'Outrageous and illfounded' suggestions.It was with some bewilderment be·wil·der·ment n. 1. The condition of being confused or disoriented. 2. A situation of perplexity or confusion; a tangle: a bewilderment of lies and half-truths. Noun 1. I read the comments of Susan Osborne regarding parental rights on the corporal punishment corporal punishment, physical chastisement of an offender. At one extreme it includes the death penalty (see capital punishment), but the term usually refers to punishments like flogging, mutilation, and branding. Until c. of children (Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , October 2006, p4). She makes some outrageous and ill-founded suggestions. How on earth can she link a rise in gun crimes and rape to a possible protection of the rights of children, a health consumer group who often do far worse out of the health system than adults? Perhaps factors like the media, drugs, access to weapons and gangs may be a more appropriate reason for the small rise in violent crime. Is the writer actually aware that New Zealand is not a United Nations test centre (as she suggests), and will certainly not be the first place to outlaw corporal punishment of children. In fact, since 1979, it has been illegal to physically punish a child in Sweden and their gun crime and rape cases have not dramatically increased. Green MP Sue Bradford The New Zealand politician Sue Bradford (born 1952) serves as a list Member of Parliament representing the Green Party. Early life Sue Bradford graduated from Auckland University in History and Political Studies, and later obtained a MA in Chinese. should be commended for her actions, not criticised in Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand by an ill-informed correspondent. Using physical punishment on a child reinforces this as normal behaviour; children who receive physical punishment are more likely themselves to engage in using their own hands as weapons. As nurses, we have a duty and a moral obligation to protect those who are disempowered--children, the mentally ill, the elderly. These groups all risk being the victims of physical punishment by the misfortune of their position. Is Ms Osborne stating it is alright to physically harm all these groups, or does she confine it to children? I sincerely hope not to be in her care in the near or distant future! Ian Guy, RN, BA, MA, lecturer in nursing, School of Nursing and Health Studies The Department of Human Science completed the newest undergraduate research laboratory space on campus in 2006 called the Discovery Center. The Discovery Center includes a Basic Health Science Teaching Laboratory, a Molecular and Cell Biology Research Laboratory, a Cell Culture Room, and , Waiariki Institute of Technology Established in 1978, Waiariki Institute of Technology is one of the largest tertiary institutes in New Zealand. Originally developed as a centre for adult and trades education, the institute began to offer bachelor degree programmes in the early 1990's. , Rotorua |
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