Chief nursing adviser comments.It is useful to have the opportunity to comment on the report of the meeting I had with a small group of NZNO NZNO New Zealand Nurses Organisation members during International Nurses Day (Kai kai Noun NZ informal food [Maori] kai noun N.Z. (informal) food, grub (slang) provisions, fare, board, commons, eats (slang 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. , June 2007, p6). The way in which issues were raised in this informal gathering, and subsequently reported have caused some concern. It is important to put some context around the report. The major discussion concerned primary helath organisation support of nursing endeavour, employment of nurses and the impact of nursing on the political process. I am very supportive of nurses and doctors working together collegially in a variety of arrangements for the betterment bet·ter·ment n. 1. An improvement over what has been the case: financial betterment. 2. Law An improvement beyond normal upkeep and repair that adds to the value of real property. of their patients and I continue to work closely with colleagues--both doctors and nurses--to achieve this. There is little to be gained now from relitigating what was actually said. I do apologise v. 1. same as apologize. Verb 1. apologise - defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success" though for any offence caused by reported comments which may have been deemed inappropriate by some readers. Mark Jones, chief adviser nursing, Ministry of Health |
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