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Editor ’ s Report
Yvonne Little Nurse Practitioner
Welcome to the first issue of LOGIC for 2021 .
Saying goodbye to the dramas of 2020 felt great and I think we all believed life would get back to normal in 2021 . I guess it must be the “ new ” normal not the “ old ” normal we all knew .
As health professionals our lives have gotten exponentially more frantic due to COVID- 19 , and now many of us are involved with not only surveillance and tracking but also vaccinating against this virus as well as the “ routine ” flu vaccination rollout .
With all this going on , it ’ s hard to see where we can find time to relax and be with friends and family . But for the sake of our own well-being , we must somehow find the time . I ’ m hoping that the articles in this issue may provide some relief from the daily stressors , especially the Rural Muster article by Nicky Cooper .
Despite all the obstacles put in the way of the NZCPHCN and
College of Nurses Christchurch Symposium planning committee , COVID-19 , Earthquakes and Tsuanami warnings – it was fantastic to see this symposium eventuate . It was great to be able to reconnect with many of our members at the Symposium in March .
We are still keen to hear from any of you who would be interested in joining our committees , as through natural attrition we have had members leave as their two-year terms have finished , also a variety of other reasons . So , if you or anyone you know would be interested then please make contact with a member of the NZCPHCN executive , professional practice or LOGIC committee .
Many people still think of this as
a Practice Nurse only group , but
we are definitely not that . We
are keen to have more variety of
nursing
diversity
on
our
committees
to
reflect
our
membership .
We had envisioned having our four issues out on time this year , but it appears we can still expect COVID-19 to interfere with our plans . Especially as our publisher is heavily involved with MIQ in Auckland and many of our committee have been heavily involved in tracking and immunising .
I would like to say thank you to the current LOGIC team for their endeavours in these trying times . So , thank you to Erica Donovan , Anne-Marie Ballagh , Lee-Anne Tait and our publisher Celeste Gillmer . A big thank you to those who have contributed to this issue as I know how precious your time is .
I hope you enjoy what we have for you in this issue and the ones to come .
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