Strong interest in overseas nursing article.THE ARTICLE "The role of overseas nurses in our health system" in last month's 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. (p14) was timely. I presented a paper on this topic, and on my own experience of being an overseas nurse now working in New Zealand for the last nine years, at the eighth Nursing Practice conference in Adelaide last month. From discussions with some of the delegates, I learnt that some Australian states Noun 1. Australian state - one of the several states constituting Australia province, state - the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south" are still actively recruiting from overseas, while other hospitals seem to be focusing on retaining their new graduates using various strategies. An interesting point in the Kai Tiaki article was the comparison between the numbers of new graduate nurses qualifying and the number of overseas nurses obtaining their first registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand The Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ) are the professional body responsible for the registration of nurses in New Zealand, setting standards for nursing education and practice. The council was established in 1902. . It is also interesting to note that the number of enrolled nurses from overseas obtaining enrolment with the Council is slowly increasing each year. The experience of overseas nurses settling into nursing roles in a new country and health care system is an interesting topic and one on which there will be many different experiences and opinions. Thanks for publishing this article. Christine Cook, RGN RGN (in Britain, New Zealand, and Australia) Registered General Nurse RGN (Brit) n abbr (= Registered General Nurse) → staatlich geprüfte Krankenschwester f, , BHSc, PGDipHSc Auckland |
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