Neonatal nurses work towards college status.The 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. Association of Neonatal Nurses' (NZANN NZANN New Zealand Association of Neonatal Nurses ) executive committee, at its meeting in Wellington last month, continued work on our application to become an NZNO NZNO New Zealand Nurses Organisation college. Our association now has nearly 500 members. This is a significant number of practising neonatal nurses in New Zealand. Our numbers and interest in the section have grown significantly over the past two years, thanks to NZNO taking a more direct approach to finances and involvement with its sections and colleges, and to a concentrated recruitment effort by the executive committee. With this significant membership, the committee decided last year to begin the process of attaining college status. At our AGM AGM annual general meeting AGM n abbr (= annual general meeting) → AG f AGM n abbr (= annual general meeting) → JHV f in Christchurch in September, the committee received an overwhelming mandate from those present to formalise the college process and to proceed enthusiastically. NZANN has had a eventful, 11-year history and was one of the first standards. These are freely available from our website: http://www.nzno.org.nz//Site/Sections/Sections/Neonatal/Standards.aspx. The achievement of college status will consolidate the professional image of neonatal nursing Neonatal nursing is a specialized nursing practice of caring for newborn infants (neo meaning new, natal meaning birth) up to 28 days subsequent to birth. . Our aim is for the new college to become the one true professional voice for att neonatal nurses in New Zeatand. Report by association chair Michael McIlhone |
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