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Conference looks at skill mix and workforce development.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(Brief article)
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Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand
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December 1, 2007
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The important contribution of enrolled nurses (EN) to the health workforce was a common theme of a number of papers presented to a skill mix and workforce development conference in Melbourne Last month. The conference, attended by NZNO professional nursing adviser Suzanne Rolls and industrial adviser Glenda Alexander, heard that a new EN education curriculum is to be introduced next year and a medication endorsement will be included.
The attitude and approach to ENs in New South Wales and Victoria is very different to what happens in New Zealand. They are valued by nursing managers and seen as an integral part of the nursing team.
A range of different approaches to ...
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