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Nursing Group contact details
Agenda & Quote
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Minutes of the Meeting held on 1st February 2006
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Report on the National Nursing Centre Consortium—
NZ Workshop
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NIL Report
Pages 5
Terms of Reference (June 2000)
Agenda
Facilitator Judy Harris
Nurse Manager, DMC
Blessing and Welcome
Apologies
Previous Minutes
Matters Arising
General Business
Discussion of Terms of Reference and focus of group
Priorities for 2006
Presentation by Jen Udy Kaipara Nurse Manager and Celeste Sherman ( Outpatients Nurse Leader)
Facilitation of the next meeting
(5th April)
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Minutes of the Last Meeting
MINUTES OF THE NURSE PROJECT MEETING HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 1st FEBRUARY 2006
AT 12.15PM, CONFERENCE ROOM, COMMUNITY HEALTH, DARGAVILLE HOSPITAL
Present: Marion McCahon (facilitator) Geraldine (PHN), Merryl Frear, Justine Kimberly, Veronica Polkinghorne, Julie Robertson, Judy Harris, Claire Anderson, Karen Katipa, Glenis Turner, Jen Udy, Margaret Curry, Katie Farrell, Phillipa (Te Ha Tamariki), Marilyn Archibald, Helen Topia, Celeste Sherman, Fran Glamuzina, Mavis McCombie, Vivian Andrew, Pam Baldwin, Rachel Kidd
Apologies: Rachael Sullivan, Julie Palmer, Zoe Tipa, June Henwood, Cherry Waldron, Raewyn Fowlie, Kath Bowmar
Previous Minutes: Moved/Seconded Judy/Jen that the minutes of the last meeting are true and correct.
Matters Arising: None
Business:
A discussion took place on this forum and what we need to get out of the next 12 months. Terms of Referencshould be circulated. The group needs to be structured and have a specific agenda with a plan. It was decided that Julie should find the Terms of Reference for this group (or failing that draft up some new ones – Nurse Leadership Group have some good ones). This is to be put on the Agenda for the next meeting. It was felt that some people could be dropping off because not enough is being achieved.
Are we aware of what everyone actually does? It was decided that it would be beneficial for each nurse to do a short presentation on what they do / services they provide. Next month the Inpatient Unit (Jen) and Outpatient Unit (Celeste) will do a short presentation each on their roles and services provided.
This meeting has two strands – professional development & networking.
A suggestion was made to follow up the original hui at Omapere.
Future of the NIL’s (Nurse Integration Leaders) – still awaiting a decision.
Inservice Education: Suggested we could put ideas to the rural consortium as they have funding available. We need to be careful to co-ordinate this through Julie, otherwise there could be double-ups. Training would be held locally.
NIL Role: It was felt that this needs to be further defined / explained. It needs to be reviewed – it was felt that the role locally would be different to that of the other Northland NIL’s. To be put on Agenda for next meeting.
Presentation on Homeopathy by Marion McCahon:
Homeopathy treats people on three levels – body, mind, spirit
Marion treats colds, flu’s, ears, post operative care, accidents, stress, eczema, asthma, etc.
Holistic medicine
Best know homeopathic medicine would be Arnica
Helps get people over viral infections quickly
Can be used in conjunction with medical treatment
Economical compared with medicine
Can take away or reduce the side effects of other things e.g. vaccinations
In the initial visit Marion takes a full case history and makes diagnosis – takes long time
Marion gave examples with a few case histories
Her office is in the Dargaville Dental Centre in Hokianga Rd and she works every morning.
Marion is a registered nurse and has done her Diploma in Homeopathy (4yrs) and Advance Diploma (2 yrs).
Great to work in with other Doctors and Nurses
Meeting Closed: at 1.25 pm
Next Meeting: 1st March 2006 - Conference Room, Community Health, Dargaville Hospital – Judy Harris to facilitate – Lunch provided.
Report for the Northland PHC Nursing Leadership Group
REPORT FOR THE NORTHLAND REGIONAL PRIMARY HEALTH CARE NURSING LEADERSHIP GROUP MEETING
ON FEBRUARY 16TH 2006
THE NATIONAL NURSING CENTER CONSORTIUM
NZ WORKSHOP
Held on Friday 3rd February 2006-
At Auckland City Hospital
This one day workshop was held at the Auckland City hospital Fisher and Paykel Education Centre. It was facilitated by Fancis Hughes, Associate Professor of Nursing (Auckland University), Taima Campbell, Director of Nursing, Auckland District Health Board and Margareth Broodkin,
Director of Nursing (Maori).
The workshop was attended by a range of Nurses from across NZ, including academics, Nurse Practitioners, Directors of Nursing and Nurse Specialists. Attendance was less than anticipated (approximately 50 – 60 attended) and this was due to the timeframe of the workshop, being early February, and the beginning of a long weekend.
The purpose of the workshop was to move forward on the proposal around creating a National Nursing Consortium in New Zealand (NNCC-NZ). The workshop consisted of a one hour video conference with Tine Hansen Turton, Director of the NNCC and her colleague in the USA. The purpose of the videoconference was to explore some of the issues and questions which the attendees at the workshop had about the establishment of the NNCC-NZ. The videoconference also provided a platform to discuss the Principles of Participation with the NNCC and how that could be adapted to the NZ context.
Two presentations were also made which highlighted current Nursing Led initiatives in NZ. One was from a Nurse led centre in Christchurch and the other was from Mary Carthew, our own NIL, and Judy Hamilton from Te Pua O Te Otangarei, Primary health Care Centre.
After the video conference, small group work was organised to enable views, issues, experiences and information to be collated for informing the way forward..
A key development from both the videoconference and the workshop was that an international Nursing conference be held in New Zealand. Tine Hansen Turton suggested 40 – 50 Nurse Practitioners could come to NZ to do workshops, present papers, give lectures and generally create an excellent program for the development and advancement of Nursing and Nurse Practitioners in NZ. Discussion also included utilising / including nurses from other countries including those in the Asia Pacific and third world.
Participants from the workshop were invited to become part of a conference planning group, Mary Carthew, (NIL) Julie Palmer (NIL) and Adrienne Murray NP, from Northland offered to be part of this.
There is a strong commitment to the establishment of an independent NNC-NZ; this is being driven by Nurse Leaders at Auckland University and ADHB. It is envisaged the NNC –NZ will contribute to the development of a sustainable structure in which Nurse Practitioner roles can operate and Nurse Led/managed centres can develop.
Julie Palmer
Nursing Integration Leader
Kaipara Care Inc PHO
February 13th 2006
Julie's Column
JULIE’S COLUMN
Greeting everyone, I hope you have all had a lovely summer and managed to have some time relaxing with and enjoying your family and friends. It’s great to see a number of initiatives and projects getting off the ground and people being very positive and energetic about strengthening the health services and the health of the people in Kaipara.
I have been involved in a number of projects which are coming together in ways that are health promoting for the community and enhancing of Integration among services, and Nurses in particular.
KAIPARA INTEGRATED CARE CHILD HEALTH PROJECT
One example of this is a workshop held on Wednesday with committed and energetic people from the community and key staff from both health and social organisations in Kaipara.
The purpose of the workshop was to look at the health and well being needs of families with children aged 0 – 5 years. One outcome of the workshop is the formation of a steering group. Their first meeting will be held on March 22nd at 10.00 am. Representatives from NH, Plunket, “the community” and various community groups will work together, firstly, to explore how they can reopen the Parent Centre and make it a sustainable resource for this community. From there, life will be breathed into a number of initiatives which will enhance the existing resources and networks to meet the needs of families with children less than 5 years of age. This model of working is based on the community identifying what they need, and organizations and service providers working collaboratively with them to meet those needs. It is health promoting in that it is strength and capacity building, working in partnership with the community, is based on participation and collaboration, and doing with, rather than “doing to” the community.
HEALTH PROMOTION IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
In the last month I have been working on establishing an introductory Health Promotion (HP) “short course” for Practice Nurses with Ngaire Rae, Health Promotion Advisor for Manaia Health PHO. The course is held in the evenings over 8 weeks for 2 hours each week. The course starts with a delicious healthy dinner, and no charge is made for attendance. The course content includes an introduction to HP values and principles, understanding the determinants of health, HP models and strategies, assessing and prioritizing HP needs, and evaluation strategies. The course is delivered using adult learning methods and on completion, each nurse will have developed a HP Project with the potential for implementation in her practice.
Part of the agreement in doing this work was that should there be interest, we could run the program over here in Kaipara. If this is something you think would be interested in attending, please let me know. It may be that the course could be made available to not only Nurses, but to people in the community who are interested in learning more about HP.
TERMS OF REFERERENCE FOR THE NURSE PROJECT GROUP
At the last project nurse meeting, discussion ensued around the focus and purpose of the Project Nurse group. I was asked to retrieve the original Terms of Reference (TOR), and should they not be available, draft new ones for discussion. The attached TOR were developed by the then KCI Nurse Management Group in 2000. The Nurses in Kaipara are invited to review and discuss these with your colleagues, and decide whether you think they are relevant to the group now, or whether new TOR are needed. Your participation in this conversation and process would be appreciated.
NATIONAL NURSING CENTERS CONSORTIUM – NZ (NNCC-NZ)
Following on from the visit to NZ by the Director of the NNCC – USA Tine Hansen Turton, an NNCC- NZ has been established. Attached for your information is a copy of a report on the workshop held at Auckland City Hospital written for the Northland Regional Nurse Leadership Group. There is significant support for Nurse Led Centers in New Zealand, and the concept creates great opportunities for Nurses and Nurse Practitioners. If you are interested in learning more about Nurse Led Centers, the NNCC –USA web site is www.nncc.us
WELCOME TO HELEN TOPIA, NURSE PRACTITIONER TE HA O TE ORANGAO NGATI WHATUA
A very warm welcome was given to Helen Topia, Nurse Practitioner (NP) at a Powhiri at Naumai Marae early in February. It was a very beautiful Powhiri, and many Nurses were there to welcome Helen. I know Helen is going to make a great contribution to the health care provided here in Kaipara and once she gets her bearings, we will all benefit from the wealth of knowledge and expertise she brings. WELCOME HELEN!!!
I look forward to attending the Project Nurse Meetings this year; we have good attendance from a broad range of Nurses, constructive and valuable discussion, positive networking, and generate solutions to problems or issues which prevent the delivery of effective and integrated primary health care services. All Nurses are welcome to be part of this. Please don’t hesitate to contact me should you have any questions, comments or suggestions to make but are unable to attend the meeting.
All the best, Julie,
Julie Palmer
Nursing Integration Leader
Kaipara Care Inc PHO.
February 23, 2006
Terms of Reference
Nurse Management Group
Terms of Reference
Purpose
To advance the standards and quality of a co-ordinated nursing service in the Kaipara.
Be guided by the evolutionary model contained in the Nurse Project Document 2000
Resonsibilities
Meet weekly at a set time to attend to the business of developing a coordinated nursing service.
Report to the KCI Board Monthly on progress.
To ensure all stakeholders and employers are kept informed and involved as and when appropriate.
The nurse management groups over all responsibility is to action the nurse project’s objectives and further co-ordinate nursing services in the Kaipara. Their strategies for achieving this have focused around the following processes:-
development of best practice guidelines for nursing services including cultural safety.
utilisation and management of nursing resources.
quality management issues and initiatives.
training and education.
leadership and professional development.
development of information systems for nursing services.
co-ordinating nurse led service opportunities which are consumer centered.
The Nurse Management Team
Pat Capon Clinical Service Manager, Dargaville Hospital
Diane Lawson Team Leader, Te Ha o Te Oranga
Trish Crompton Practice Nurse Manager, Dargaville Medical Centre
Lynn Messervy KCI Project Manager
Jo Herbert Kaipara Area Co-ordinator, Northland Health Ltd
Sarah Moran Consumer and Ngati Whatua representative
(Taken from Appendix 6, Nurse Project Document, June 2000)
A search of our files show that these TOR were discussed at Nurse Project Meetings on Oct & Nov 02, and in Feb 03 where it was stated that they still looked relevant. In July 03, it is minuted that the task of reviewing the TOR would be given to the new NIL once she had been become familiar with the project and situation in Kaipara.
However, no mention of it could be found after Julie commenced in Aug 03.
Quotation
“People become really quite
remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things.
When they believe in
Themselves, they have the first secret of success."
-- Norman Vincent Peale