Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand articles from March 2005

Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand archives from March 2005

Infection control must remember lessons of history.(Editorial)(Editorial)
March 1, 2005... Today is an exciting and challenging time for infection control practitioners throughout New Zealand and the world. Although we struggle to convince employers that we are worth more and do not have enough hours, resources or full-time...

Caregivers want fair pay too.(Letters)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... I have just been reading the February issue of Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, with its stories of the national multi-employer collective agreement. I totally agree with public sector registered and enrolled nurses getting the pay increase they...

Abortion article challenged.(Letters)
March 1, 2005... Peculiar that Anne Simmons, author of "Taking the Judgement out of Abortion", (Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, February 2005, p27) asks for health professionals to address this topic, yet she fails in her ability to be truly sincere, given her...

Reference to intersex workers praised.(Letters)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... I am writing to express my amazement and joy at seeing intersex people acknowledged in the article 'Queer' Workers to Get Together Next Month, (Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, February 2005, p21). Intersex is an umbrella term for people...

NZNO to review relationship with NCW.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... For more than 50 years, NZNA/NZNO has been an affiliate of the National Council of Women New Zealand (NCW). The NCW is an umbrella organisation representing the views of women and women's groups on significant issues affecting women. The NCW...

New online cancer course launched.(Letters)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... The online learning website developed by United Kingdom (UK) charity Nurse learning, CancerNursing.org, has launched a new, free course covering peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) and PICC chemotherapy. The PICCs course provides a...

Lower hutt district nurse wanted.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... Ninox Television is researching the murder of 94-year-old George Engelbrecht in Alicetown in 1979 for a documentary. We understand a district nurse discovered Mr Engelbrecht's body in his home. We would like to contact this nurse or any other...

The president comments ...
March 1, 2005... In 2001. colleagues encouraged me to stand for NZNO president. The timing was right and flexibility within my job allowed me space to devote to the role. While I had the support of family, the university and nursing colleagues, I'm not sure I...

NZNO and nursing council to meet over EN title.(News And Events)(New Zealand Nurses Organisation, enrolled nurse)
March 1, 2005... The Nursing Council has agreed to talk with NZNO about the possibility of a compromise over the title for the second-level nurse. NZNO's board of directors' December meeting agreed to explore a compromise on the title in an attempt to make...

Delegates celebrate MECA and look to future campaigns.(News And Events)(multi-employer collective agreement)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
March 1, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Fifty NZNO public and private sector delegates and staff gathered in Christchurch late last month (right) to celebrate the ratification of the national multi-employer collective agreement (MECA) and to...

NZNO strategic plan under development.(News And Events)(New Zealand Nurses Organisation)
March 1, 2005... A two-day workshop of NZNO board and management last month reviewed and updated NZNO's strategic directions. The new draft strategic plan outlines the work of NZNO, NZNO's vision and strategic aims. It will be circulated to Te Runanga o...

NZNO fees to rise next month.(News And Events)(New Zealand Nurses Organisation)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... NZNO's fees rise from April 1. The 15 percent rise, approved at last year's annual conference, was necessary to sustain growth, NZNO business services manager Dragan Radic said. From April 1, registered nurses will pay $382 a year or $14.69 a...

NZNO adapts theme for International Nurses Day.(News And Events)(New Zealand Nurses Organisation)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... NZNO has adapted the theme for International Nurses Day (IND) this year to Nurses for Patient Safety: Making the Links. The International Council of Nurses' theme for IND is Nurses for Patient Safety: Targeting Counterfeit and Substandard...

Southland nurses win presentation award.(News And Events)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Two clinical nurse co-ordinators at Southland Hospital, Lisa Blackler and Melanie Paddon, won the award for best presentation at the International Nursing leadership conference in Sydney last month. Their presentation examined the "turmoil of...

More nurses seek 'flu vaccination.(News And Events)
March 1, 2005... Although the rate of vaccination among nurses is still below 30 percent, an increasing number are getting the message that vaccination is the best protection against influenza, according to the National Influenza Strategy Group (NISG)....

District nurse records pioneering days.(News And Events)(Brief Article)(Interview)
March 1, 2005... Delivering very premature twins by candlelight, stitching up a cow's udder and a pig dog's cheek, gathering a family together to farewell their dying mother and travelling by boat in all weathers are just some of the memories of Carol...

Five decades of nursing come to an end.(News And Events)(Biography)
March 1, 2005... After close to 50 years' nursing, John Parker is finding retirement difficult. Nelson Hospital's longest-serving nurse, Parker retired in January, the day after his 70th birthday. The day marked the end of a 42-year career at the hospital,...

Council of Trade Unions pushes for five percent wage increase.(News And Events)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) says there is strong evidence to support a five percent wage increase for all workers. President Ross Wilson said the economy had grown by around 20 percent in the last five years but wages had gone up by only...

Plunket nurse ordained as Anglican priest.(News And Events)
March 1, 2005... For Long-time Plunket nurse and recently ordained Anglican priest Meryl Zohrab, the relationship between her two roles is closely intertwined. "Like every Plunket nurse, my job is to love, nurture and empower mothers so they can take good...

Heart Foundation appoints national cardiac rehabilitation co-ordinator.(News And Events)(Stephanie Muncaster)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... The National Heart Foundation has appointed former Counties Manukau District Health Board (DHB) cardiac nurse Stephanie Muncaster (right) as its national cardiac rehabilitation coordinator. This position focuses on both inpatient (phase 1) and...

Building public support for the aged-care campaign: last month's national day of action to launch NZIVO's and the Service and Food Workers" Union Fair Share for Aged Care Campaign saw hundreds of caregivers, nurses and support workers out on the streets, in shopping malls and at railway stations, raising public awareness of the aged-care sector funding crisis.(News Focus)
March 1, 2005... Caregivers, nurses and support workers from Dargarville to Invercargill were on the streets last month, seeking public support for a new joint union campaign--Fair Share for Aged Care. The national day of action, organised by NZNO and the...

Maintaining sustainable services for older people.(News Focus)
March 1, 2005... A report from the Working Party on Support Services for Older People and People with Disabilities was presented to the Associate Minister of Health Pete Hodgson last month. Established late last year, the working party was formed to provide...

Non members must pay to get benefits of pay deal: NZNO has negotiated a bargaining fee which means non-NZNO members must pay for the benefits arising from the national multi-employer collective agreement.(News Focus)
March 1, 2005... District health board (DHB) nurses and midwives who are not NZNO members will have to pay to get the benefits of the national pay deal ratified last month. In an historic breakthrough, NZNO has negotiated a deal with DHBs that ensures...

MECA 'good for nursing and for DHB sector': the woman who led the MECA negotiations for the district health boards reflects on the implications of the deal, and on the negotiations' highs and lows.(News Focus)(multi-employer corrective agreement, District Health Board )
March 1, 2005... The Government is not going to allow the district health board (DHB) sector to suck nurses out of everywhere else in health, according to DHB read advocate Maryan Street. Commenting on the implications of the now ratified public sector national...

Basic hygiene lies at the heart of infection control in the community: a pioneering role in community infection control at Capital and Coast District Health Board is removing fear from health care workers and helping break the chain of infection.(Profile)(Interview)
March 1, 2005... Infection control is just good basic hygiene, according to Capital and Coast District Health Board's (DHB) community-based infection control facilitator Suzanne Miller. She believes it's no coincidence that the Greek goddess of health was named...

Ensuring the survival of infection control nurses: an experienced infection control nurse looks at the education, knowledge, skills and relationships her professional peers need to ensure their unique role and scope of practice continues well into the 21st century.(Viewpoint)
March 1, 2005... When I was a student nurse in the late '80s, I never dreamed I would now be working in infection prevention and control. At the age of 18 I was the stereotypical naive nursing student--wanting to deliver babies in Third World countries! Had...

NZNO library infection: the NZNO library has a number of recent items available to members on different aspects of infection control. A selection of these items is listed on these pages. Descriptions are mostly taken from accompanying publicity material.(Books)(New Zealand Nurses Organisation )
March 1, 2005... Good practice in infection control: guidance for nursing staff. (2004) London: Royal College of Nursing. www.rcn.org.uk/publications/ pdf. In 2000 the Royal College of Nursing published guidance on infection control for nurses working in...

Charting the changes in infection control nursing: the history of infection control nursing in this country is one of rapid expansion in less than 30 years. One nurse, who was there right at the beginning, shares some of her reflections.(Profile)
March 1, 2005... A shift from "everybody wearing absolutely everything they possibly could to cover themselves" before entering an isolation room to standard precautions; the move from individual hospital policies and procedures to national guidelines; the...

Modelling the partnership journey through PAUA.(PAUA Report)
March 1, 2005... Kei raro i te toka motuhake e whakatu ana te paua i nga huarahi ki te kai o nga kaumatua: Beneath a unique rock the paua reveals pathways to the knowledge of elders. My wife Te Auwe and I first became involved with NZNO in October 2003....

First PAUA progress report shows positive development.(PAUA Report)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... The first review report on the PAUA project shows real progress over the last nine months. Current aims and objectives are all on target and well within budget, according to project leader and NZNO policy analyst Maori Sharon Clair. "One of the...

Walking in two worlds: there are some significant differences between the qualities required of a Maori nurse leader and those who identify as Pakeha.(News Focus)
March 1, 2005... One of the greatest challenges facing Maori nurses today is stepping into leadership roles, and finding the balance between the worlds of Te Ao Maori and Te Ao Pakeha. The first world is rich in Maori identity, language, culture and history,...

Cook Islands continue strong nursing ties with New Zealand.(News Focus)
March 1, 2005... From its earliest days, nursing in the Cook Islands had close ties with New Zealand, particularly during the 65 years when the stands were administered by New Zealand. It's a link that is stilt valued by Cook Island nurses, according to the...

Limited support for nurses in Papua New Guinea.(News Focus)
March 1, 2005... President of the Papua New Guinea Nurses Association, Lawrence Namaro, presented a rather daunting report about his country's nursing and the health services at the South Pacific Nurses' Forum in the Cook Islands last November. Papua New Guinea...

Highlighting concerns about staffing shortages: nurses who constantly struggle with staffing shortages and unmanageable workloads run the risk of accepting them as the norm. But the combination of too few staff and too many patients can be fatal, as a recent Coroner's inquest heard.(Professional Focus)
March 1, 2005... Following the ratification of the national multi-employer collective agreement for district health board (DHB) nurses and midwives, it is timely to review the interlinking of the professional and industrial services NZNO offers its members....

Campaigning for fair pay in the private sector: NZNO--both members and staff--will be working hard this year to ensure the benefits of fair pay in the public sector flow through to nurses and caregivers in the private sector.(Industrial Focus)
March 1, 2005... Now the ink is dry on the national multi-employer collective agreement (MECA) and the "fair pay" settlement for nurses and midwives working in public hospitals has been achieved, NZNO must turn its focus and resources to winning that same...

Emergency concerns discussed with minister.(College/Section News)
March 1, 2005... Emergency Department (ED) overcrowding was the subject of a meeting between members of the College of Emergency Nurses (NZNO) and Health Minister Annette King in mid December. The purpose of the 30-minute meeting was to provide the Minister...

Surgical nurses gather in Invercargill.(College/Section News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... The Surgical Nurses' Conference entitled Southland Surgical Spirit was hew in Invercargill in November and attended by 140 delegates. Sixty second-year bachelor of nursing students from the Southern Institute of Technology also attended. ...

Accreditation calls for perioperative nurses.(College/Section News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... The Perioperative Nurses' Cortege of NZNO invites perioperative nurses to apply for accreditation. This provides a way in which registered nurses can receive professional recognition of their knowledge and skills within the area of...

Correction.(College/Section News)(Correction Notice)
March 1, 2005... The Perioperative Nurses' College (NZNO) will be holding its annual conference from September 1-3 in Palmerston North. This is incorrectly listed in NZNO's calendar.

Inviting women's health nurses.(College/Section News)
March 1, 2005... Members of NZNO's Women's Health Section national committee held their first meeting in Wellington last month. The AGM, new at the third annual conference in November, ratified the name change of Women's Health Section NZNO, proposed by the...

Increasing college and section visibility.(College/Section News)
March 1, 2005... Discussing strategies to increase the visibility of NZNO's colleges and sections was one of the main agenda items at last month's meeting of college and section representatives. Attendees at the training and information day included either...

Study day for neonatal nurses.(College/Section News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Around 50 nurse/midwives working in level 2 neonatal units around the country attended a neonatal study day in Rotorua last month. The theme was "Celebrating diversity", with many nurses presenting papers on their work. Level 2 neonatal units...

Events 2005: courses, conferences, reunions & venues.(Calendar)
March 1, 2005... EVENTS 2005 COURSES, CONFERENCES, REUNIONS & VENUES April 14-15 Reg Obstretric Nursese Final Conference and AGM. Greymouth Patsy Sara Ph 003 768 6462 after 4pm ...