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Consultation documents

The NZCCCN are currently updating and reviewing the Education Documents for the college. This has been a big project for the committee and we have divided this into three phases:

Phase One: Draft of NZCCCN Position Statement 

Phase Two: Draft of NZCCCN Education Standards

Once the above two phases have been completed the third and final phase of the project will be to align our current expectations for a qualified critical care nurse, through the development of  a standardise knowledge and skills framework that expand on the topics described in Standard 2.3. We see this as a project that will need a broad representation across all intensive/critical care units nationwide, hence a working party will need to be formed.  This will enable us to have a standardised approach to the development of qualified critical care nurses as recognised by the NZCCCN standards.

The review/consultation process for the above two documents will be for one month closing on 1 October 2017. Feedback on the documents are to be sent back to Rod  Bowen  email address: Rodney.bowen@southerndhb.govt.nz

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Publications

The New Zealand College of Critical Care Nurses has the following publications available:

• Position Statement on the Definition of Critical Care Outreach Nursing 

• New Zealand Standards for Critical Care Nurse Staffing (August 2015), (PDF) NEW

This publication replaces the Critical Care Nursing Section (CCNS) Minimum Guidelines for Intensive Care Staffing in New Zealand (2005)

• New Zealand Standards for Critical Care Nursing Practice (February 2014) (PDF)  
• Definition of Critical Care Outreach Nursing: Position Statement (January 2011) (PDF)
• Role of the New Zealand Critical Care Clinical Research Nurse, Position Statement (January 2011) (PDF)​
• Critical Care Nurses' Section Position Statement (2010) on the provision of Critical Care Nursing Education (PDF)
• New Zealand Standards in Critical Care Nursing Education (4th Edition 2010) (PDF)
• Critical Care Nurse Definition Position Statement (2009) (PDF, 25KB, 2 pages)

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Research

NZCCCN Research Approval Process

Mental health in the Intensive Care Unit: Nurses attitudes and perceptions

This is an invitation from  Stephanie Cope from Massey University to participate in a study which aims to explore ICU nurses about their experience of working with people admitted with a mental health problem.

Invitation

Information Sheet

Consent Form

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Other documents of interest

2016 September

1. WFCCN is now a registered Company
2. Position Statement on Culturally Sensitive Critical Care Nursing - WFCCN
3. Critical Care Nursing in Zambia - Birmingham City University
4. End of Life Care in the Intensive Care Unit - Journal of Critical Care
5. Standing Order Guidelines - MOH