Submissions 2009
Below is a list of Submissions providing feedback from the College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ) Inc during 2009. Please click to download a .pdf copy of the submission.
October 2009
EN-NA Scope of Practice Submission Oct 2009.pdf (0.06MB)
The submission is the result of previous policy analysis undertaken by the College, internal consultation on and off line and direct discussions with College members
Physician Assistant Submission Oct 2009.pdf (0.06MB) Physician Assistants Consultation Feedback
College members are not generally supportive of the introduction of the role of physician assistant. The College sees much greater workforce flexibility provided by the Nurse Practitioner.
September 2009
NCNZ Prescribing Submission September 2009.pdf (0.11MB) Nurse Prescribing
A joint submission by the College, NPAC-NZ and NPNZ
Response to MRG CNA(NZ), NPAC-NZ, NPNZ... (0.07MB) Response to the Ministerial Review Group
A deliberately brief combined submission on behalf of CNA(NZ), NPAC-NZ and NPNZ confining its focus to key points of major importance
July 2009
RN Scope of Practice Submission July 2009.pdf (0.27MB)
This proposal is a substantial professional and strategic issue, probably one of the most significant ‘tipping' points in the profession for the last 10 years.
June 2009
PHCAC Submission 5th June 2009.pdf (0.71MB) Submission to the Primary Health Care Advisory Council
Collated feedback represents a total of 42 submissions from individuals and groups (unspecified numbers) belonging to our organization
April 2009
Feedback on Draft NCSP Competencies for Smear... (0.08MB) NCSP Competencies for Smear Taker Training - Feedback On the Draft Document.
The draft document describes three pathways to achieve smear-taking status for nurses. There needs to be a fourth.
February 2009
HPCA recomendations submission Feb 2009.pdf (0.09MB) HPCA Submission (0.09MB) Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act Review
The College of Nurses Aotearoa (The College) strongly supports the need for the public to be better informed as there are many who have little idea about the purpose and functions of the Act.
CTA Purchase Intentions Submission Feb 2009.pdf (0.30MB) Submission to the Clinical Training Agency
Key concerns of the College of Nurses for CTA funding of postgraduate education centre around first, access to appropriate education and training for those nurses that practise outside the District Health Board (DHB) setting, and second that focused investment in postgraduate education be increased to support the ongoing development of the role of the nurse practitioner.
RMO Commission Submission January 2009.pdf (0.02MB)
Issues we see facing RMOs are high acuity patients, high occupancy, often outliers from home wards, fast turnover of caseloads with short rotations in complex environments with multiple specialty and sub-specialty multi professional teams.
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