Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand articles from July 2006

Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand archives from July 2006

Where is the mother in family-centred care?
July 1, 2006... Hospital management expects nurses to provide family-centred care (FCC) in children's wards. This is because it is supposed to be a respectful approach to the care of chiLdren and their families. Indeed, the idea is enshrined in best practice...

Photos detract from intended message.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... I am writing to express my concern regarding the photographic essay "Who Cares" published in your May issue. The essay detracts from caregivers' valued work. In fact, significant parts of the essay suggest a Lack of thought by the staff who had...

Photos are 'disgusting and demeaning'.(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... On behalf of eight other staff working at Gulf Views Rest Home, I am writing to express our disgust at the photographs in your "Who Cares" article. Photographing day-to-day cares in rest-homes is fine but to photograph vulnerable residents...

Photos were professional and touching.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... When reading the New Zealand Herald during morning tea on May 16, I was drawn to an article regarding photographs of elderly patients in various stages of undress that featured in Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand. I arrived home to my copy and...

Negative affect on other rest-homes.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... I am writing to express my disappointment and displeasure in what I had considered to be a professional organisation that upheld the Code of Rights. The recent photographs on caregivers have caused an unnecessary sensation regarding a part of...

Patients' right to privacy abused.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... I feel compelled to write on behalf of all our staff who reacted with outrage and disgust at the publication of the photos taken by Alan Knowles in the May issue. They are a total and clear abuse of the right to privacy and dignity of family...

Caregivers' faces shine out from photos.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... Who Cares? Well, I do. I Looked at this wonderful photo essay by Alan Knowles and I congratulate you on printing it. When we Look into the depths of Alan's photos, we can see what he has so compassionately portrayed--frail, aged, dependent...

Article should be retracted publicly.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... As health professionals, we are appalled at the photographic essay in the May journal. This portrays the private side of nursing patients that the general public sees as the essence of caring, which nurses deliver with dignity to their Loved...

Article undermines image of nursing.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... We write to express our extreme disappointment at the publication of elderly care photographs in your May issue. Lakes District Health Board management and senior nursing staff believe many of the photos, particularly the ones of naked...

Photos belittle gerontology nursing.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... I write on behalf of 22 nurses dedicated to working in a rehabilitation unit at Middlemore Hospital with people over the age of 65. We are distressed at NZNO's apparent exploitation of an extremely vulnerable section of our population; namely...

Beware of paternalistic attitudes.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... I am surprised that NZNO's Gerontology Section has decided to take issue with the recent photo essay in Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand. We are a group who purports to be aware of the right of older people to be autonomous, as laid down in the...

Photographs cause sleepless nights.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... I have been a member of NZNO for 38 years and have always looked forward to receiving our national nursing magazine, the guardian of nursing, with pride at belonging to such an innovative and professional organisation. However since...

Photos depict rewarding relationships.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... As a nurse of 40 years' experience, I found the photographic essay by Alan Knowles beautifully illustrates a relationship between a nurse and a patient that I have treasured: a man opens his own mouth to encourage his elderly patient to open...

People's outrage has been misplaced.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... I would like to congratulate the co-editors on the beautiful photographic essay of the elderly people with their caregivers. The essay communicates the Love and dedication of the caregivers, and the fragility and appreciation of these...

Photos reminiscent of the holocaust.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... How could you have published the appalling photo essay "Who Cares"? For me, it portrayed a 21st century version of photos of holocaust victims which circulated after World War 11. Now, in the 21st century, we apparently cannot even identify...

Residents' personal dignity damaged.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... The publication of the rest-home photos in your May issue shows a huge error of judgement by a number of people who should have known better. The managers of the homes and everyone involved in their publication in Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand...

Protestors show ageism.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... To the residents, families, caregivers, unions, rest-homes, administrators and Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand co-editors, thank you for your courage in publishing an accurate and comprehensive representation of work and life in a New ZeaLand...

Vulnerable patients exploited.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... I am very concerned that you would publish the photographs of elderly patients, some of whom are naked, in your May journal. As a professional body representing thousands of nurses, many of whom I am sure will be feeling exactly as I do, do...

Photographer shows great sensitivity.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... After reading Alan Knowle's viewpoint in Last month's issue (p10) on the photos he took for his photo essay published in May, it's obvious you couldn't have picked anyone more suited to take such controversial photos. What a wonderfully...

Reader feels disgust and contempt.(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... I was absolutely disgusted by the photographic essay, especially the photos of the gentleman on the commode chair and the woman in the shower. This is surety exploiting the elderly in the most graphic, insensitive way. I feet nothing but...

Human rights and dignity disregarded.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... I wish to express my outrage at the distressing nature of the "photographic essay" published in the May journal. The essay reflects a blatant disregard for human rights and dignity. The obvious frailty of several of the residents portrayed...

Thanks for portrayal of caregiving.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... Although I do not know you personally, I want to thank the co-editors for doing such a brilliant job of covering all aspects of nursing in your monthly magazine. I am a member of the Service and Food Workers' Union, so do not get Kai Tiaki...

Member resigns in protest.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... I wish to protest vehemently at the abuse of the elderly participants in the photo essay. Yes, they may have consented. Vulnerable, dependent people often agree and are compliant with requests from people who are caring for them. "Yes...

Moving from shock to gratitude.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... As a non-nurse who was shown your May issue by a nursing friend, I was initially shocked to see the photographic essay by Alan Knowles; the naked bodies I usually see are of beautiful women in their 20s. It was disturbing to see what happens to...

Photos demean lives of residents.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... Generally I enjoy reading articles in Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand. However, I find the content of the photo essay on aged care nothing short of offensive. It reduces the value of life and quality of Living to something basic--even lacking...

Photos show caring relationships.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... I am a nurse and a photographer. I was thrilled when I saw the beautiful photo essay by Alan Knowles. I cut it out right away and put it into my folder with other inspirational material. I very much Like the photographs and simply can't believe...

Life is not always dignified.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... I have about seven years' experience as a caregiver and remain involved with Age Concern, so I read the May Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand (and subsequent fall out) with particular interest. I found the photo essay moving, but not disturbing....

Sensationalising a pay campaign.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... As a registered nurse who has spent the whole of my 24-year career caring for older adults, I wish to add my voice to the comments on the photo essay. If an article in the Manawatu Standard on May 16 is to be believed, NZNO, along with the...

Pawns in a union wage wrangle.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... As a former registered community nurse and now a carer for my 95-year-old mother, I was disgusted to read in the New Zealand Herald in May about the elderly being used as pawns in a union wage wrangle. I cannot believe NENO could lower itself...

Using the elderly for personal gain.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... I am extremely concerned that "our" professional magazine would countenance the taking of photos such as those published in the May photo essay, with or without verbal or written consent. Publishing them would appear to be totally lacking in...

Positive feedback on photos.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... I have just read the email of one of my colleagues which was disapproving of the photo essay. I would like you to know that I think they are absolutely beautiful and very well taken. It shows very much the care given to the elderly. The...

Photos show the beauty of the aged.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... I was interested to read the May edition of the magazine after at[ the carry-on in the media. For a moment I felt a little uncomfortable when I Looked at the photo essay (I am 65) because I realised that is how I may end up--I know my body is...

Dismayed at photo essay.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... I am a registered nurse working as a community worker with older people and was appalled when I received my May journal. Like so many of my colleagues, I also try to raise awareness of elder abuse, hence my dismay at the article. I am...

Valuing nursing knowledge.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... The first four letters published in the May Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand reflect a growing dissatisfaction from nurses who have been safely practising for many years and who are now being expected to comply with "academia" over practical...

Struggling to prove competence.(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... I have discussed and read accounts of nurses who have undergone the portfolio "war of words" with the Nursing Council in order to prove their competency. I am an accredited practice nurse, a qualification I gained in 2004. I have now...

The president comments ...(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... My trip to Geneva in May to attend the World Health Assembly (as well as a number of related meetings) as part of the official New Zealand delegation was a time of learning as well as sharing. It reiterated for me how well the New Zealand...

PHC MECA still on track.(Primary health care)
July 1, 2006... NZNO members have reacted angrily to the New Zealand Medical Association's (NZMA) rejection of pay parity for primary health care (PHC) nurses. At last momth's PHC MECA negotiations, the NZMA, representing 560 employers, said it did not support...

Plunket confident about PlunketLine.(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... More than 53,000 New Zealanders want PlunketLine, the free 24-hour well child phone service, to continue. Plunket Society president Kay Crowther presented a 53,200-signature petition calling for "specific long-term funding" for PlunketLine to...

Public health nurses key to campaign success.
July 1, 2006... As the mass immunisation phase of the national Meningococcal B (MeNZB) vaccination campaign draws to a close, the second phase begins. Those aged over five have until December 31 to complete their courses, and $22 million was set aside in this...

Nurses mount legal challenge.
July 1, 2006... A regal battle is looming over the Nursing Council's decision to retain the title nurse assistant (NA) for second-level nurses trained post-2000. A group of 36 women who completed Northland Polytechnic's enrolled nurse (EN) programme, which...

Nursing council raises practising certificate fee.(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... The cost of an annual practising certificate (APC) will rise to $96 from October 1. This includes a disciplinary levy of $30 to be paid by all nurses holding APCs, which, according to the Nursing Council chief executive Marion Clark, reflects...

Living with asthma.(product introduction)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Asthma and how to live with it is a new resource book for people with asthma, coauthored by two nurses, chair of NZNO's Respiratory Nurses' Section, Robyn Ingleton, who is national respiratory educator for the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation,...

Building infection control expertise in Vietnam.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
July 1, 2006... When Wellington infection control (IC) specialist Clo Taylor arrived in Viet Nam's Binh Dinh province to begin working with the province's 23 hospitals, she commonly found health professionals wearing one pair of gloves all morning. Her...

New resource kit for diabetes nurses.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
July 1, 2006... An educational resource kit, released earlier this month, offers a helping hand to diabetes nurses dealing with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes nurse practitioner Helen Snell says the kit--Staying well with type 2 diabetes--provides useful tools for...

Diabetes awards.(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Entries for this year's Lilly Partnership in Diabetes awards programme are now being sought. The awards acknowledge people with diabetes, health professionals and advocates who have played significant rotes in diabetes treatment and support,...

Safe staffing recommendations likely to be endorsed.
July 1, 2006... NZNO members and district health board (DHB) chief executives were poised to endorse the recommendations of the Safe Staffing/Healthy Workplaces Committee of Inquiry, as Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand went to press. NZNO was holding meetings...

New child health masters launched.(clinical programme of Auckland University of Technology)
July 1, 2006... Auckland University of Technology (AUT) is launching a new programme for nurses and other child health professionals. The interdisciplinary programme is a child- and family-centred clinical programme, which will focus on the health...

Mental health nurses oppose taser guns.(Disease/Disorder overview)
July 1, 2006... Mental health nurses around the country are voicing their opposition to a police proposal to introduce taser stun guns into New Zealand. Te Ao Maramatanga, the New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses and NZNO's Mental Health Nurses' Section...

Welcoming the new year.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... As at last year's marking of the annual festival Matariki at NZNO's national office, pupils from Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Nga Mokopuna (pictured above) were the highlight of last month's celebrations. The large gathering of staff, NZNO members...

Saving lives in intensive care.
July 1, 2006... A spinning cardboard wheel that saves lives has won the Supreme Award at the 2006 New Zealand Health Innovation Awards. The simple and inexpensive device, developed by engineers and doctors at Christchurch Hospital, is revolutionising the care...

Director-general of health appointed.(Stephen McKernan)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Counties Manukau District Health Board (DHB)chief executive (CEO) Stephen McKernan has been appointed to the Ministry of Health as its new CEO and Director-General, beginning at the end of this month. As well as nearly eight years' experience...

NZNO staff changes.(New Zealand Nurses Organisation )(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Council of Trade Unions educator Sarah Stone has been appointed to NZNO's northern educator position. Until she begins her new role on September 25, scheduled education sessions will be taken by former NZNO educator Chris McDonald. ...

Children's visiting nurses to meet.(conference for paediatric outreach nurses)(Brief article)(Conference notes)
July 1, 2006... Bridging the Gap between Hospital and Home is the title of the first ever conference for paediatric outreach nurses, being held in Napier in September. A range of nurses and other health professionals will Lead sessions over two days, ranging...

Positive outcome from nurse assistant forum.
July 1, 2006... Clarification of the role and scope of practice of nurse assistants (NA) was one of the most significant outcomes of the Nursing Council forum on NAs held Last week. Speaking after the forum, NZNO chief executive Geoff Annals said a joint...

Nurse assistant course to start while postgraduate courses end.
July 1, 2006... Demand from local empLoyers has driven the development of an education programme for nurse assistants (NAs) at Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) in Invercargill. The head of SIT's School of Nursing, Jill Parsons, said the school was...

Assessing health needs and identifying risk factors: if Plunket nurses are to meet the needs of families effectively, they must assess all risk factors, including those outside strict contractual obligations.
July 1, 2006... Assessing health need is a fundamental nursing skill. (1) The Plunker Society promotes a socio-ecological model of health needs assessment, which involves considering biological, social, cultural, economic and environmental determinants of...

Building trust with families in neonatal intensive care units: nurses working in neonatal intensive care units must understand and respect parents' expectations and needs if they are to help families to trust and participate in the care their infants receive.
July 1, 2006... One of my favourite sayings, which I use when my son, daughter or husband has a cut, splinter or fever, is: "Trust me, I'm a qualified health professional". This is usually met with hoots of laughter and unkind comments about my abilities as a...

Dealing with ethical dilemmas: nurses regularly face ethical challenges in their practice. Does their undergraduate education prepare them well enough for such challenges? One nurse educator thinks not.
July 1, 2006... Adolescence and adulthood are elastic concepts, judging by the inconsistency around when a person of a certain age can do what. You can give medical consent when you're 16, but you can't vote. You can be charged with murder under the Crimes Act...

Supporting Chinese immigrant families caught between two cultures: Lorna Wong is no longer the only nurse providing a Chinese Plunket service in Auckland. Despite the growth in the service, the needs among Chinese communities for a culturally appropriate well child service are still great and far from being met.(Cover story)
July 1, 2006... Working with the Chinese community in central Auckland--helping mothers grow in confidence and seeing babies thrive--gives New Zealand-born Chinese Plunker nurse Lorna Wong a great deal of satisfaction. Wong has been running a Chinese...

Balancing the roles of manager and nurse: duty managers are often the unsung nursing leaders of hospitals. They must be cool headed and multi-skilled, ready to make tough decisions about staffing and bed numbers, and able to step in to assist in a variety of clinical situations.
July 1, 2006... Being a duty manager combines the best of two worlds, according to tong-time duty manager at Tauranga Hospital, Lynne Nansen. "The clinical component of the rote is strong, but so are the management responsibilities. I love the excitement of...

Capturing the spirit of the international labour organization: attending "the annual world parliament of labour" was both an honour and an eye-opener for one member of the New Zealand delegation.
July 1, 2006... In gratitude and humility, I dedicate this report to the many brave, committed and truly inspiring trade unionists of the world. Attending the 95th session of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva last month --described by its...

Is competence a tool of oppression? Will the nursing profession's fixation with individual competence mean systemic problems within the health system will be ignored?
July 1, 2006... The idea: I have a natural affinity for conspiracy theories. My most recent discovery is of a conspiracy theory about competence. The origin of the theory can be found in the book Realities of Canadian Nursing: Professional, practice and power...

Paua goes regional.
July 1, 2006... As I peruse the regional convention evaluation sheets, in particular responses to the workshops on the PAUA (positive action in unity and aroha) project, I feel hopeful and thrilled because delegates and staff found them "informative, engaging...

Public health success in Hawke's Bay.
July 1, 2006... E hiwawa ana te au marire o taku awa ki te mihi atu, ki te runga rawa tena koe, ki nga wairua e moe te moenga roa oti atu, Ki nga mana, tena tatou. "Hei manga wai koia kia kore e whitikia." No reira tena tatou katou. Hi there! I'm...

Conference to focus on excellence in gerontology.
July 1, 2006... The fifth national gerontology conference, to be held next month in Wellington, has attracted an impressive line-up of speakers. Organised by NZNO's national gerontology section, the theme of the two-day conference is Excellence in Gerontology...

Neonatal meetings to focus on developmental outcomes.
July 1, 2006... Are we doing the right thing, keeping premature babies alive in intensive care? How much of our work is beneficial? How much damage are we causing? These questions are usually answered by looking at developmental outcomes, thus the wisdom of...

Sections gearing up for conferences.(New Zealand Nurses Organisation's conferences)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Envisioning the future of child health in the 21st century: How can child health nurses respond to the challenge? is the theme of a one-day conference to be held in Nelson on October 31. Organised by NZNO's Nurses for Children and Young People...

Celebrating excellence in mental health.(Disease/Disorder overview)
July 1, 2006... NZNO's Mental Health Nurses' Section is combining with the University of Auckland and Waitemata District Health Board to organise a conference for mental health workers in Auckland on October 26 and 27. Celebrating Excellence is the conference...

Research seminar day.(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... NZNO's Nursing Research Section is holding a research seminar day on October 12. The programme will include a keynote address by researcher and grant recipient Jane Kozial McLain on family violence. Auckland District Health Board (ADHB)...

Invercargill to host perioperative nurses.(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... A nurse who has devoted most of her career to aid work overseas is one of the invited speakers at the annual conference of the Perioperative Nurses' College of NZNO, to be held in Invercargill on October 12-14. Moana van Hijum, who graduated...

Nominations called for Public Health Nurse award.(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... NZNO's Public Health Nurses' Section is seeking nominations for this year's public health nurse (PHN) recognition award, which recognises excellence and creativity in practice. They must be section members and currently working as a PHN....

Christchurch aged-care delegates travel to Dunedin to meet Health Minister.
July 1, 2006... A group of 12 eager delegates from the Service and Food Workers' Union (SFWU) and NZNO in Christchurch travelled to Dunedin last month to meet up with Dunedin colleagues and visit local Dunedin North MP and Minister of Health Pete Hodgson. The...

A winter of discontent in the aged-care sector.(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... "The Winter of our Discontent" is the theme for action against low pay in the aged-care sector this month. As Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand went to press, plans were underway for joint action by NZNO and Service and Food Workers' Union members...

DHB members write to the prime minister.(District health boards)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... At the start of the month, NZNO delegates in district health boards (DHB) circulated a letter to the Prime Minister Helen Clark, for members to sign. The letter acknowledges the Government's support for the fair pay settlement in DHBs but notes...

Hectic round of member meetings underway.(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Staff in the Central region, as in other regions, are undertaking a hectic round of member meetings. Plunket claims endorsement meetings were to be completed early this month. In February NZNO negotiated a one-year agreement, backdated to...

Public/private partnerships--a pact with the devil? Residential aged care in New Zealand is a prime example of how taxpayers' dollars help fund massive profits for overseas companies--an unholy alliance surely?
July 1, 2006... A public/private partnership is an arrangement made between the Government, which provides public money, ie taxpayers' dollars, to a privately-owned business to provide a service with those public funds. Two significant examples of...

Events 2006.(Calendar)
July 1, 2006... Events 2006 2006 July 27-29 4th International Conference of the Phobic Trust of New Zealand Inc--Anxiety @ the Core email: phobic2006@tcc.co.nz ...