Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand articles from September 2003

Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand archives from September 2003

Is nursing's voice heard or heeded?(editorial)
September 1, 2003... THE PRIMARY health care (PHC) conference in Wellington last month was a timely and positive reminder of the energy and commitment of nurses. More than 300 nurses from around the country came together: they shared what they were doing to shape a...

Horizontal violence is 'insidious' in nursing education settings.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2003... I WOULD like to respond to the letter in July's Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand entitled "Curing the cancer of horizontal violence," (p5) and to congratulate the writer for raising our awareness of this issue yet again. The letter relates...

Kai Tiaki pages reveal horizontal violence is not new in nursing.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2003... PAST COPIES of Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand can sometimes foretell current nursing issues. I have just found this quote in a letter written in 1915 by Edith Cavell to her nurses in Belgium, shortly before she was executed by firing squad for...

Health care assistants may undermine nursing in the future.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2003... HAVING JUST read the article on the employment of health care assistants (HCAs) at Auckland District Health Board (DHB) (Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, August 2002, p7) I wish to lend my support to NZNO organiser Jane Kostanich and her concerns...

Nurse practitioner role creates period of transition.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2003... I AM currently a nurse practitioner (NP) applicant and I have followed the debate on NPs in Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand over the last few months. Some of the dialogue reminds me of the trauma evident during the health reforms, another period...

University qualifications don't make better nurses.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2003... SEEMINGLY EVERY month Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand publishes a letter from a nurse frustrated by the requirement for nurses to have university qualifications. How long will it take for the voice of these nurses to be heard? My experience...

NZNO works hard to support enrolled nurses.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2003... I AM writing in response to the letter "Disillusioned enrolled nurse speaks out" published in the August issue of Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand (p5). The directive to remove enrolled nurses (ENs) from acute mental health areas has come...

NZNO fair pay campaign takes off.(news and events)
September 1, 2003... NZNO'S CAMPAIGN for fair pay is underway, with a series of campaign meetings being held in every district health board (DHB) area. According to industrial adviser Glenda Alexander, the main thrust of the meetings is to demonstrate that the...

Safe staffing 'bombshell' does not deter NZNO.(news and events)
September 1, 2003... THE MINISTER of Health Annette King's decision to pull the plug on NZNO's proposal for a safe staffing pilot project has not diminished NZNO's commitment to manageable workloads and strong clinical support for nurses on every shift, according...

New legislation now governs nursing.(news and events)
September 1, 2003... THE WAIT is over, but not everybody is rejoicing. After 26 years, the nursing profession has a new piece of legislation governing it. The Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (HPCA), covering 11 health professions, finally became law...

Rural health nurses welcome funding package.(news and events)
September 1, 2003... THE TWO rural health nurses who first suggested providing money for rural health nurses to study full-time have greeted the announcement of a $240,000 one off funding package with enthusiasm. Stewart Island nurses Marty Peppers and Deb Kennett...

Nursing degree to be offered in Masterton.(news and events)
September 1, 2003... THE UNIVERSAL College of Learning (UCOL) based in Palmerston North is to offer a nursing degree from its Masterton campus next year. Professional head of nursing at UCOL, Janet Olliver, said the degree was being offered because of community...

MidCentral appoints new primary health care nursing director.(news and events)
September 1, 2003... MIDCENTRAL DISTRICT Health Board's (DHB) newly appointed director of nursing, primary health care, Chiquita Hansen (right), is passionate about primary health care (PHC) and has been for the past 11 years. Until her groundbreaking...

Chief nursing adviser awarded nursing doctorate.(news and events)
September 1, 2003... COMPLETING HER doctoral thesis, a case study of policy formation in New Zealand, has given Ministry of Health chief nursing adviser Frances Hughes a new insight into the relationships between nursing, policy and politics. Hughes was...

Jocelyn Keith becomes NERF patron.(news and events)
September 1, 2003... FORMER NEW Zealand Nurses' Association president, Jocelyn Keith (below), has been appointed patron of the Nursing Education and Research Foundation (NERF). The board of trustees hopes Keith will raise the profile of NERF and provide strategic...

NZNO to get more 'aggressive' in its support of ENs.(news and events)
September 1, 2003... NZNO IS to adopt a more aggressive stance in its support of the continued employment of enrolled nurses (ENs) in district health boards (DHBs). Chief executive Geoff Annals says this decision has been taken in response to a letter to all DHBs...

Scholarships a step towards addressing student debt burden.(news and events)
September 1, 2003... NZNO HAS welcomed a government announcement last month of Step-Up scholar ships for students intending to work in health. Students who receive a scholarship will pay a flat fee of $2000, irrespective of the tuition fees for their course, with...

Shifting the health culture to develop a better workforce.(news and events)
September 1, 2003... TO CREATE a healthy health sector workforce and a system that works with communities to benefit the whole population, a major shift in culture is needed. This is the major conclusion in the Health Workforce Advisory Committee's (HWAC) latest...

South Island strike action a possibility this month.(news and events)
September 1, 2003... THE POSSIBILITY of strike action affecting all public hospitals in the South Island this month loomed as Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand went to press. NZNO members at the five district health boards (DHB) in the South Island Multi-Employer...

Harre steps down as Alliance leader.(news and events)
September 1, 2003... NZNO'S ORGANISING services manager Laila Harre steps down as leader of the Alliance Party at the party's conference later this year. She does not want to lead the Alliances 2005 election campaign and wants to give her successor time to prepare...

Nurse challenges international tampon company.(news and events)
September 1, 2003... AN AUCKLAND-BASED nurse specialist in sexual abuse care, Kathy Lowe, has persuaded an international company that distributes Libra tampons to change information contained in its Libra GirlTalk pamphlet. The information about hymens in the...

NZNO launches new website.(news and events)
September 1, 2003... NZNO's new website, which will combine the internet and intranet sites, will be launched at NZNO conference this month. All NZNO information for both members and staff will be available on the one site, which will have a standardised look. The...

Strong NZNO presence expected at CTU conference.(news and events)
September 1, 2003... THE COUNCIL of Trade Unions' (CTU) biennial conference ("A strong voice for working people") will be held in Wellington from October 22-24. Prime Minister Helen Clark, the Minister of Labour Margaret Wilson, and Australian CTU president Sharan...

Nursing Council to hold forum.(news and events)
September 1, 2003... THE NURSING Council is holding its annual forum in Wellington next month. This year, the format has been changed to allow plenty of time to debate and discuss key regulatory issues, including the challenge of maintaining safe practice in...

Turangawaewae Marae hosts Te Runanga Hui.(news focus)
September 1, 2003... E NGA matawaka o te motu tena koutou katoa. "Kia whakaaro kotahi, kia kotahi ra--Think as one, act as one" was the theme of Te Runanga O Aotearoa NZNO's conference and annual general hui (AGH) at Turangawaewae Marae in Ngaruawahia last...

The challenges of primary health care: more than 300 nurses gathered at Te Papa in Wellington last month to share experiences of primary health care nursing.(conference report)
September 1, 2003... LAST MONTH'S NZNO primary health care (PHC) nurses' conference in Wellington brought together five of NZNO's professional groups and more than 300 nurses involved in PHC from around the country. Embracing the Future: Te Hut a nga Tapuhi Tiaki...

Four pillars for primary health care nurses.(conference report)
September 1, 2003... IN AN address that was by turns challenging, amusing and deadly serious, senior lecturer in Victoria University's Graduate School of Nursing and Midwifery Joy Bickley Asher described "four pillars of wisdom and productive power for primary...

Primary health care nurses identify five key issues.(conference report)
September 1, 2003... CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS identified five key issues as nurses moved towards the new primary health care (PHC) environment. Top priority was nursing leadership and governance roles in district health boards, primary health organisations and at...

Challenging primary health care nurses to take new action.(conference report)
September 1, 2003... SIGNIFICANT CHANGES need to occur at socio-structural, organisational and individual levels if primary health care (PHC) nurses are to contribute to reducing Maori health disparities. Primary health care nurses will need to face up to some...

Innovations encourage new opportunities for nurses.(conference report)
September 1, 2003... HAVING 11 nursing innovative projects underway was like setting up a nursing laboratory to show what was achievable, said nurse consultant Merian Litchfield during an open forum on changing models of practice. Litchfield stressed the models...

Like the threads of a whariki.(conference report)
September 1, 2003... THE MIDCENTRAL District Health Board's (DHB) primary health care (PHC) nursing development team aims to support nurses in tire region by facilitating their contribution to service innovation and the transition to primary health organisations....

New whanau nurse model for Turangi.(conference report)
September 1, 2003... A NURSING innovation based in Turangi aims to provide health care in a new way to address health inequalities. The project is a partnership between Tuwharetoa Health Services and Litchfield Healthcare Associates. Researcher Merian Litchfield...

Meeting health needs in the Buller region.(conference report)
September 1, 2003... NEIGHBOURHOOD NURSES: a primary health care (PHC) nursing innovation for a rural community is the only innovation project to be funded in the South Island. It is based in Reefton in the Buller district, identified as the most deprived district...

Leading youth health in the Hutt Valley.(conference report)
September 1, 2003... A PRIMARY care nursing position at the Hutt Valley Youth Health Service (HVYHS) means the service will have its own dedicated nurse for the first time. Youth health nurse specialist Gill Alcorn had only been in her new role three weeks...

Nurses present diversity of practice.(conference report)
September 1, 2003... BOTH DAYS of the conference featured concurrent sessions in which primary health care (PHC) nurses presented aspects of their practice under four strands: collaborative practice; personal health; Maori health and improving access; and child and...

Health gaps: who's to blame? Claims a Maori failure to take individual responsibility for their health leads to a life expectancy lower than Pakeha are knee-jerk and simplistic, the authors of a new study write.(news focus)
September 1, 2003... THIRD-CLASS passengers on the Titanic were twice as likely to die as first-class passengers. Why? Were poor people so stupid that they forgot to pack their wetsuits? Or were the parents of the poor people on the Titanic so neglectful that they...

How families experience mental health nursing care: a research study into the interactions between registered nurses in an acute mental health inpatient unit and clients' families provides guidelines to improve mental health nursing practice.(research)
September 1, 2003... IN RECENT years interventions for mental health clients and their families have shifted from the strictly psychodynamic approach to the incorporation of supportive, educative approaches. It is now recognised that working with the client and...

Nurses must take their rightful place in mental health; nurses must assume a more powerful role in mental health and health care generally, to ensure a broader perspective is brought to bear on all health issues.(viewpoint)
September 1, 2003... THE VIEWPOINT articles in the December/January 2002/2003 issue of Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand by Tony O'Brien (1) and Chris Parsons (2) both mentioned issues in relation to nurses working in mental health settings, and the adverse impacts of...

Removing barriers between nurses and patients: adopting a new model of patient care has empowered mental health nurses at Timaru Hospital to focus on patients' achievements rather than their problems.(practice)
September 1, 2003... NURSES IN the central office looking out from the glassed-in station, down corridors via cunningly angled fish-eye mirrors, looking out like fish from a bowl. This separation, physical and emotional, once characterised the setting in Timaru...

Nurse practitioners must retain clinical focus: if the role of nurse practitioner is to retain its integrity and remain true to the reason for its inception, those endorsed as nurse practitioners must remain grounded in clinical practice. Three of the country's nurse practitioners outline why.(viewpoint)
September 1, 2003... HOW CAN we ensure nurse practitioners (NP) retain a clinical focus in their work? This article, by three of this country's practising NPs, addresses that question. The NP was created to develop an expert clinical role within nursing. (1)...

Older nurses face the challenges of tertiary study: a group of RGONs, most in their fifties, went back to school for a year. Here three share their journey to comprehensive registration.(education)
September 1, 2003... EARLY LAST year, a group of five RGONs began our journey towards comprehensive nursing registration. A Nursing Council ruling that RGONs could no longer work in mental health was the impetus for us to do masters-level study to become...

District nurses hold information evening.(section news)
September 1, 2003... THE DISTRICT nurses' section hosted an information evening last month, on the night before NZNO's primary health care conference--"Embracing the Future"--opened in Wellington. The purpose of the evening was to enable nurses from each area to...

Mental health nursing raises its profile.(section news)
September 1, 2003... THE ESTABLISHMENT last year of a national mental health nurses' section has given those nurses and mental health nursing issues a higher profile within NZNO and within nursing politics, says chair Marie Crowe. Crowe, who became chair...

Council policy on EN portfolios in place since 1999.(section news)
September 1, 2003... NURSING COUNCIL chair Annette Huntington says it has been council policy since 1999 that enrolled nurses (ENs) do not need portfolios for competence-based practising certificates. "It has been policy since the competence-based practising...

Midwifery news.(professional focus)
September 1, 2003... EVERY TWO months I meet representatives from the College of Midwives to maintain communication and consider issues relating to midwifery practice. This constructive working relationship has been in place for over a now. The college is...

Primary health care.(professional focus)
September 1, 2003... THE VISION of 325 nurses celebrating magnificent practice initiatives in primary health care (PHG) nursing is still with me following last month's 2nd NZNO PHC nurses' conference, Embracing the Future. Over 35 papers presented innovative and...

Report from NPAC-NZ.(professional focus)
September 1, 2003... THE NURSE Practitioner Advisory Committee (NPAC-NZ) has completed its first year of activity and has now developed an action plan for the second year. The committee reviewed the outcomes of its first year at a meeting in June. NPAC-NZ comprises...

NZNO moves to boost members in aged care: NZNO wants more members in the aged-care sector. As part of its on-going campaign for better pay and conditions in the sector, it has implemented a process for recruiting new employees.(industrial focus)
September 1, 2003... NZNO IS rolling out a recruitment strategy aimed at boosting union membership in the aged-care sector. The first 30 days of work are crucial in recruiting new employees in the sector. Where NZNO has collective agreements (CAs), there are some...

Auckland.(Green Lane Hospital staff prepare for move to Grafton)
September 1, 2003... MY APOLOGIES to members for not having had a report in Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand in the last couple of months. It has been an interesting period as I get my head around my role as organiser. Thanks to delegates at National Women's,...

Whangarei.(Green Lane Hospital staff prepare for move to Grafton)
September 1, 2003... ANOTHER MONTH has flown by. A cancelled meeting gave me time to finalise the recently ratified Broadway Health and Whangaroa Health Services collective employment agreements. The development of the Whangaroa Health Services' clinical career...

Palmerston North.(Green Lane Hospital staff prepare for move to Grafton)
September 1, 2003... Taranaki Hospice: Negotiations took place in June and July. Members had seen their long-term collective employment agreement expire and were keen to see a significant wage increase and improvements to their conditions. The negotiation team was...

Wellington.(Green Lane Hospital staff prepare for move to Grafton)
September 1, 2003... CAPITAL AND Coast District Health Board: The new Wellington Regional Hospital project is generating a significant amount of work for the Wellington office. This work is being generated for two main reasons. Firstly, the new hospital is being...

Presbyterian Support staff to take strike action this month.(regional reports)
September 1, 2003... STAFF AT Presbyterian Support sites throughout the Central North Island were to strike for up to eight hours on September 5. At the time of going to press, it was expected over 300 staff would go on strike, including registered and enrolled...