Submissions 2010
Below is a list of Submissions providing feedback from the College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ) Inc during 2010. Please click to download a .pdf copy of the submission.
November 2010
Pharmacy Services for People in Age-related... (0.06MB)
College submission collated from feedback of aged care facility managers and aged care registered Nurses, reviews Pharmacy Services for People in Age-related Residential Care.
HWNZ Career Plan Submission Nov 2010.pdf (0.03MB)
October 2010
Guidelines for Competence assessment 6 Oct... (0.03MB)
July 2010
Quality of Care for Older New Zelanders July 2010 (0.08MB) Quality of care for older New Zealanders - feedback for the Green Party.
The role of the nurse as specialist in aged care, skills in assessment and treatment of complications of aging processes need to be recognized as a source of humane and cost effective care.
RN Scope of Practice Submission July 2009 (0.27MB)
Submission to the Nursing Council of New Zealand - Draft Education Programme Standards for the Registered Nurse Scope of Practice
The College believes that there is a need to consolidate knowledge and skills rather than expose students to a wide range of superficial experiences.
June 2010
Prescriber Scope Consultation Submission June 2010 (0.09MB) Proposed Pharmacist Prescriber Scope of Practice Consultation
The proposed scope of practice for a pharmacist prescriber describes a practitioner with extensive knowledge and professional practice in pharmacology and therapeutics.
Guidance Paper NZ Emergency Dept Submission... (0.03MB)
Consultation on 'Guidance paper for NZ emergency departments regarding the interface with primary health care
We support the purpose of this document which guides the providers of New Zealand's hospital emergency department services on how they should relate to the primary health care sector, with particular reference to the Shorter Stays in Emergency Departments Health Target.
Draft Stroke Guidelines Submission June 2010 (0.02MB)
College members found this to be a good document and clearly a useful update on current practice. Almost all points of concern related to stroke in older people.
ACC Comunity Nursing Contract Report 10 June 2010 (0.04MB)
ACC regulation changes are having a major impact on the quality of care given to New Zealanders who suffer a personal injury requiring referral to a community nursing service, predominantly for wound management.
May 2010
NP Barriers Submission May 2010 (0.05MB) Legislative Barriers to Workforce Innovation
It is unfortunate that barriers, both legislative and otherwise, persist in restricting the practice of nurse practitioners, who are expert clinicians in their specific areas of practice, effectively impacting on client's access to services and health outcomes.
Proposal to ban tobacco retail displays in NZ... (0.05MB)
The College wishes to emphasise the importance of the issue. Over two-thirds of the public supports a ban on tobacco retail displays.
April 2010
Aiming for Excellence Submission April 2010 (0.03MB)
2011 review of Aiming for Excellence, the New Zealand Standard for General Practice
General practice is about a team approach with the patient at the centre, the Aiming for Excellence document should reflect this.
Transfer of Care Document feedback April 2010.pdf (0.02MB)
March 2010
Medregs Submission March 2010 (0.06MB)
Consultation on Proposed Amendments to Regulations under the Medicines Act 1981
This submission was completed on behalf of the College of Nurses, Aotearoa (NZ) Inc. by Dr Jill Wilkinson after consultation with College members.
Physician Assistant letter (0.08MB) Proposal to Undertake a Pilot of Physician Assistants in Surgery at CMDHB
This is shared feedback from the College of Nurses, Aotearoa, NZ, Inc, Nurse Practitioners of New Zealand which is a division of the College and the Nurse Practitioners Advisory Committee of New Zealand.
January 2010
Maori Affairs Select Tobacco Submission Jan 2010 (0.07MB)
Nursing knowledge encompasses understanding of the disastrous impact of tobacco use on morbidity and mortality among Maori and all New Zealanders, and the health, social and economic inequities visited on Maori by tobacco use.
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