Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand articles from May 2008

Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand archives from May 2008

Whenua--the key to Maori health and well-being.(Editorial)
May 1, 2008... 'Since our assimilation within the curriculum of tauiwi, the Maori branch has been merely grafted to a strange tree. It has produced strange new fruit, totally unpalatable. Hence, it is time to return to the rootstock of our forefathers.' ...

Accessing nursing workforce information.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2008... I want to clarify the Nursing Council's role in providing nursing workforce information following the article, Robust nursing workforce information--chasing an elusive dream? published in the April issue of Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand,...

A plea from Filipino nurses.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2008... I am writing on behalf of Filipino nurses who are currently working in New Zealand as health care assistants (HCAs) or in other health fields. A story in the April issue of Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand (NZNO wants support for Pacific nurses,...

Appreciation from retiring member.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2008... After 42 years of active nursing, first in midwifery, then in community health and lastly palliative care, and nursing overseas, I have resigned. I joined the then NZNA on registration in 1969. Our head tutor, Miss Marie Hosking, was a...

Centennial issue being shared around.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2008... Warmest congratulations to Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand co-editors Anne Manchester and Teresa O'Connor and their team for a wonderful centennial issue. I relished every little bit of it. As an honorary NZNO member, I am privileged to receive a...

NZNO staff honour firefighter.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2008... Three staff members from NZNO's Hamilton office were among the crowds who attended the parade in honour of firefighter Derek Lovell on April 11. Lovell lost his life in the line of duty and several of his colleagues were injured in the...

The presidents comments ...(LETTERS)
May 1, 2008... The theme for International Nurses' Day (IND) this year was "Delivering quality serving communities: Nurses leading primary health care (PHC)." I was interested to see in the considerations for a PHC nurse, in the International Council of...

One in five children live in poverty.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
May 1, 2008... One in five children, ie 185,000, live in poverty, despite the recent economic boom, according to the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG). In its latest report, Left Behind: How social and income inequalities damage New Zealand children, CPAG...

Workforce committee to seek feedback.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
May 1, 2008... The Ministry of Health's advisory committee looking at the second-lever workforce needed to support registered nurses (RNs) intends to have a draft report out for feedback at the end of this month or in early June. The 17-strong committee, with...

Nursing policy advice in ministry boosted.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Two new appointments have boosted nursing policy advice within the Ministry of Health. Chief nurse Mark Jones last month announced the appointment of Christine Andrews and Gabrielle Roberts as senior policy advisers for nursing. They began work...

Manifesto outlines key challenges.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... NZNO's draft "election manifesto" outlines five key challenges to any incoming government. It is being developed by policy analyst Marilyn Head, with input from professional and industrial staff, along with a range of members. The board was to...

Caregiver chairs regional council.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(Ann Galloway)(New Zealand Nurses Organisation)
May 1, 2008... In a first for caregivers, Dunedin caregiver Ann Galloway (pictured right) has been elected chair of an NZNO regional council Elected as chair of the Southern Regional Council last month for a two-year term, Galloway said she was both scared...

Researcher brings varied background to new role.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(New Zealand Nurses Organisation )(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... NZNO's new researcher, Leonie Walker (right), who began work last month, brings a varied research background to her new role. She has a PhD in applied immunology and has workedin the United Kingdom (UK) as an academic laboratory researcher, in...

NZNO highlights shortcomings in Public Health Bill.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(New Zealand Nurses Organisation)
May 1, 2008... Potential shortcomings in the Public Health Bill, which could see young children miss out on vital health services and leave key nursing skills under-used, must be addressed, according to NZNO. In its submission on the Bill to the Health Select...

Nursing Council challenges position on Pacific nurses.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
May 1, 2008... The Nursing Council has decided to reinstate the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) as an assessment of English language Skills for Pacific-trained nurses. The Council has also decided to retain IELTS for all other...

Most overseas nurses from the UK, then the Philippines.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(Brief article)(Statistical data)
May 1, 2008... For the year ended March 31, 2008, 1207 nurses from overseas were registered by the Nursing Council. The majority of these nurses--529--came from the United Kingdom, with nurses from the Philippines forming the second biggest number at 206....

ProCare honours its first nurse practitioner.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(Jessie Crawford )(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Mangere Health Centre's practice nurse Jessie Crawford has become the first ProCare nurse to achieve nurse practitioner (NP) status. She is the 46th NP in New Zealand and one of a growing number with a primary health care (PHC) scope of...

Leading resuscitation education.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
May 1, 2008... Southland Hospital practice development nurse educator, Paul Winder (right), has been named resuscitation instructor of the year by the New Zealand Resuscitation Council (NZRC). "This is a first for Southland and reflects the excellent...

ACC advice.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(Accident Compensation Corporation)
May 1, 2008... NZNO has nominated an Auckland nurse specialising in brain injury and neurological disability nursing to join the Accident Compensation Corporation's (ACC) newly formed Social Rehabilitation Providers' Liaison Group (SRSLG). The primary...

Women's Trust offers awards.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
May 1, 2008... The New Horizons for Women Trust offers awards for second-chance education and training; awards for research on women's issues; the Elsie Locke award; the Sonja Davies peace award and the Ria McBride public service management award. Awards...

Reducing diabetes risk factors.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
May 1, 2008... A two-year community-based programme has helped reduce diabetes risk factors in the Tairawhiti East Coast region. The Ngati and Healthy Prevent Diabetes Project is a collaborative venture headed by Ngati Porou Hauora (NPH) and the...

Concern for Maori health.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
May 1, 2008... Concerns over the continuing health inequalities between Maori and the rest of New Zealand have led to the establishment of a national coalition of Maori-led primary health organisations (PHOs). The eight coalition members represent both rural...

Auckland Wananga to deliver nursing degree.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi is expecting to launch its first Maori nursing degree programme next year, following an accreditation visit last month by the Nursing Council and the New Zealand Qualifications Authority. The National...

Boosting Maori nursing numbers.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
May 1, 2008... Why do so many Maori and Pacific nursing and midwifery students fail to complete their studies, with the highest attrition rates occurring during the first year of the degree programmes? Last year, District Health Boards New Zealand (DHBNZ) set...

Suzanne Gordon to address NZNO's centennial conference.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(New Zealand Nurses Organisation)(Conference news)
May 1, 2008... Award-winning United States journalist Suzanne Gordon will be guest speaker at the centennial celebrations of the New Zealand Trained Nurses' Association, NZNO's predecessor, next year. Gordon co-authored the influential book From Silence to...

Menz B programme now ended.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(Meningococcal B immunisation)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... The successful Meningococcal B immunisation campaign, now ended, has resulted in a dramatic reduction in the number of cases, according to Health Minister David Cunliffe. Clinicians have now advised the government that a mass vaccination...

Fighting cervical cancer.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... The Government has committed $164.2 million new funding over five years to a major immunisation programme to fight Cervical cancer. The human papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation programme will be offered free to more than 300,000 young women...

Searching for members with unclaimed super money.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... The National Provident Fund (NPF) would like to trace missing members, in particular nurses, who would have contributed to the NPF super-annuation schemes during the "compulsory period" 1975-76, and perhaps later. As they would have contributed...

Closing the health gaps: new head of Te Kete Hauora, Teresa Wall believes in taking a broad approach when identifying ways of reducing health inequalities for Maori.(NEWS FOCUS)
May 1, 2008... Newly appointed deputy director-general of the Maori health directorate, Te Kete Hauora, at the Ministry of Health (MoH), Teresa Wall, believes her educational background in both personal and population health will stand her in very good stead....

A passion to promote nursing and prevent illness: for 40 years, Noeline Warmington has devoted herself to promoting nursing and raising awareness of Maori health. She hopes she has been useful to somebody.(PROFILE)(Occupation overview)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Northland nurse Noeline Warmington has lived and worked around Kaitaia, the Hokianga and the Bay of Islands all her life. Over the last 40 years, her passion to promote health and prevent illness, particularly among...

Examining the impact of the inaugural MECA: new research shows more nurses are now working in district health boards than before the inaugural national multi-employer collective agreement and that nursing is now a more attractive career.(NEWS FOCUS)(Multi-Employer Collective Agreement)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The inaugural NZNO/District Health Board (DHB) Multi-Employer Collective Agreement (MECA) has boosted nurse numbers at DHBs, raised the status of the profession and the morale of many nurses, put safe staffing on the...

Reflecting on a rich and rewarding nursing life: a Maori nurse who began her training in 1952 and was awarded her doctorate last year, reflects on her nursing journey.(PROFILE)(Personal account)
May 1, 2008... I guess at age 75 I am allowed the time to reflect on what I perceive is a very full, sometimes humorous, sometimes frustrating, but always an exciting and rewarding journey through life as a nurse, a health service manager and, most...

Awakening from addiction the Maori way: a Maori nurse researcher uncovers the key concepts that helped four Maori overcome their addictions to alcohol and/or other drugs.(RESEARCH)
May 1, 2008... Wairua, whakapapa and whanau are keys to successful recovery from alcohol and other drug abuse and addiction for Maori. This was the major finding of my thesis, Whakaohongo na Kohungatanga A wakening from Addiction, gained through the Graduate...

Should non-Maori research and write about Maori? There is a role for non-Maori nurse researchers, as long as they respect and observe Maori processes, and work collaboratively with the appropriate people.(VIEWPOINT)
May 1, 2008... The role of non-Maori researching and writing about Maori can create lively discussion and debate. Who you talk to will determine the stance elicited, with the potential to achieve no dear answer. What is important is the manner in which the...

Helping patients quit smoking: checking patients for their smoking status should be part of every nurse's patient assessment.(VIEWPOINT)
May 1, 2008... Last year, a survey of 371 nurses showed go percent of respondents believed it was part of their responsibility to advise clients to quit smoking. (1) Nurses have been mobilising to help patients quit smoking; they are creating smoke-free...

Preparation for and practice in the nurse practitioner role: a nurse practitioner working for a primary health organisation outlines some of the challenges of her pioneering role.(VIEWPOINT)
May 1, 2008... There have been a number of articles about nurse practitioners (NPs) in Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand of late. (1,2,3) You may well be fed up with reading about the "tall poppies" of the nursing world. However, I would like to toy to rest the...

What is care-really? The gap between the delivery of adequate care and caring that meets patients' deeper needs appears to be widening. What can nurses do to bridge this gap?(PROFESSIONAL FOCUS)
May 1, 2008... Being a baby boomer (born between 1946 and 1964) is quite a different experience, I'm sure, from being a member of either Generation X (born 1965-1976) or Generation Y (1977-1997). I'm reminded of this every time I Log onto Google for...

Te Rau Kokiri-an inspirational journey: Te Rau Kokiri is not simply another set of wage negotiations aimed at achieving pay parity for a group of workers. It is a unique process which has the potential to benefit all Maori and all Pakeha.(INDUSTRIAL FOCUS)
May 1, 2008... The stone stairway leading out from Parliament House--a symbolic bridge between the lawmakers and the people--will provide a fitting backdrop to ah historic and unique event on May 29. On that day, Maori and iwi employer representatives,...

Negotiations with healthcare of New Zealand stall.(SECTOR REPORTS)
May 1, 2008... NZNO members employed by Healthcare of New Zealand (HCNZ) are to hold stopwork meetings later this month to consider their next steps after collective agreement (CA) negotiations have stalled. Negotiations began last November and after three...

Pay parity petition to be presented this month.(SECTOR REPORTS)
May 1, 2008... The 11,000 plus petition calling for extra funding to ensure pay parity for staff working for Maori and iwi health providers will be presented to MPs on Parliament Steps ar noon on May 29. NZNO members, staff and employers have worked hard to...

Minister meets with aged-care workers.(SECTOR REPORTS)
May 1, 2008... Last month, around 25 NZNO and Service and Food Workers' Union (SFWU) aged-care members from Nelson and Motueka met the Minister of Housing, Minister for ACC and Labour candidate for the NeLson electorate, Maryan Street, to tell her about...

For healthy government vote well in 2008.(SECTOR REPORTS)
May 1, 2008... Te Rau Kokiri (TRK), the multi-employer collective agreement (MECA) NZNO is currently negotiating with Maori and iwi primary health care (PHC) providers, has the potential to significantly improve the delivery of health core services for Maori....

Ground-breaking deal at radius sites.(SECTOR REPORTS)
May 1, 2008... After 14 days of negotiations, spread over seven months, our team of three organisers and seven workplace delegates has hopefully successfully achieved a first for Radius Residential Care Limited (RRCL)--a multi-union collective agreement...

Aged-care delegates' input 'essential'.(SECTOR REPORTS)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sixteen NZNO and ten Service and Food Workers' Union (SFWU) aged-care delegates (pictured above) gathered in Wellington late last month to work out priorities for the year ahead. The two-day meeting preceded a...

College of Practice Nurses considers changing its name.(SECTION/COLLEGE NEWS)
May 1, 2008... The College of Practice Nurses (NZNO) has more than 800 practice nurse members throughout New Zealand. Membership is also open to nurses working in other primary health care (PHC) settings. As well as a national body, there are a number of...

Emergency nurses prepare for conference.(SECTION/COLLEGE NEWS)(Conference news)
May 1, 2008... The 17th annual College of Emergency Nurses' (NZNO) conference will be held in late August, hosted by the Auckland region, taking advantage of the state-of-the-art Fisher and Paykel Continuing Education Centre in Auckland City Hospital. ...

Gerontology centre stage.(SECTION/COLLEGE NEWS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... The two-yearly conference of the gerontology nurses' section, this year titled "Gerontology centre stage", will take place in Auckland in early September. The programme will appeal to nurses working in clinical and management areas of...

Going the extra mile.(TE RUNANGA)(Personal account)
May 1, 2008... 'Nothing is ever achieved that stays in a dream. Take action." Kia ora. My name is Varina Flavell and I was appointed the new Te Runanga representative for Tai Tokerau at the Te Runanga hui in Porirua last year. I knew this rote would be a...