Resources and Publications

The following resources are available:

• Poster
• Strategic Plan
• District Nurses National Directory
• District Nurses Education Policy
• Standards of Practice
• District Nurses Section (NZNO) Speciality Competencies
• Guidelines for Wound Management in Palliative Care

---

Poster

District Nursing Poster (100KB, pdf)

Strategic Plan

Strategic Plan 2006-2010 (205KB, pdf)

Return to top

District Nurses National Directory

A comprehensive directory of District Nurses bases throughout New Zealand with phone, fax and address details. This is set out in District Health Board geographical boundaries. This is an easy reference for contacting other bases when transferring patients or networking with colleagues.

The Directory is available to view or download:

• Directory updated Jan 2008 (26 pages, 206KB)
• Regional maps to accompany Directory (2 pages, 1512KB)

Return to top

---

District Nurses Education Policy

The District Nurses Education Policy was adopted at the 2002 conference and updated in 2004.

• Education Policy  (PDF, 301KB, 21 pages)

Return to top

---

Standards of Practice

This document includes scope of practice, philosophy and standards of practice for District Nursing.
These standards are waiting review following updating of NZNO Standards.

• Standards Document  (PDF, 328 Kb, 20 pages)

Return to top

---

District Nurses Section (NZNO) Speciality Competencies

• Guideline for the use of District Nursing Clinical Competencies (PDF)
• Wound Care (PDF)
• Respiratory (PDF)
• Palliative Care (PDF)
• Nutritional Enteral Feeding (PDF)
• Continence (PDF)
• Diabetes Management (PDF)
• Pain Management (PDF)
• Cardiac 2006 (PDF)

Return to top

---

Guidelines for Wound Management in Palliative Care

• Guidelines for Wound Management in Palliative Care launched at Mercy Hospice Auckland on 4 October.  Click here to learn more.

Return to top