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1. Who is eligible to join the College of Nurses?
There are five ways for members to join:
i. Members (all registered nurses with two years practice experience)
ii. Affiliate Members (new graduates with less than two years experience)
iii. Fellows (registered nurses with five years practice experience who
are able to demonstrate an exceptional contribution to nursing)
iv. Students members (those enrolled in pre-entry Bachelor of Nursing)
v. Special Category ( persons, with an exceptional contribution to community
health)
2. Is it simple to join the College?
Yes. The procedure for joining the College is very simple. Just send:
* A completed membership form
* Curriculum Vitae, ( or ask for one of our prepared forms)
* A copy of your annual practising certificate.
* An application fee of $20 (not payable by affiliate or student members)
The subscription can be paid as an annual amount or by monthly automatic
payments.
3. What will I gain by joining the College?
You will be part of an active, vibrant, professional organisation and
be kept up to date with professional issues. The benefits of the College
are focused on nursing in general and the service nursing provides to
the public, as well as direct personal benefits:
* $1 million indemnity insurance per year, with a maximum of $1 million
per claim.
* Indemnity insurance if your practice is in complementary therapy.
* A quality College newsletter"Te Puawai" published three times
per year.
* An automatic subscription to the refereed journal "Nursing Praxis
in New Zealand" which is published three times per year.
* Receipt of "Nursing Review" monthly as part of your subscription.
* A forum for professional links with other nurses who are committed to
high professional standards.
* Access to research and study grants through scholarships.
* Local networking through Regional Branches.
* Annual conference held at different places in N.Z.
4. What if I belong to another professional organisation?
Great !!!! The spirit of the College is about collegiality, sharing and
communication. Members are free to join other organisations, and can hold
joint professional organisational appointments. Many members of the College
do, in fact, belong to more than one professional organisation.
5. Do I also need to belong to another nursing organisation to be a
part of an employment contract?
The College is not a union. However employers are required to offer no
less than the terms of any collective contract to relevant employees.
This ensures that union membership is not compulsory.
6. What does the College of Nurses do?
* Promotes the professional nursing issues for improved practice and health
outcomes. It has done this by contributing to many national committees,
initiating the recent Ministerial Taskforce on Nursing, hosting workshops
to develop the concept of the Nurse Practitioner (TM) and leading the
development of primary health care nursing.
* Provides forums for nursing updates at a local level through a nationwide
network of Regional Branches which are organised by local Co-ordinators.
* Produces "Te Puawai", a newsletter with articles of clinical
and professional interest.
* Provides well researched and carefully considered submissions on all
health sector concerns.
* Supports nursing research with grants and scholarships.
7. Isn't the College elitist? Or only for educators?
The College is committed to high professional standards. The College welcomes
all nurses, from all areas of the profession, and its membership includes
many clinicians, as well as educators and nurses from other fields.
8. Does the College have a focus for my specialty?
Rather than have narrowly defined sections, the College is developing
networks within its membership. There is now a child health network, a
primary health care network, a aged care network and we are working on
developing others. Join us and help develop your area of practice interest.
9. What will it cost me?
Student members $25*
Affiliate members $200
Members $393.75
Fellows $450
For members this is less than $34 per month
* Student members will receive indemnity insurance and Te Puawai
The next step
If you believe in excellence of practice, and wish to be informed and
involved in professional nursing issues, then it sounds like the College
is for you. So request your application form today.
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