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to the College of Nurses Aotearoa News Update.
No. 309 20 July 2016
National
news
RN PRESCRIBING A LEGAL REALITY
The first registered nurse
prescriber could be signing their first script on September 20 when
long-awaited RN prescribing regulations come into force.
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Nurses: a force for change – Improving health
systems’ resilience
Handover | Issue 35 –
July 2016 – Chief nurses office update by Jane Bodkin
The theme for International Nurses Day 2016 was ‘Nurses:
a force for change: Improving health systems’ resilience’.
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Nurses say Children's Teams under-resourced
The
New Zealand Nurses Organisation says the new Children's Teams intended to help
at risk kids are suffering critical shortage of funding. In Waikato it says
funding was provided for one full time position spread across 28 public health
nurses - but the actual amount of work has been almost triple what was
predicted. Nine to Noon has previously spoken to a local NGO which has also
raised concerns about under-resourcing.
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Spinal cord registry aims to improve lives
A
registry of people with spinal cord injuries is set to go live next month with
the aim of trying to improve their lives and ease the burden on the health
system.
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Ombudsman critical of
hospitals' punishing practices
Several
hospitals have been accused of carrying out cruel and punishing practices,
including prolonged and excessive use of mechanical restraints on elderly
patients.
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Cancer
issues
More colonoscopies
delivered as DHBs get ready for bowel screening roll-out
Health
Minister Jonathan Coleman says more people than ever before are receiving a
timely colonoscopy, as DHBs prepare for the bowel screening national roll-out
programme.
"Delivering
better cancer services is a priority. Bowel cancer is the second most common
cause of cancer death in New Zealand," says Dr Coleman.
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National bowel
screening programme still awaiting approval
A
controversial bowel screening programme was announced in the May Budget,
but is set to be waiting Government approval three months later.
District
Health Boards are also expected to absorb the costs within their current
budgets of any increase to cancer treatment services that a screening programme
would bring.
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Health
funding and research
Perspective: The NZ Health Research Strategy
Discussion Document – Much Scope for Improvement
The Government deserves congratulations for
coming up with a Health Research Strategy. But the current Discussion
Document needs a firmer strategic outlook with
greater coherence. In this Perspective Blog a simple SWOT analysis is conducted
and an alternative Vision Statement is proposed.
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Mental
health
Young Cantabs seek
mental health help 35,000 times in a year
Canterbury
children and teenagers sought help from mental health professionals at least
35,000 times last year as they struggled to cope post-earthquake.
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Primary
health care
Critical shortage of
doctors in NZ small towns - expert
There's
almost no such thing as a 'community doctor' anymore, health expert Professor
Ross Lawrenson says.
There's
a critical shortage of doctors in small towns across New Zealand, and Waikato
University's Prof Lawrenson wants medical students sent to rural practices
earlier to combat the problem.
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We need to change the
way we teach doctors
Why
do we have a $400,000 small-town GP job no one wants?
Professor
of population health at the University of Waikato, Professor Ross Lawrenson,
says we aren’t meeting our current medical workforce needs, and that part of
the reason for that lies in the way we’re training our doctors.
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Social
health
Half of all New
Zealand Pacific teenagers living in poverty, study claims
A
large proportion of New Zealand teenagers are living in poverty, a study has
revealed.
The
research from Auckland University showed almost one in five secondary school
students and nearly half of all Pacific students were struggling.
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Family violence
incidents increasing
The
number of family violence incidents attended in New Zealand last year increased
by more than 8000, according to new stats.
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Telehealth
GPs
target high needs populations with Vensa Health’s practice-patient solution
AUCKLAND,
NZ., July 15, 2016 – Northland’s Te Tai Tokerau PHO is supporting its GP
practices and patients to use Vensa Health’s (www.vensa.com) innovative
practice-patient solution as it targets non-smoking status by 2025. Primary
health care providers from Kawakawa in the Southern Bay of Islands to Te Hapua
in the Far North can now connect with over 60,000 patients via text message to
support the delivery of high quality primary health services.
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Tobacco,
drugs and alcohol
Drug addiction sector questions meth epidemic
claims
People working
on the frontline of drug addiction services are saying we are not doing enough
to address methamphetamine use in New Zealand.
Gang leaders
are saying the country is in the midst of a second P epidemic, but those
working in addiction services aren't so sure.
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International
news
Hawaii law lets nurses certify medical marijuana
patients
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii patients have more options
to gain access to medical marijuana now that nurses can certify people for use
of the drug, a change advocates say was needed because there's a shortage of
doctors willing to do the certifications.
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3 ways hospital leaders can
support staff during traumatic events
Traumatic events--including senseless acts of
violence like mass shootings and assassinations--can bring up powerful emotions
that may not be put aside when staff come to work. Strong leaders can help
their employees navigate such trying times, according to an article published by Harvard Business Review.
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Nursing
dress code spurred by study of Geisinger patients
DANVILLE, Pa., July 11,
2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Decision-making in large institutions
often starts at the highest levels and is then passed down through the levels
to employees. Geisinger's recent implementation of a dress code for nurses and
other front-line employees was initiated from another source – patients.
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Nurse and doctor standards should be ‘linked more
closely’ says NMC chief
More should be done to ensure nurses, midwives, doctors and
health professionals can share common training and codes of practice to bring
their values and behaviours into line with one another, according to the chief
executive of the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
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Articles
of interest
Nurses Must Knock Down Professional
"Silos" and Create Quality, Safe and Effective Interprofessional
Teams. From the Inside Looking Out: A Healthcare Providers Experience Being the
Family Member
After several days of what was thought to be just
a common cold, progressed into a severe sinus infection followed by three
separate emergency room (ER) visits (one via 911). The entire case resulted in
a total of 21 days in an acute care hospital, three months’ home from work
totally debilitated, and a prognosis of a yearlong rehabilitation with hopes of
a full recovery. After 21 days in a nationally recognized ANCC “Magnet” status
teaching and research hospital, a diagnosis of bronchiolitis obliterans
organizing pneumonia (BOOP), also known as cryptogenic organizing pneumonia
(COP) was made. COP is a rare lung condition in which the bronchioles and
alveoli become inflamed with connective tissue. This is an uncommon illness
occurring in 6 out of 100,000 hospitalizations, which was noted by the repeated
ER visits and hospitalizations (American Lung Association 2015). The intent of
this article is not to discuss the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of
COP but to explore this healthcare experience through a different lens. As
healthcare providers we each work within our specific area of expertise or what
may be referred to as our “silo.” Each silo is rich in research, knowledge,
experience, and expertise regarding best practices for quality patient care.
Each silo also assumes that the other healthcare silos always know, respect, understand,
and implement their expert advice and wisdom. However, after this 21-plus day
experience as a patient’s family member, not as the healthcare provider, the
harsh reality is that each of the wide array of health care “silos” work alone
and are not in collaboration with each other. In addition to the fragmentation,
there is no unifying body pulling all the parts together to create this
individualized quality healthcare experience so often discussed in not only the
literature, but also in every healthcare system’s mission statement. It is the
nurse’s responsibility to ensure that quality patient/family centered care is
provided by knocking down these silos and unifying care.
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Professional
behaviours and factors contributing to nursing professionalism among nurse
managers
To
examine the perception of professional behaviours and factors contributing to
nursing professionalism among nurse managers.
Background
Professional
behaviours influence nursing professionalisation and managers’ behaviours
strongly impact professional development. In Japan, few studies have examined
professional nursing behaviours from the nurse managers’ perspective.
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Suzanne Gordon: Encouraging all members of a medical team
to speak up
The
oval, mahogany table dominates the center of the large conference room. A
number of chairs circle the table and dot the perimeter of the room. Every
week, a group of high level hospital administrators, physician leaders, and
leaders of other professional and occupational disciplines—physical therapy,
social work, clinical directors of nursing, housekeeping, etc—gather in this
room to discuss hospital function. They call themselves a “team” and the
gathering a “team meeting.”
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From
the Ministry of Health
Health of Older People Strategy: Consultation draft
This document sets out a draft strategy for the health and
wellbeing of older people for the next 10 years. Its vision is that older
people live well, age well, and have a respectful end of life in age-friendly
communities.
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Reports
on line
Patients as partners
Building
collaborative relationships among professionals, patients, carers and
communities
More collaborative
relationships among health and care professionals, patients, service users,
carers and communities are essential for the future of the NHS, but what helps
to build effective relationships? This guide stems from an evolving body of the
Fund's work focused on exploring and supporting shared leadership. This work is
reinforced by a growing consensus that health services, agencies, patients and
communities need to work together more – and differently.
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Determining the workforce development needs of New Zealand's autism
workforce
Te Pou is developing resources and tools to support the
disability workforce to provide high quality, response services to children and
adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). As a first step, we've investigated
the learning and development opportunities available in New Zealand for the
workforce supporting people with ASD. Two new reports are available which share
the findings from our research - a full
report and a summary
report - in the Te Pou resource centre.
The above information has been collated for the
College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ) Inc by Linda Stopforth, SNIPS and is provided
on a weekly basis. It is current as at Tuesday
19 July 2016
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