Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand articles from September 2005

Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand archives from September 2005

Collectivism, unions and nursing professionalism.(EDITORIAL)
September 1, 2005... 'Those within nursing who believe in the value of collective bargaining, and who I exercise it as a means to overcome oppressive environments within their institutions, face... opposition from administrators and more specifically from nurses...

Nurses must discuss avian 'flu pandemic.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... During recent discussions with colleagues, the impact of avian (bird) 'flu has become very topical. Recent updates and information about avian 'flu have been made available on Ministry of Health websites and through newspaper articles. But many...

Nursing and politics should not mix.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... I am responding to the article in June issue of Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, "Learning how to be culturally safe," (p20-22). I commend the Nursing Council's stance in separating the concept of cultural safety from the Treaty of Waitangi, as I...

On-line palliative care nursing course.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... The free, on-line CancerNursing.org learning website has recently launched a new course called "Introduction to Palliative Care Nursing". The course can be studied at the learner's own pace and in their own time. The intention of the course is...

Infection control nurses criticise photo.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... We found the article on norovirus in last month's edition of Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand (p1214), written by Christchurch Hospital nurse researcher Sandra Richardson, useful as an update for staff who may have to deal with this infection or...

Article on Phoenix House offends staff.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... I am responding to the article printed in the August Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand "Bringing the 'healing touch of human sympathy' into aged care" (p16-17). My staff and I were surprised and extremely disappointed to read this article...

Sonja Davies' attempts to unionise nurses.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... On June 19, I attended the funeral of the great unionist, one-time nurse and workers' rights activist Sonja Davies. In the week after her death, National Radio prayed extracts from her 1984 autobiography Bread and Roses. (1) I thought Kai Tiaki...

The president comments ...(LETTERS)
September 1, 2005... This is a somewhat unusual comment, as it is my last. And while it feels a little painful, finishing is not all bad, providing, as it does, an opportunity for reflection and thanksgiving. There are so many things I would like to say but space...

Marion Guy becomes NZNO's new president.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
September 1, 2005... NZNO's vice president Marion Guy has been elected its new president. Guy is an accredited practice nurse with expert endorsement who works in Tauranga's South City Medical Centre and in Tauranga Hospital's emergency department. She has...

Impasse deepens on senior nurse/midwife scoping issue.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
September 1, 2005... As Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand went to press, the issue of where district health board (DHB) senior nursing and midwifery positions should be placed on the new multi-employer collective agreement (MECA) senior nurse/midwife scale looked to be...

Site visits underway.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Members of the District Health Board (DHB)/ NZNO safe staffing/healthy workplaces committee of inquiry begin site visits at all DHBs around the country this month. The committee of inquiry was set up after the settlement of the public...

Bargaining for primary health care MECA underway.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
September 1, 2005... Bargaining is underway for the country's most ambitious and complex multi-employer collective agreement (MECA). Six hundred and eighty six workplaces in the primary health care (PHC) sector, around 70 percent of workplaces, have voted to...

Changes to NZNO's management team.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(New Zealand Nurses Organisation)
September 1, 2005... NZNO has appointed Dunedin-based industrial adviser Cee Payne-Harker to replace Laila Harre as organising services manager. Payne-Harker, who will remain in Dunedin, is "extremely excited" about the opportunity. "I've always been very keen to...

Campaign reaches mid point.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
September 1, 2005... The Meningococcal B immunisation programme--New Zealand's largest mass immunisation campaign--has peaked nationwide, with more than 20,000 doses being given each day. The programme began just over a year ago in Counties Manukau District...

Opinions being sought on proposed new enrolled nurse titles.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
September 1, 2005... NZNO and the Nursing Council are inching their way to a resolution of the enrolled nurse/nurse assistant replacement title, according to NZNO chief executive Geoff Annals. Two meetings between Annals, NZNO president Jane O'Malley, Nursing...

Aged-care rally planned for downtown Auckland.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
September 1, 2005... A rally in downtown Auckland by striking aged-care workers was a strong possibility as Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand went to press. The rally of striking nurses and caregivers from three major corporate aged-care providers, the McPherson...

Nurse educators meet in Dunedin.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
September 1, 2005... "Developing and nurturing practice" was the theme of the 12th Australasian Nurse Educators' Conference at the University of Otago in Dunedin late August/early September. The three-day event, attended by around 150 people, featured three keynote...

New nursing leaders.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
September 1, 2005... New director of nursing and midwifery at Capital and Coast District Health Board (DHB), Cheyne Chalmers, is excited to be involved in planning for the new regional hospital. Appointed in early June, Chalmers was manager of the Greenlane...

President and chief executive to attend workforce forum in Berlin.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Three NZNO representatives were due to attend the International Council of Nurses' (ICN) workplace forum in Berlin earlier this month. They were chief executive Geoff Annals, president Jane O'Malley and industrial adviser Glenda Alexander, who...

NZNO supports flexible working hours bill.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
September 1, 2005... NZNO's submission on the Employment Relations (Flexible Working Hours) BILL, Caring around the Clock, features six nurses' stories of how they manage work and family commitments. The stories demonstrate the importance of flexible working hours...

Breast cancer experts to gather in Auckland.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
September 1, 2005... Auckland will host a gathering of leading breast cancer specialists at the second national conference of diseases of the breast in November. The two-day conference has been organised by the Auckland Breast Cancer Study Group. Clinical associate...

Love and affection is the theme for children's day.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
September 1, 2005... Children's Day--Te Ra 0 Te Tamafiki--will be celebrated across the country on October 30. Children's Day was established in 2000 at the suggestion of the first Children's Commissioner, fan Hassall and is implemented by the Department of Child,...

Trade unions need greater research capacity.(NEWS AND EVENTS)
September 1, 2005... The trade union movement nationally and internationally requires greater research capacity to advance trade union and worker goals. In a report on her attendance at the Trade Union Research in Asia and the Pacific workshop in Singapore, NZNO...

Institute of health innovation planned.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(Institute of Health Innovation at Auckland University)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The Government has pledged up to $7 million for the formation of an Institute of Health Innovation at Auckland University. Prime Minister Helen Clark announced last month that the Government would match dollar-for-dollar up to $7 million in...

NZNO support for nurses facing competence reviews: the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act introduced a number of changes for the profession. One is the competence review process. NZNO offers members support through this process.(NEWS FOCUS)
September 1, 2005... The Health Practitioners' Competence Assessment Act (HPCA) came into effect in September last year and the impact of the changes it heralded for nursing are beginning to be felt. One such change is the competence review process. Under the HPCA...

'Frustrating battle for nurse prescribing: more than 200 primary health care nurses from around the country gathered in Auckland last month for NZNO's third primary health care conference, opened by Health Minister Annette King.(CONFERENCE COVERAGE)
September 1, 2005... The seven-year battle for nurse prescribing has been one of the frustrating things Health Minister Annette King has been involved in as a Minister. Opening the conference, the Minister said she was determined to act on nurse prescribing once...

Conference delivers clear pay parity message to minister.(CONFERENCE COVERAGE)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The Government had provided the legislative framework for collective bargaining but would not play a direct role in negotiations between NZNO and primary health care employers, Health Minister Annette King told delegates. After the...

The challenges facing the primary health care sector.(CONFERENCE COVERAGE)
September 1, 2005... The primary health care (PHC) sector needed more nurses, more teamwork and more population focus, senior adviser with the Ministry of Health's PHC team, Elizabeth Powell, told delegates. Speaking in place of the Ministry's chief adviser,...

England developing national structure for practice nurses.(CONFERENCE COVERAGE)
September 1, 2005... A cup of coffee with a colleague in a motorway services stop was the catalyst for a 1 million [pounds sterling] project to develop a national education, pay and career structure for practice nurses in England. Primary health care expert,...

What's happening with the nursing innovations?(CONFERENCE COVERAGE)
September 1, 2005... The first day of the conference featured presentations from eight of the 11 nursing innovations, most of which are now into their second year of development. Hurt Valley Youth Health Services In April this year, the Hurt Valley Youth...

Working towards new health destinations.(CONFERENCE COVERAGE)
September 1, 2005... "Nurses are pivotal in getting people to think about their health differently," said Ministry of Health deputy director general of clinical services, Colin Feek. He discussed the Ministry's vision for the future of the primary health care (PHC)...

Concurrent sessions offer participants rich variety.(CONFERENCE COVERAGE)
September 1, 2005... Conference's second day featured five concurrent streams--collaborative practice; Maori and primary health care (PHC) initiatives; health promotion, education and new initiatives. There were five 25-minute sessions in each stream, with a rich...

Envisioning the future.(CONFERENCE COVERAGE)
September 1, 2005... Nursing autonomy was not a barrier to collaboration, chair of NZNO's Primary Health Care Nurses' Council, Chiquita Hansen, told delegates. Speaking at the final conference session, a pane[ discussion on future perspectives, Hansen said that...

Caring for villagers in Vanuatu: two New Zealand public health nurses spent a month on Malekula Island in Vanuatu in November last year, working with New Zealand doctor Derek Allan at a local health centre. Here they share some of their experiences of caring for villagers.(NURSING OVERSEAS)
September 1, 2005... Smiling children calling "hello" and reaching out to touch our white skin; the gift of fruit and vegetables from hard working women; and the concern for their families shown by the men folk. These are some of the strongest memories of our visit...

Helping people make healthy choices: a practice nurse shares her passion for her work assisting people make sustainable behavioural changes.(PROFILE)
September 1, 2005... Sue Dawber is a passionate practice nurse: passionate about healthy eating and healthy lifestyles; passionate about giving people knowledge so they can make informed and realistic choices; passionate about helping people make sustainable...

Is New Zealand prepared for an outbreak of avian 'flu? Nurses--the largest health group in New Zealand--are in a strong position to either help prevent an epidemic of avian 'flu or to minimise its effects. We must act now.(PROFESSIONAL FOCUS)
September 1, 2005... A storm unprecedented in its fury is approaching New Zealand. Its destructive power is beyond anything we have seen before and far beyond our capabilities to either prevent or even minimise its impact. Fact or fiction? According to...

Providing primary health nursing leadership: the government's primary health care strategy is set to change the face of primary health care delivery. Nurses have to be ready for the challenges that entails. That's where NZNO's Primary Health Care Nursing Council can help.(NEWS FOCUS)
September 1, 2005... Another round of primary health care nursing scholarships has been awarded, more money has gone to general practice to improve access to primary health care (PHC), PHC nurses are working in various ways throughout the country to gain improved...

Essay wha? Is there any point whatsoever in nursing students writing essays? Do they really serve their supposed purpose of developing critical thinking skills and ascertaining how students are processing information? A former educator has his doubts.(VIEWPOINT)
September 1, 2005... It's not surprising Padraigh O'Luanaigh's career in New Zealand nursing education was brief (Something is rotten in the state of education, Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, June 2005; 10-11). An Irish male midwife? Innovative, imaginative,...

Arguing the case for nurse practitioners: the number of nurse practitioners continues to increase but there are some who still do not accept the need for the role. Here one nurse practitioner argues the case--logically and soundly--for this advanced practice role.(VIEWPOINT)
September 1, 2005... While there are now 17 registered nurse practitioners (NPs) in New Zealand, the argument for the role is far from accepted. Recent articles and Letters in Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand over NPs in anaesthesiology, have also added to this...

Unity evident at Te Runanga hui: new leadership and some new directions were decided on at last month's Te Runanga O Aotearoa NZNO hui in Wanganui.(NEWS FOCUS)
September 1, 2005... A strong sense of unity and purpose was very much evident at last month's Te Runanga 0 Aotearoa NZNO annual general hui at Putiki Marae in Wanganui, according to newly elected chair Brenda Close. Much work was done, differences were settled and...

Nurse struck off for dishonest use of patients cheques and eftpos card.(NURSING COUNCIL)
September 1, 2005... SHIRLEY MARILYN SIZEMORE, EN Enrolled nurse Shirley Sizemore has had her name removed from the register after she dishonestly used a patient's cheques and eftpos card. In its April 2005 decision, the Nursing Council ordered that her name...

Nurse struck off for exploiting relationship for own gain.(NURSING COUNCIL)
September 1, 2005... ROSEMARY ANNE KENNEDY, RN The dishonest use of a chequebook and department store credit card belonging to an elderly and partially blind resident of a rest-home at which she worked, has resulted in registered nurse (RN) Rosemary Anne...

Inappropriate relationship leads to professional misconduct charge.(NURSING COUNCIL)
September 1, 2005... REGISTERED NURSE A registered nurse (RN) who entered into an inappropriate relationship with a terminally ill patient and compromised public safety by imposing her own religious or cultural beliefs and health practices on the patient and...

Striking for fair pay in Fiji: unity, public support and support from NZNO were all factors in last month's successful strike by 1300 Fijian nurses and other health workers.(INDUSTRIAL FOCUS)
September 1, 2005... For five days at the beginning of August they ate, slept, danced, sang and prayed at the union headquarters in McGregor Road, Suva, Fiji. That's a national strike--the Fiji Nursing Association (FNA) way. The visitors poured in. First it was...

Similarities between situation for nurses in FIJI and in TONGA.(INDUSTRIAL FOCUS)
September 1, 2005... The Fiji Government has been trying hard to abolish a decades-long accord which ensures cost-of-living payments for state sector workers. Government negotiators argue that public servants should be able to progress up their salary scales only...

Developing an action plan for aged care.(SECTOR REPORTS)
September 1, 2005... NZNO's Aged Care National Advisory Group, made up of 11 aged-care activists from NZNO's regions, held its first meeting Last month. The meeting, held in Wellington, canvassed a range of issues. It began with a brainstorm on the key issues for...

Escaping the rigours of Menz B campaign.(SECTOR REPORTS)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... A group of four practice nurses and a third-year nursing student, working for Balclutha General Practitioners in south Otago, decided to have a Little fun recently to relieve the hard work of the Menz B immunisation campaign (see photo at...

Gap remains between hospice claim and employers' offer.(SECTOR REPORTS)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... All nurses and other health workers should look for opportunities to support the pay parity campaign for hospice staff, according to NZNO advocate, Mark Lennox. Negotiations for a national hospice multi-employer collective agreement (MECA)...

Family planning members voting on offer.(SECTOR REPORTS)(Family Planning Association Collective Agreement)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... At negotiations early Last month, a proposed settlement was reached for the Family Planning Association (FPA) Collective Agreement The agreement covers nurses, educators and medical receptionists/clerical/ administrative employees. The...

Infection control conference catered for wide range of nurses.(COLLEGE/SECTION NEWS)
September 1, 2005... Antibiotic resistance, intravenous device surveillance and the decontamination and sterilisation of instruments were three major themes at NZNO's infection control division annual conference in Auckland last month. Outgoing division chair...

Child health section sets priorities.(COLLEGE/SECTION NEWS)
September 1, 2005... Raising the profile of the section, particularly through writing submissions on child health issues, canvassing education providers on the educational needs of child health nurses, and organising child health research days in different centres...

Events 2005.(Calendar)
September 1, 2005... EVENTS 2005 COURSES, CONFERENCES, REUNIONS & VENUES Sept 22-24 9th Australasian Menopause Society Gold Coast, Conference Queensland www.menopause.org.au...

NZNO offices.(New Zealand Nurses Organisation)(Directory)
September 1, 2005... NORTHERN AREA WHANGAREI Julie Governor, 196A Bank Street, Regent, PO Box 1387, Whangarei. ph (09) 430 3022 fax (09) 430 8847 AUCKLAND Carol Brown, Christine Gallagher, Carol Gilmour, Jane Kostanich, Mark Lennox, Theona...