPLICATIONS FOR the National Gerontology Section's Gerontology Nurse of the Year Award close on at the end of this month For further details and nomination forms, contact Margaret Adams, ph: 03 308 5886.

Profiling Bev Manera.(Te Runanga)
July 1, 2004... Tena koulou katoa. Ko Takitimu te Mauka; Ko Waiau te Awa; Ko Takitimu te Waka; Ko Kai Tahu te Iwi. He Uri Ahau O te Whanau O William raua ko Pakinui Harpur. Ko William raua ko Margaret Harpur oku matua. Ko Bev Manera taku ingoa. Ko Dominic...

Rhoda Waitere, describes her nursing journey.(Te Runanga)
July 1, 2004... Ko Pirongia te Maunga; Ko Waipa te Awa; Ko Tainui te Waka; Ko Ngati Maniopoto te Iwi; Ko angatai Apakura te Hapu. Ko Rhoda Waitere ahau. I began my nursing journey in 1970 when I became a hospital aid at Waikato Hospital. I began my...

Board approves $61,220 for PAUA.(board of directors)
July 1, 2004... THE BOARD of directors has approved a budget of $61,220 for NZNO's PAUA (Progresssively acting with unity and aroha) project for the 2004-2005 year. After a lengthy discussion at the May meeting, members approved the budget. Speaking to...

Te Runanga executive hopes to attend South Pacific Nurses' Forum.(board of directors)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... THE EXECUTIVE of Te Runanga O Aotearoa NZNO will receive $6000 towards attending the South Pacific Nurses' Forum in Rarotonga later this year. Traditionally, NZNO sends four representatives to the forum: the president, chief executive, and...

Fee increase recommended.(board of directors)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... NZNO'S MEMBERSHIP fees may increase by 15 percent from April 1 next year, following a board decision. The board agreed to recommend to NZNO's annual general meeting, held during the annual conference, that: [] NZNO's membership lees for...

NZNO goes smokefree.(board of directors)(New Zealand Nurses Organisation)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... ALL NZNO workplaces and work cars are to become smokefree after the board voted to support a proposal put by Tai Tokerau board member Pauline Allan-Downs. She recommended that NZNO support/ tautoko the kaupapa of Auahi Kore/ Smokefree in all...

Peace award gets $200.(board of directors)(New Zealand Nurses Organisation)(Sonja Davies Peace Award)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... NZNO IS to donate $200 towards the Sonja Davies Peace Award. The board approved the donation for the award which is being established to honour and the recognise the achievement and work of longtime trade unionist and peace activist Sonja...

Staff to prepare package.(board of directors)(New Zealand Nurses Organisation)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... NZNO STAFF are to develop a package to help nurses prepare in advance for industrial action. A board discussion centred on the importance of advising nurses to start preparing well in advance for any strike, eg by stopping mortgage payments for...

Members urged to support sale staffing standards.(sector reports)
July 1, 2004... NZNO IS urging all nurses and caregivers working in residential aged-care care facilities to respond to a document Staffing Effectiveness Indicators for Residential Aged and Dementia Care, now out for public consultation. Consultation on the...

FPA settlement ratified.(sector reports)(Family Planning Association)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... A SETTLEMENT offer from the Family Planning Association (FPA), with pay increases ranging from two to 9.7 percent, has been ratified by NZNO members. The NZNO negotiating team recommended the settlement. Negotiations were held in early June and...

Practice nurse claims out for endorsement.(sector reports)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... NZNO HOPES practice nurse negotiations will start next month. NZNO has initiated bargaining with the existing 330 GP parties for a multi-employer collective agreement (MECA), following the New Zealand Medical Association's decision not to act...

Wellington mayor supports NZNO pay petition.(sector reports)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Wellington Mayor, former nurse and midwife Kerry Prendergast, wholeheartedly supported NZNO's fair pay petition when a group of Capital and Coast Health District Health Board delegates met her at the mayoral chambers last month. They presented...

Clutha Health First achieves DHB parity.(sector reports)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... NZNO RECENTLY re-negotiated the collective agreement (CA) covering Clutha Health First (formerly Balclutha Hospital), with significant gains for members. Base rates for registered nurses (RNs) rose by an average 3.3 percent across the grades;...

Blood Service negotiations begin.(sector reports)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... NEGOTIATIONS FOR registered and enrolled nurses and donor technicians employed by New Zealand Blood Service were to start this month. These are the first set of negotiations since a single employer national collective agreement covering all...