Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand articles from June 2003

Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand archives from June 2003

The world of nursing education funding.(editorial)
June 1, 2003... THE WORLD of nursing education often seems esoteric. It is almost like a club you may or may not belong to, one whose membership criteria are unclear. I realise, however, I need to revise my position and get a grip on the situation. Too much is...

Contact with Irihapeti Ramsden treasured.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2003... WITH IMMENSE sadness I read the latest edition of Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand and the touching tributes to nursing leader Irihapeti Ramsden who died in April. Through this letter I wish to add my voice to those tributes. It was extremely...

Men's health paper provided formative knowledge.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2003... WHAT A delight it was for me to open up last month's Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand and read an editorial written by one of my former tutors Thomas Harding. During my second-year of training, I was fortunate enough to take the men's health...

Male nurse reflects back on his nursing career.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2003... READING THOMAS Harding's article in last month's issue, "Male nurses--the struggle for acceptance" (p17-19), brought back memories of my own nursing history, which others may find interesting. I gained my psychiatric nurse registration in...

Appreciating the diversity and complexity of humanity.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2003... I QUESTION Teresa O'Connor's viewpoints on men's leadership appointments in the nursing profession (see "Men in nursing--what's their rightful place?" Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, May, p29). I'm proud the most suitable and dedicated...

Masters qualification fails to win financial recognition.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2003... MY LOYALTY to nursing has run out. Like Auckland nurse Garry Pepperell, writing in "letters" last month (p3), I have been committed to my specialty for over 15 years, with a total of 21 years as a senior nurse. I have recently completed a MHSc...

Plea to Nursing Council to look after qualified nurses.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2003... I TOO have read rural health nurse Margaret Eckhoff's profile in the March edition of Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand ("Relishing the challenges of rural nursing", p16-17). I have also read with interest the responses through the letters pages...

Eckhoff thanks nurses for their support.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2003... I HAVE been overwhelmed by the support I have had from nurses throughout New Zealand since my interview in the March issue of Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand ("Relishing the challenges of rural health nursing", p16-17). Thank you all so much....

NZNO called on to help build the anti-war movement.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2003... LIKE NOELINE Warmington, writing in "letters" in the April issue of Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand (p5), we were pleased to see the NZNO banner flying at the peace protest in Wellington on February 15. This was reported in the March issue, p9....

Employer's priorities criticised.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2003... WE HAVE just had installed in our workplace a finger scanner, which we have to use to record our arrival and departure times. I, along with almost everyone else, find this most uncomfortable. After doing years of education to become a...

Fijian nurse seeks contact with colleagues.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2003... I WRITE this letter on behalf of my sister Prem Lata Chand who is nursing in Sacremento, the United States. She graduated in 1989 from the Fiji School of Nursing, with her first postings to Tavua Maternity Hopital in Kadavu and the Nadi...

Correction.(letters)(Correction Notice)
June 1, 2003... AN ARTICLE published in the April issue of Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand ("Collaboration is essential to improve health outcomes for children", p29) referred to the Margaret May Blackwell travel and study scholarship as the Mary May Blackwell...

Arnold to drive magnet hospital project.(news and events)
June 1, 2003... FORMER HUTT Valley District Health Board (DHB) clinical nurse consultant in surgical services, Amanda Arnold (below), has been appointed to lead the DHB's Magnet Hospital programme. The programme, which has been adopted in hospitals in the...

New Zealanders all responsible for children who live on the streets.(news and events)
June 1, 2003... CHILDREN IN New Zealand who found themselves in prison were there for no other reason than the family they were born into, former prison manager Celia Lashlie told more than 200 practice nurses at their annual conference in Nelson last month....

Report identifies goals for primary health care nursing.(news and events)
June 1, 2003... A REPORT on a framework for primary health care (PHC) nursing recommends five goals to ensure these nurses can meet their full potential. The report, Investing in Health: Whakatohutia te Oranga Tangata, was developed by the Primary Health Care...

Hospital in the home innovation recognised.(news and events)
June 1, 2003... MIDCENTRAL DISTRICT Health Board's (MCDHB) Hospital in the Home (HITH) programme, a service that is dependent on the work of district health nurses, won the organisation category in last month's inaugural Health Innovation Awards. ...

Women need a revolution in workplace.(news and events)
June 1, 2003... OVER 150 delegates from almost 20 affiliated unions attended last month's biennial Council of Trade Unions' (CTU) women's conference in Wellington. NZNO policy analyst Eileen Brown, one of a number of NZNO delegates, said the conference was...

Budget delivers a mixed bag for nurses and students.(news and events)
June 1, 2003... NZNO EXPECTS next year's budget to allocate funds for increases in nurses' wages. Chief executive Geoff Annals said he was not surprised there was no extra money for wage increases in last month's budget announcement. "We are pleased the...

NZNO continues to campaign for nurse/patient ratios.(news and events)
June 1, 2003... NZNO'S SAFE staffing project team is hopeful the Minister of Health and the Ministry of Health will approve a pilot promoting the model of staff/patient ratios that has been adopted successfully in Victoria, Australia. As well as including...

Members vote on Northern Districts' MECA.(news and events)
June 1, 2003... A NORTHERN Districts Multi-Employer Collective Agreement (MECA) seemed likely as Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand went to press. At a five-day mediation hearing late last month, the five district health boards (DHB) (Northland, Waikato, Bay of...

ACC's medical misadventure criteria reviewed.(news and events)
June 1, 2003... A REVIEW of the Accident Compensation Corporation's (ACC) medical misadventure criteria has recommendended changes. Last year the Minister for ACC Ruth Dyson asked ACC and the Department of Labour to review the cover criteria and recommend...

Some changes to HPCA welcomed.(news and events)
June 1, 2003... THE SHIFT in the balance of health professionals on disciplinary bodies in the revised Health Professionals Competence Assurance Bill (HPCA) has been welcomed by NZNO policy analyst Eileen Brown. The Health Select Committee heard 256...

Agreement on tripartite approach near.(news and events)
June 1, 2003... AN AGREED framework for tripartite cooperation throughout the public health sector is close to being finalised. Government, District Health Board New Zealand (DHBNZ) and Council of Trade Unions' (CTU) representatives have been working on a way...

ICN changes conference revenue after bombings.(news and events)
June 1, 2003... FOLLOWING THE recent terrorist bombings in Morocco, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) has decided to move its conference this month from Marrakech, Morocco, to ICN's home city of Geneva. The conference dates remain the same, June 27-29,...

New CTU secretary elected.(news and events)
June 1, 2003... COUNCIL OF Trade Unions' (CTU) secretary Paul Goulter has resigned and the director of the CTU organising centre in Auckland, Carol Beaumont, has been elected to replace him. Goulter had been secretary for three years and leaves this month for...

SARS fact sheet available.(news and events)
June 1, 2003... NZNO HAS produced a health and safety advice fact sheet on severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Entitled "Is your workplace ready for SARS?" it contains an NZNO position statement on SARS, a checklist for staff before entering SARS...

Celebrating International Nurses Day.(news and events)
June 1, 2003... STIGMA AND discrimination are HIV/ AIDS' best friends, says HIV nurse specialist at Capital and Coast District Health Board Suzanne Miller. "While people continue to think only those in marginalised and criminalised sectors of society risk...

Student debt is profoundly affecting nursing: an investigation into the impact of student loan debt has revealed its negative effects on nurses' personal, professional and family lives.(news focus)
June 1, 2003... STUDENT LOAN debt is having a profound and negative impact on nurses and the profession. Unless action is taken to reduce its negative impact, the nursing workforce crisis will deepen and threaten the viability of the New Zealand public health...

Integrating research into daily practice: a consultant's question to a group of nurses about the effectiveness of the Trendenlenberg position, prompted research that changed nurses' practice.(research)
June 1, 2003... NURSING IS a dynamic process and decision making must be dependent on clinical judgement, a key component in the art of nursing. It is the mutual relationship established between research and practice that determines the direction of research,...

The impact of preoperative hair removal on surgical site infection.
June 1, 2003... Information Source This Best Practice Information Sheet has been derived from a systematic review conducted by the Norwegian Centre for Health Technology Assessment, Oslo (1) and is used with kind permission. It includes reference to the...

Taking education to the periphery: despite its obvious success, it's unlikely the pilot nursing degree programme run from Kaitaia will continue.(news focus)
June 1, 2003... WHEN NORTHLAND Polytechnic offered to run a Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing) parallel pilot scheme in Kaitaia three years ago, many would-be nursing students living in the Far North couldn't believe their luck. To have the opportunity to...

Coaching nurses to improved patient safety: Waitemata District Health Board's medical nursing services established a new clinical support role for staff nurses. Now other nursing services are looking at introducing it.(professional development)
June 1, 2003... PATIENT SAFETY is a high priority for Waitemata District Health Board (DHB). It can be achieved through improving systems but what has the most impact is supporting clinical staff, be cause so much health service delivery is about people...

Applying yourself: applying for funding can be an unfamiliar process for many nurses. The keys to success include careful preparation, allowing sufficient time and seeking professional support.(education)
June 1, 2003... AS A profession, we would not dream of claiming that "nurses are worth more" without explaining exactly why to employers, policy makers, politicians and the public. At an individual level, seeking funding is also about making a case. You may be...

Understanding motor neurone disease: Motor Neurone Disease Awareness Day--June 21--aims to make the public and health professionals aware of the urgent practical and emotional needs of those with the disease and their families.(practice)
June 1, 2003... MOTOR NEURONE Disease (MND) is a rapidly progressive and disabling disease affecting the motor neurones and resulting in weakness of the voluntary muscles. Onset is insidious and there is no cure at the present time. First symptoms may include...

Introducing sociology to nursing students: during the 1970s, the Dunedin School of Nursing led the country in integrating sociology into the general nursing curriculum.(history)
June 1, 2003... THE DUNEDIN School of Nursing from 1970 to 1978 was administratively linked to the Otago Hospital Board and under the jurisdiction of the Deputy Director General of Health and the Nurses' and Midwives' Board. The latter had three main...

NSU training grant supports cervical smear takers.
June 1, 2003... In December 2002 the National Screening Unit (NSU) announced its intention to reimburse smear taker course fees up to $500 per person for nurses who successfully complete the requirements of an NZQA accredited cervical smear taker training...

Events.(Calendar)
June 1, 2003... Events Conferences & Venues 2003 2003 June 17 Auckland Hospital's 4th TPN Workshop (Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition). Lyn Gillanders, Ph: (09) 358 0825 loc 4784 or email:...

How students understand cultural safety: interviews with ten third-year nursing students about their attitudes towards cultural safety revealed six distinct themes.(research)
June 1, 2003... RESEARCH INTO nursing students' perceptions of cultural safety has revealed a lack of understanding of the concept. Students struggle with the concept of biculturalism and the impact of their own culture on all their nursing interactions. The...

Funding available for smear-taker training: the National Cervical Screening Programme wants more nurses to train as smear takers and is reimbursing their course fees.(news focus)
June 1, 2003... HAWERA PRACTICE nurse Jenny Kissick is the first nurse to take advantage of a $500 grant to train as a cervical smear taker. The National Screening Unit (NSU) is providing grants of up to $500 to nurses who undertake smear taker training...

Getting the most out of NZNO's library: NZNO members have access to a comprehensive library, focusing on nurses' health and employment issues. Here's a guide on how to make the most of this valuable resource.(library resources)
June 1, 2003... KAI TIAKI Nursing New Zealand readers may have noticed a new feature in the last couple of issues. In recent months, the NZNO library has begun promoting some of its resources, particularly those relating to the focus of Kai Tiaki Nursing New...

Working upstream for those working downstream: NZNO is involved in a range of activities aimed at supporting the work of the nurse at the "diamond mine".(professional focus)
June 1, 2003... I WOULD hazard a guess that at some time each of us has asked "Is this the career for me?" last year was a water shed for me. After 20 years of nursing, I questioned whether I wished to remain in the profession. I had previously been firmly...

NZNO's pay campaign gains momentum: members have resoundingly endorsed NZNO's campaign to ensure fair pay for nurses close the gender pay gap. But there is still plenty of work to do to ensure pay equity becomes a reality.(industrial focus)
June 1, 2003... AROUND of stop work meetings at all district health boards (DHB) throughout the country has responded with a loud "yes" to NZNO's proposal to focus attention on the systematic underpayment of (mostly female) health workers and to take action to...

Ramsden's whanau returns Akenehi Hei Award.(te runanga)
June 1, 2003... A POWHIRI to welcome the return of the Te Taonga Akenehi Hei Memorial Award opened Te Runanga O Aotearoa NZNO's hui in Wellington last month. The powhiri also welcomed the Te Runanga executive komiti to NZNO's new premises. The Akenehi Hei...

Committee reviews its achievements.(NZNO committees)
June 1, 2003... AS THE Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee (NMAC) concludes its first term of office, it is timely to review its activities over the past two years. NMAC advises, informs and makes recommendations to the board of directors (BOD) concerning...

Nurse shares 'essential ingredients' for independent practice.(section news)
June 1, 2003... TWO DYNAMIC speakers, former prison manager Celia Lashlie and Nelson-based independent nurse practitioner Annette Milligan, were highlights of the national conference of the College of Practice Nurses NZNO in Nelson last month. Attended by more...

College and section chairs meet in Wellington.(section news)
June 1, 2003... THE MEETING of NZNO college and section chairs was proposed at the day for college and section delegates held before NZNO's annual conference last year. The purpose of the meeting was to update chairs on NZNO's involvement in working parties...

Cardiac nurses holding a "heart to heart" symposium.(section news)
June 1, 2003... NZNO'S CARDIAC Nurses' Section is holding a one-day symposium in Christchurch on August 2. The section is meeting in the South Island for the first time in the hope of attracting more South Island nurses. The symposium will be held in the...

Perioperative nurses invited to apply for accreditation.(section news)
June 1, 2003... PERIOPERATIVE NURSES are being invited to apply for accreditation under the Perioperative Nurses' [College.sup.NZNO] accreditation project. Since achieving college status in September 2001, the college has been developing an accreditation...

Health and safety campaign well underway: Dunedin.(regional reports)
June 1, 2003... DUNEDIN Carolyn Payne-Harker MEETING WITH members as a result of changes to the Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Act has been the key focus of my work over the last month. Nearly all workplaces with more than 30 employees...

Nelson.(regional reports)
June 1, 2003... Jackie McGrath LETTERS HAVE been sent to all employers in my area to initiate a process for the election of health and safety representatives as required under the Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Act. Not all employers have...

Auckland.(regional reports)
June 1, 2003... A TRAINING seminar for Auckland Plunket delegates was held in late April in preparation for upcoming negotiations. The aim of the seminar is to develop more efficient communication processes at a local level and networks for delegates. ...

Palmerston North.(regional reports)
June 1, 2003... Lawrence O'Halloran I WAS thrilled at the large attendances and positive responses we received from members at stopwork meetings to discuss NZNO's national remuneration strategy. Many thanks to the delegates who organised the meetings and...

Christchurch.(regional reports)
June 1, 2003... Joy Coughlan I ENJOYED the celebrations for International Nurses' and Midwives' Days around the region last month. Canterbury District Health Board: Thank you to all who attended recent stopwork meetings and for the interest in and...