The new nursing standards

A reader sent to me the proposed new standards of competence for registered nurse. Sadly few will be surprised that it has a massive focus on woke Treaty speak, and much less on oh medicine and health.

The first para:

Registered nurses in Aotearoa New Zealand incorporate knowledge, concepts and worldviews of both tangata whenua and tangata tiriti into practice. Registered nurses uphold and enact ngā mātāpono – principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, based on the Kawa Whakaruruhau framework and cultural safety, promoting equity, inclusion, diversity, and rights of Māori as tangata whenua. These concepts also relate to Pacific peoples and all population groups to support quality services that are culturally safe and responsive.

And then:

An understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, kawa whakaruruhau, cultural safety and health equity is fundamental to patient safety.

I thought an understanding of bacteria was fundamental to patient safety!

Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a living document shaping Aotearoa New Zealand’s commitment to health equity, diversity, inclusivity and social justice. The Council is committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the overarching framework for the standards of competence for enrolled and registered nurses, ensuring that public safety and culturally safe care are at the heart of the profession.

Am I the only person uneasy that a professional regulatory body is saying to be a nurse, you must sign up to the very politically contentious notion of social justice.

Think if (for example) doctors had to sign up to a commitment to free markets!

Can describe the impact of colonisation and social determinants on health and
wellbeing.

Why stop there? I think it should be compulsory for nurses to describe the impact of socialism on health and wellbeing. The evidence base there is very very strong.

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