Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand articles from May 2007

Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand archives from May 2007

How can nurses truly celebrate cultural diversity?(Editorial)
May 1, 2007... American feminist psychologist and theorist Carol Gilligan once said that without voice there cannot be relationship, and without relationship there cannot be voice. (1) How do we have relationships with people who are different from us? How do...

Bullying article has profound effect.(LETTERS: TELL US WHAT YOU THINK)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2007... How poignant was the article "Corporate Bullying--A Virulent Organism", by Janet Black (Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand; April 2007, p20-21). As usual, I read my copy of Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand from cover to cover. I share special articles...

Nurses with families need better support.(LETTERS: TELL US WHAT YOU THINK)(Letter to the editor)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... I am writing in response to the letter "Time to stop whinging about portfolios", published in the March 2007 issue of Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand (p3). I am very frustrated about what nursing has become. I am a registered nurse with 10...

Plunket should re-employ former nurses.(LETTERS: TELL US WHAT YOU THINK)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2007... I am writing in response to the story on the Plunket Society's new competence assessment programme (New Plunket assessment programme, Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand; March 2007, p8). Plunket's national education manager Linda Polascheck was...

Council outlines its role with PDRPS.(LETTERS: TELL US WHAT YOU THINK)(professional development recognition programmes)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2007... Professional nursing adviser Anne Brinkman, in her article "Nurses must claim ownership of PDRPs" (Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, March 2007, p19), has misunderstood the Council's approval of these programmes. The Council approves professional...

A life of service to nursing and the community.(LETTERS: TELL US WHAT YOU THINK)(Letter to the editor)(Biography)
May 1, 2007... Enyth Muriel Holdgate's record is one of exceptional achievement and personal fulfillment, an extraordinary life of service to nursing and the community. She will be remembered as a much loved and respected NZNA president, serving from...

Commies go to church: a member of the Te Henga Section of the Marxist Nurses' Union has seen the light about Evidence Based Practice. And he's anxious to share his new-found knowledge with his comrades.((A) MUSING ON NURSING)(Column)
May 1, 2007... Nick from NICU has been acting a bit strange lately. We've been worried. He comes to our meetings of the Te Henga Section of the Nurses' Marxist Union and says things like: "Ahh... a methodological blind alley" and "hmmm... another first...

DHB negotiations deferred, facilitator to assist.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(district health board)
May 1, 2007... NZNO withdrew from district health board (DHB) multi-employer collective agreement (MECA) negotiations scheduled for early this month. The decision was made to try and find a constructive way of moving forward with the negotiations. NZNO wants...

Professional services manager an internal appointment.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
May 1, 2007... Long-time professional nursing adviser Susanne Trim (right) has been appointed as NZNO's new professional services manager (PSM), replacing Joy Bickley Asher who left last September. Trim is looking forward to the shift in focus and the...

Major funding boost for aged care will increase wages.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
May 1, 2007... The May Day announcement by the Minister of Health Pete Hodgson of a major increase in aged-care funding was a very significant step towards eliminating chronic low pay in the sector, said NZNO organising services manager Cee Payne-Harker. "We...

Report highlights safe staffing concerns.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... District health boards (DHBs) have received a timely and necessary wake-up call that safe staffing must be prioritised, if failures to ensure patient safety identified at Wellington Hospital recently are to be addressed, says NZNO chief...

Managing heart disease.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Practice nurses wanting to develop their skills in managing cardiovascular risk will soon have access to a new resource produced by The National Heart Foundation. A Practical Guide to Managing CVD Risk has been written primarily for practice...

NZNO's complaint against nursing council heard.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(New Zealand Nurses Organisation)
May 1, 2007... NZNO wants a single title and a single scope of practice for second-level nurses. In a complaint to Parliament's Regulations Review Committee (RRC), filed last December and heard early this month, NZNO asked the RRC to direct the Council to...

Nurse practitioners in the UK give patients another choice.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
May 1, 2007... Being a nurse practitioner (NP) in general practice in the United Kingdom (UK) and having prescribing rights mean patients have another choice, says keynote speaker at last month's Goodfellow Symposium at the University of Auckland, Wendy...

Fiji nurses ready to strike against government's austerity measures.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... NZNO chief executive Geoff Annals was one of around 300 attendees at the Fiji Nursing Association's (FNA) golden jubilee conference and AGM in Suva last month. Guest of honour was the President end head of the Great Council of Chiefs, Josefa...

Music marks Plunket's centenary.(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Plunket dad and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) sub-principal trumpeter Mark garter and his two-year-old Benjamin on trombone rehearse this month's performance of These Arms to Hold You. The new musical piece, incorporating a lullaby,...

Immunisation coverage.(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Latest data from the National Immunisation Register (NIR) shows 80 percent of New Zealand babies are fully immunised at 12 months. It is the first time immunisation coverage data from the NIR has been published. There are now more than 100,000...

New director of nursing.(Manukau District Health Board)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Counties Manukau District Health Board (DHB) has appointed Denise Kivell as its new director of nursing. Kivell has a strong association with NZNO, having held office with the Nurses for Children and Young People Aotearoa section. She has...

Health workforce event.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... A major national conference on health workforce issues is being held in Wellington from June 28-29. Workforce Action: Ready for the Future is a joint district health board and Ministry of Health event, covering such themes as workforce...

Conventions to recognise member activism.(Calendar)
May 1, 2007... NZNO will hold nine one-day regional conventions during June and July, facilitated by NZNO educators Susan Stewart and Sarah Stone. Presentations will be given by a range of key industrial and professional staff, along with an address by NZNO...

Preparing a pacific nursing workforce: this month sees the first graduates from the country's first nursing degree programme for Pacific students. How successful has the new programme been?(NEWS FOCUS)
May 1, 2007... Three years ago, Whitireia Community Polytechnic Launched its Bachelor of Nursing Pacific programme with an intake of 26 students. It was, and still is, the country's first nursing programme designed specifically for Pacific students. This...

Adjusting to a different life and a different way of nursing: travelling to the other side of the world to forge a new life and continue a nursing career has been both challenging end rewarding for a specialist intensive care nurse from Germany.(PROFILE)(Biography)
May 1, 2007... It has been a fascinating journey from business administrator in the city of Ludwigsburg western Germany to nurse in Christchurch Hospital's intensive care unit (ICU). But that's the journey 42-year-old Marcus Obele has undertaken, arriving in...

Caring for obese patients in a culturally safe way: obesity is a culturally constructed concept and nurses need to be culturally safe in their practice, when caring for those labelled obese.(EDUCATION)
May 1, 2007... New Zealand's "obesity epidemic" has received large amounts of publicity in the media. Obesity undoubtedly can cause multiple health problems for individuals; however, a focus on obesity as solely a health problem to be treated, can lead to...

Responding to people's cultural needs brings nursing rewards: South African-born and trained nurse Magdaline Le Grange brings some uniquely empathetic skills to her work with refugees and other immigrant people at the Newtown Union Health Service.(PROFILE)(Cover story)
May 1, 2007... Nursing is an ongoing process of learning for South African nurse Magdaline Le Grange, now working at Wellington's Newtown Union Health Service. "There is so much to learn at the health service, especially with people from so many...

The changing face of mental health services: the role of head nurse of mental health services in the Waikato region has undergone some major changes over the last eight decades. A former matron and the current clinical nurse director share some impressions.(HISTORY)(Tokanui Hospital)
May 1, 2007... For over 80 years, mental health services in the Waikato region were centred at Tokanui Hospital, near Te Awamutu. Opened in 1912, the hospital, at its peak, housed over 1000 patients, but by the late 1960s, the government decided no more...

Migrant nurses need more support: there is little research into the experience of migrant nurses in New Zealand. But one researcher has made a small start, looking at recruitment consultants' and employers' attitudes.(NEWS FOCUS)(Report)
May 1, 2007... Migrant nurses in New Zealand experience discrimination and that discrimination is from a number of sources--employers, patients and migrant nursing colleagues. A number of groups, including recruitment agencies, employers, colleagues and the...

Can generalist nurses be specialists? How can a rural secondary nursing service be sustained into the future? Two writers argue the concept of the generalist as specialist must be developed, along with appropriate education.(VIEWPOINT)
May 1, 2007... In the February edition of Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, NZNO professional nursing adviser Susanne Trim reported on the sixth International Council of Nurses' Credentialing Forum in Copenhagen. (1) Among the issues raised was the question:...

Clarity needed on regulatory issues: while the profession debates regulatory issues, the unregulated health workforce continues to expand.(PROFESSIONAL FOCUS)(Law overview)
May 1, 2007... The Health Practitioners Competence Assurance (HPCA) Act was passed in 2003 and enacted in 2004. Its principle purpose is to protect the public by providing mechanisms to ensure health professional are competent to practise. (1) As a...

Planning for the election: unions must set the agenda and begin campaigning now for what they want to achieve under a new government following the general election next year.(INDUSTRIAL FOCUS)
May 1, 2007... The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) intends developing a comprehensive political strategy for the 2008 general election. Most of you have probably stopped reading by now and turned the page. You might be thinking, "Elections don't interest...

Helping patients and whanau navigate the cancer journey.(SECTION/COLLEGE NEWS)(Conference news)
May 1, 2007... "Weaving the way" was the theme of the 14th National Haematology and Oncology Nurses' Conference, held in Christchurch from March 23-24. This theme highlights the important role nurses and other health professionals play in helping patients and...

Rural health issues highlighted.(SECTION/COLLEGE NEWS)(New Zealand Nurses Organisation)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... How does NZNO represent rural nurses and their issues? Rural nurse members typically engage through NZNO's primary health care (PHC) colleges and sections. The New Zealand College of Practice Nurses NZNO has opened up membership to all PHC...

Rural ranking scale under review.(SECTION/COLLEGE NEWS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... The RRS review has focused on the adequacy and appropriateness in 2007 of the scale and to ensure it is future-proofed. While NZNO did not make a formal submission, it has supported the New Zealand Rural Genera[ Practice Network (NZRGPN)...

The attributes needed to nurse effectively.(TE RUNANGA)
May 1, 2007... Whaanau Ora--Maori Ora kia whai kaha, Whai mana painga Ki ngaa kawenga Oranga iwi ki Tua a rangi. Whanau inspired, enabled, resourced and in control of their own health. Tena koutou...

Private hospital sector group covers diverse sites.(SECTOR REPORTS)
May 1, 2007... NZNO's private hospitals' sector group is a diverse group which encompasses rural and urban community trusts, large surgical hospital chains such as Southern Cross, hospices, and a major surgical hospital in Auckland, MercyAscot. This...

Nurses endorse primary health agreement.(SECTOR REPORTS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Nurses working in the primary health care (PHC) sector look set to endorse the PHC Multi-Employer Collective Agreement (MECA). When Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand went to press, MECA advocate, NZNO organiser Chris Wilson, said the trend was...

Minister receives super message.(SECTOR REPORTS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... State Services Minister Annette King has received a "super" message from thousands of NZNO members. Thousands of postcards calling on her to extend government superannuation to public sector nurses, with an employer contribution, have been sent...

'Short staff, short paid on shortest day'-aged-care workers plight to be highlighted.(SECTOR REPORTS)
May 1, 2007... The shortest day--June 21--is to be a focus for action in the aged-care sector, with "short staffed, short paid on the shortest day" as the theme. The aged-care national advisory group, made up of NZNO and Service and Food Workers' Union...

Presbyterian Support Central members undertaking recruitment.(SECTOR REPORTS)
May 1, 2007... Presbyterian Support Central (PSC) is the Largest single residential aged-care employer in the lower North Island, with a total of 16 facilities. These are in New PLymouth, Palmerston North, Masterton and Wellington. With so many facilities and...

Events 2007.(health care)(Calendar)
May 1, 2007... 2007 May 25-26 Manual Handling in Health-Care 2 day workshop Hamilton Anne Matthews 027 6121 496 or email: training@ smoothmovers.co.nz 2007 June 6 Rural Health Symposium online...