Submissions
The College of Nurses is a highly respected organisation that provides feedback to government and organisations on many areas related to nursing and community health. All fellows and members are welcome to provide feedback on calls for submissions, these responses are then collated and submitted from the College on behalf of our members.
Click on the link on the right side for Submissions from 2010 or previous years or use the search facility using key words for a specific search.
Requests for Feedback from College members below
Members, Please provide any relevant feedback you may have for the College Submission listed below to the College office via email by the due date. Submissions are then collated and sent on behalf of the College Membership.
As outlined below Nursing Council is currently consulting on the new Code of Conduct. Board member Nicola Russell will be collating feedback from members. Please comment directly via the College forum (make sure you sign into members area first) or email responses with the subject line "Code of Conduct feedback" to the College office at admin@nurse.org.nz
The Council is undertaking a major review of how it sets standards of ethical conduct for nurses and ensures the ethical fitness of the nursing workforce to protect the public. The Council will be consulting on the new Code of Conduct with nurses, employers and the public until 24 February 2012. Click here to download the draft Code and consultation documents from our website. The Council will finalise the Code following feedback in April 2012. It will be widely distributed to nurses, employers and nurse educators.
The Council views the new draft Code as one part of a strategy to provide more guidance to nurses on appropriate professional behaviour. The Council has recently consulted on Draft Guidelines: professional boundaries which provide more detailed advice on appropriate relationships with health consumers. In addition the Council will be working with educators and professional organisations to develop more detailed guidance on social media and a guideline on conduct for student nurses.
The Council will be requiring all nurses to complete professional development on professional boundaries and the Code of Conduct when these documents are finalised as part of the continuing competence requirements.
The Council believes that nurses have a key role in ensuring public safety because nurses have professional values and standards of behaviour which they apply in their every day practice. The development of ethical comportment and professional identity and character are important components of undergraduate programmes. Education standards will be reviewed to support and prioritise the development of ethical comportment in student nurses. Programmes for overseas nurses will have a greater requirement to develop their understanding of professional conduct in the New Zealand context. The Council also intends to review the registered nurse competencies to align these with the new Code.
Regards
Carolyn Reed
Chief Executive/Registrar
Green Paper for Vulnerable Children -feedback by Nov 30th please
green-paper-for-vulnerable-children.pdf (0.59MB)
The Ministry of Social Development has recently released a Green Paper which considers how the Government could better protect and improve outcomes for vulnerable children. The College will be collating and submitting a response to the Green Paper. Members, please send your comments to the College office if you would like to contribute. Responses are not due until February next year but we will of course complete our submission before Christmas.
Please submit your responses on the Green Paper before 30th November to –admin@nurse.org.nz with the email subject line Green Paper response
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