Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand articles from November 2005

Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand archives from November 2005

Empowering the profession through education.(EDITORIAL)
November 1, 2005... My vision for nursing and nursing education is that nurses work together to support each other from a position of power, to make a difference to the health of New Zealanders. My objectives for nursing are that New Zealand has a vital, empowered...

Learning skills as a MENZ B nurse.(TELL US WHAT YOU THINK)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... The article on the Meningococcal B (MENZ B) immunisation programme published in the September Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand (p8) quoted Ministry of Health's immunisation programme director Jane O'Hallahan as crediting the success of the...

Nurses must learn to care for themselves.(TELL US WHAT YOU THINK)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... Thank you so much for the article published in last month's Kia Tiaki Nursing New Zealand "Mini-raising mental illness among the nursing workforce" by Jacquie Kidd (p22-23) and the research she is doing to gain her PhD. It was inspiring...

Why the push for nurse prescribing?(TELL US WHAT YOU THINK)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... I am concerned at the effort NZNO is making in support of nurse practitioners (NPs) gaining prescribing rights. As far as I am aware, there is already a group of health professionals diagnosing and prescribing medication: doctors. Why do we...

In praise of the conference experience.(TELL US WHAT YOU THINK)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... In September, I returned from my first international conference, the scientific meeting of the Australia New Zealand Burns Association in Sydney. What a great learning experience this turned out to be! Although I was interested in...

The president comments ...(TELL US WHAT YOU THINK)(New Zealand College of Practice Nurses chair)
November 1, 2005... If someone had asked me a few years ago whether I could ever imagine myself becoming NZNO president, I would have said such a role was not within in my sights. As I take on this new role, my emotions are very mixed, ranging from excitement, to...

Australian law changes a warning to New Zealand, says Burrows.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
November 1, 2005... Sharan Burrows is a woman at the forefront of the Australian trade union movement's biggest fight ever. Prime Minister John Howard's liberal Government plans to bring in industrial legislation which will replace collective bargaining with...

Nurses remember NZNA business manager with fond gratitude.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
November 1, 2005... The man credited for helping turn the financial woes of NZNA around, former business manager Jack Cragg, died in Wellington last month at the age of 90. Cragg worked for NZNA from 1974 to 1986, following 45 years' service with the Post...

Changes at Christchurch ED show the way.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
November 1, 2005... Changes introduced at Christchurch Hospital's emergency department (ED) in the last month have already cut patient waiting times and improved patient flow. British-based health care consultant and emergency nursing expert Brian Dolan has...

NZNO support to Fijian nurses appreciated.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
November 1, 2005... NZNO professional nursnig adviser Chris Millar was in Fiji last month, assisting the Fijian Nursing Asssociation (FNA) develop its response to a review of the current Nurses, Midwives and Nurse Practitioners Act, 1999. Earlier this year, the...

Senior staff to vote on working party proposal.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
November 1, 2005... Senior nurses and midwives employed by district health boards (DHB) and who are NZNO members are this month voting on a proposal worked out by the joint NZNO/DHB senior nurses'/ midwives' scoping party on pay and placement of positions on the...

NZNO seeks meeting with new health minister.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
November 1, 2005... An urgent increase in funding for aged care and pay parity for primary health care members are NZNO's priorities for the new Government. In a letter to the new Minister, Pete Hodgson, NZNO chief executive Geoff Annals congratulated him on his...

New Zealand nurses to take part in international occupational health study.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
November 1, 2005... Three hundred New Zealand nurses will take part in a major international occupational health study looking at musculoskeletal symptoms and disabilities. Otago University's Department of Preventive and Social Medicine is conducting the study in...

Nursing Council approves practice nurse programme.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
November 1, 2005... The Nursing Council has approved NZNO's practice nurse accreditation programme as meeting its competency requirements for renewal of practising certificates. This means practice nurses who have been accredited within the last three years will...

Board increases honoraria.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... The honoraria for NZNO president and Te Runanga o Aotearoa chair have been increased by $5000 respectively. The president now receives $30,000 and Te Runanga chair $25,000. In its decision last month, NZNO's board of directors agreed the...

New chief nursing adviser visits NZNO.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
November 1, 2005... Newly appointed Ministry of Health chief nursing adviser Mark Jones and acting chief nursing adviser Pauline Cook visited NZNO's national office last month, spending time with the board of directors. Jones told the board his role was "that of a...

Systems failings blamed for Palmerston North tragedy.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
November 1, 2005... Systems failings including staff shortages, high staff turnover, higher workloads than normal, and inadequate staff training, have been blamed for a serious medication error which led to an elderly patient receiving five doses of another...

Campaign to attract nurses launched.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
November 1, 2005... A campaign to attract more people into nursing and to demonstrate the diversity of the profession was launched early this month. Developed in collaboration with key members of the nursing community and the Ministry of Health, the Campaign...

Nurse assistant title to change.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
November 1, 2005... NZNO chief executive Geoff Annals has welcomed the Nursing Council's agreement last month to change the current "nurse assistant" title to something better reflecting the fact these nurses are regulated like registered nurses, The Council's...

Sinking of Marquette remembered in Christchurch.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
November 1, 2005... Ninety years after the sinking of the British transport ship the Marquette in the Aegean Sea and the loss of 10 New Zealand nurses, a poignant service was held in the historic Nurses' Memorial Chapel to remember them. The service on...

Perceptions of dirt now part of the fabric of history.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... A book on dirt in 19th century Dunedin, how it affected the lives of the settlers and how local authorities dealt with it has been 11 years in the making, says Wellington nurse historian Pamela Wood. Called Dirt: filth and decay in a new...

Wellington looks back on 100 years of nursing.(NEWS FOCUS)
November 1, 2005... This month, NZNO's Wellington region celebrated its centenary, honouring the founding of the Wellington Private Nurses' Association in 1905 by pioneering district nurse Annie Holgate. This was an opportunity for former and current members,...

Wings of a dream.(NEWS FOCUS)(Poem)
November 1, 2005... Wings of a dream It was autumn when F went nursing... The fripperies of my past were blown away Like the summer. Overseas trips and radio jingles Were like wisps in the wind, And as spent as the golden leaves I walked over, On...

Nurses urged to be 'a little braver': a long-time nurse educator ponders the education-practice divide, the challenges facing nursing education, the changing face of the student population, and reveals her ardent wish for nursing.(PROFILE)
November 1, 2005... Jo Walton has been a politician "from way back". To become the founding professor of nursing at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT), a position she took up in 2000, a sound understanding of the politics of nursing, health and...

Encouraging nurses physical assessment skills: a small pilot study in Tai Tokerau/Northland has revealed why nurses don't use the full range of physical assessment skills in their practice.(EDUCATION)
November 1, 2005... Registered nurses (RNs) have a challenging role in the delivery of health care in New Zealand. Nurses have opportunities to take up strategic positions within public health organisations (PHO) and to lead nursing into the future. Advanced...

Deconstructing the nursing shortage: the idea that the nursing shortage has been constructed and thus can be deconstructed, has been cogently argued by nursing author Suzanne Gordon. Here a nurse with a particular interest in safe staffing examines the argument and is convinced nurses" collective strength is the key to changing the work environment.(VIEWPOINT)
November 1, 2005... Last year, after 23 continuous years' nursing, I embarked on a 12-month careerbreak from my clinical role as an emergency nurse at Waikato Hospital. This time provided me with a priceless opportunity to draw breath and reflect on where I have...

How sell do we care for people's spiritual needs? Do nurses really care for patients" spiritual needs? Or is holistic nursing just a convenient phrase when, in reality, many nurses ignore their patients" spiritual needs out of ignorance or fear? Here one nurse makes the case for attending to the spiritual needs of those we care for.(VIEWPOINT)
November 1, 2005... Bruce was 86 years old with multi-infarct dementia and spent his days in a nursing home. He no longer talked or walked but sat in a lazy boy chair looking--and looking. It was hard to establish just what Bruce "saw", or just how much of his...

How to avoid asking the question 'how are your feeling?' In order to care effectively for a patient with intellectual disabilities, a nurse needs to learn the language of "social interpretation" and to seek information through very specific questions.(VIEWPOINT)
November 1, 2005... Hundreds of people who are different, including those with intellectual disabilties, present for care and attention within our health services every day. Nurses, at some time in their career, will probably encounter people who took, act or...

Learning the lessons of the 1918 Spanish influenza epidemic: during the 1918 influenza epidemic, resources were limited, planning poor, some treatments ineffective, and doctors and nurses were stretched to their limits. We must learn from the lessons of history as we prepare for a possible outbreak of avian 'flu.(HISTORY)
November 1, 2005... We have nothing to fear from the future unless we neglect to consult our past and learn the lessons from it. If this statement is true, then New Zealand has much to learn from the Spanish influenza epidemic that hit our shores between October...

Rejuvenate your orientation to nursing education and practice.(EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT)
November 1, 2005... Take this opportunity to deepen and broaden into a more individualised nursing practice. The Graduate Diploma in Anthroposophical nursing offers you the opportunity to extend your nursing practice and re inspire your relationship to nursing....

Library has range of resources on avian 'flu.(BOOKS)
November 1, 2005... The NZNO library has compiled a resource list in response to requests from members for information on avian influenza outbreaks and pandemic preparation. This is a selection of books, articles and websites from that comprehensive list. These...

Removing the barriers to nursing education: there are significant barriers to nurses gaining post-registration and post-graduate education. Only when these have been addressed will nurses' and nursing's contribution to patient health and well-being be fully realised.(PROFESSIONAL FOCUS)
November 1, 2005... For decades nurses have sacrificed personal time, personal energy and personal finances to gain advanced educational qualifications. They know if nurses are properly educated, they can help people with complex health problems most effectively....

Campaigning to build stronger unions: an NZNO delegation to a recent Australian union conference shared their fair pay campaign experiences and learnt some things from their colleagues across the Tasman.(INDUSTRIAL FOCUS)
November 1, 2005... Eight members of NZNO's industrial team at tended the Australian Congress of Trade Unions' (ACTU) third organising conference in Sydney in late September. The conference was aimed at union officials, particularly organisers or those who hold...

Nursing through faith.(SECTION/COLLEGE NEWS)
November 1, 2005... The theme "Fresh balm for uture practice--Wai hou rongoa wairua e mahi a mua" underpinned all the events at the New Zealand Faith Community Nurses' Association (NZFCNA) four-day conference in September. Held at Waikanae's El Rancho Centre and...

Accreditation for diabetes nurses.(SECTION/COLLEGE NEWS)
November 1, 2005... The Diabetes Nurse Specialist Section's accreditation board is to review its accreditation process, with the aim of receiving Nursing Council endorsement. The accreditation board is a sub-group of the section and consists of four elected...

Apology to research section.(SECTION/COLLEGE NEWS)(Correction Notice)
November 1, 2005... In a report from NZNO's board of directors last month (p30), it was stated that the research section had been dissolved. This is incorrect and the co-editors regret any confusion or distress caused to research section chair Anne Daniels and...

Combined flight, emergency and neonatal nurses' conference a success.(SECTION/COLLEGE NEWS)
November 1, 2005... As a follow up from the initial combined flight and emergency nurses' conference in 2003, the next venture included neonatal nurses. The result was a very successful combined conference of three NZNO sections in Christchurch in September....

Aged care workers take strike action around the country in October.(SECTOR REPORTS)
November 1, 2005... Members at Guardian Health Group (GHG), MacPherson Group and Presbyterian Support have all taken industrial action in recent weeks and more is on the way. Around 600 GHG NZNO and Service and Food Workers' Union (SFWU) members from sites...

Striking for justice in Nelson.(SECTOR REPORTS)
November 1, 2005... Justice--that's why caregiver Christine MacLean was on a "picnic picket line" last month during a 48-hour strike at Green Gables Home and Hospital in Nelson. "We do incredible work here and that should be acknowledged appropriately in our...

Hospice MECA within reach.(SECTOR REPORTS)
November 1, 2005... A national hospice multi-employer collective agreement (MECA) is within sight, following positive negotiations late last month. A national hospice professional development recognition programme (PDRP), providing similar recognition as the...

Campaigning for Pay Parity.(SECTOR REPORTS)
November 1, 2005... The Pay Parity for Primary Health Campaign is continuing to gain momentum. Members will now have voted on the negotiating team--those people who will represent members during negotiations for the multi-employer collective agreement (MECA)....

Anaesthetic technicians seek MECA and parity with nurses.(SECTOR REPORTS)
November 1, 2005... Forty-five anaesthetic technicians in three district health boards (DHB) were poised to take industrial action later this month. As Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand went to press, the anaesthetic technicians were considering strike action in a bid...

Developing members' roles and responsibilities.(TE RUNANGA)
November 1, 2005... Tena koutou i nga ahuatanga o te wa. Late last month, Te Runanga o Aotearoa NZNO's national executive komiti held its first official hui since our annual general hui in August. The kaupapa at the hui in Wellington included workshops to...

Events 2005/2006.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
November 1, 2005... EVENTS 2005/2006 COURSES, CONFERENCES, REUNIONS & VENUES Nov 7 NZNO Mental Health Section AGM Christchurch Nov 11-12 NZUNS Conference email: jean.bothwell@ Auckland...

Reunions.(Calendar)
November 1, 2005... REUNIONS November Graduates of 1995 Waiariki Polytech. Anyone interested contact Becky Rowse 021 120 5180 email: rowsehouse@paradise.net.nz Rotorua Nov 10-11...