Welcome to the College of Nurses Aotearoa News Update.
No. 626 Wednesday 18 January 2023
Weekly news round-up of nursing and health information in New Zealand and internationally
New Zealand news
Senior nurses appointed to Starship to address Māori health inequity - NZ Herald
Two new nurse directors at Starship Child health will help address health inequity for Māori by championing Māori health and leading Te Tiriti across nursing, as the paediatric health provider ushers in a new nursing model.
Second recruitment of nursing students to begin in June - Cook Islands News
Seventeen students pursuing Bachelor in Nursing Pacific are five weeks away from completing their first year of studies.
Academic Nursing Lecturer – Cook Islands for the Bachelor of Nursing Pacific (BNP), Mirella Simpson said they began the programme with 20 students.
Sunny By Name, Sunny By Nature
"I've always cared for people. I don't care about colour, gender, or age. I've always been friendly," says Sunny, who recently completed his Bachelor of Nursing at UCOL Te Pūkenga Whanganui. Read more
International news
Daphne Bramham: Canada's response to nursing shortage lacks urgency and co-ordination
Opinion: With a shortage here and globally, Canada urgently needs national standards and a national registry if it is to get the nurses it needs.
No timeline for BC's unvaccinated nurses, mandate will remain enforced - Western Standard
BC is one of only two Canadian provinces still requiring COVID-19 vaccination for nurses, the other being Nova Scotia.
Why nurses say they are striking and quitting in droves - The Washington Post
This flu season, Benny Matthew — a nurse at the Montefiore Medical Center emergency room in the Bronx — has often been responsible for 15 to 20 patients at a time.
New York nurses end strike after reaching deals with hospitals | Health News - Al Jazeera
Pay rises and agreements over staffing levels prompt nurses to return to work
'Nurses have cried with me': Pat Cullen on strikes, 16-hour shifts and colleagues who can't ...
The leader of the Royal College of Nursing talks about how members are being forced to use food banks, her frustration with the government – and how she learned to be a tough negotiator
Nurses' strike: Union says next one will be twice as big - BBC News
More nurses will be asked to strike next month in a bid to raise pressure on the government, union leaders warn.
Articles of interest
The added value of the nurse practitioner: An evolutionary concept analysis.
Savard, I., Al Hakim, G., & Kilpatrick, K. (2022).
Nursing Open, 00, 1– 12. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1512
Nurse practitioners' added value is often mentioned in publications, but there is no consensus on what value is being added, what value is being added to, and in comparison with what can be considered to be an added value. A concept analysis was conducted to clarify the attributes, antecedents and meaning and better understand the Nurse practitioners' added value.
The article below is not freely available but may be accessed through databases and libraries to which readers have access.
Influence of nurses in the implementation of artificial intelligence in health care: a scoping review.
Sodeau Adele, Fox Amanda (2022)
Australian Health Review 46, 736-741.
https://doi.org/10.1071/AH22164
Objective This scoping review maps the approach undertaken by nurses to influence the implementation of artificial intelligence in health care. It also provides evidence of how frequently nurses drive the implementation of artificial intelligence, and how often nurses collaborate within the technical team
The above information has been collated for the College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ) Inc by Linda Stopforth, SNIPS and is provided on a weekly basis. It is current as of 17 January
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