Welcome to the College of Nurses – News Update.
No. 139, Wednesday 6 February 2013
From NZ media this week
Huge step towards skilled endoscopy workforce
A brand new knowledge, skills and competency framework has been developed in a bid to bring consistency to endoscopy nursing throughout the country.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1302/S00002/huge-step-towards-skilled-endoscopy-workforce.htm
Perfect pass for UCOL Nursing students
UCOL’s Nurse Education Team and their students have good reason to celebrate with a 100 per cent pass rate in the Nursing State Finals across all three campuses.
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/perfect-pass-ucol-nursing-students/5/146659
Nursing lecturer moves on
Witt School of Nursing lecturer Barbara Watkins is about to retire after more than 25 years on the job.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/midweek/8236862/Nursing-lecturer-moves-on
Report warns of looming hospital cutbacks
Hospitals will be forced to reduce patient services because of an ongoing shortage of medical specialists, the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists has warned.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10863315
Health Minister disputes staff shortage claims
The Health Minister is disputing a report which suggests the country is facing a shortage of medical staff.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10863422
Rural Mental Health Campaign
Federated Farmer’s ‘When Life’s a Bitch’, rural mental health campaign, is under way and picking up traction.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1302/S00005/rural-mental-health-campaign.htm
Rural 'Feeling Rotten' survey underway
Rural Women New Zealand is conducting a survey on the causes and effects of anxiety and depression in rural communities, updating a survey it did in 2006 that drew a large number of responses.
http://www.voxy.co.nz/health/rural-feeling-rotten-survey-underway/5/146465
Minister thanks clinicians on World Cancer Day
On World Cancer Day, Health Minister Tony Ryall would like to thank health professionals for their hard work and commitment to providing New Zealanders with better and faster cancer services.
http://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/un-doctored/2013/february-2013/04/minister-thanks-clinicians-on-world-cancer-day.aspx
Newborn hearing screeners checked own ears
Problems with newborn hearing tests go back as far as 2010, a Ministry of Health investigation has found.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/8248608/Newborn-hearing-screeners-checked-own-ears
Rest home failed dying 85 year old, tribunal finds
A rest home which poorly treated a woman, who later died, has been slammed in a report by the Human Rights Review Tribunal.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10863137
Disabled seek alternative to rest home life
Hundreds young disabled people are still being cared for in aged-care rest homes more than two years after a deadline to stop the "unsatisfactory" practice.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/8256621/Disabled-seek-alternative-to-rest-home-life
Public health
Cat disease 'a danger to humans'
While Gareth Morgan's gripe about cats had more to do with the threat to native birds, scientists say there may be another reason not to trust your favourite feline.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/8236081/Cat-disease-a-danger-to-humans
Patient alert system for disease 'not carried over'
A system of alerts on the medical records of patients who may have had the fatal brain disease CJD was given up five years before surgery on an undetected case led to others being put at risk.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10863459
Exercise more and live longer, elderly urged
Elderly Kiwis should exercise more if they want to live longer and ensure they are not a burden on the already stretched public health system, the Ministry of Health says.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/8243478/Exercise-more-and-live-longer-elderly-urged
International media
Comprehensive Review Of Laws And Regulations Affecting Advanced Nursing Practice In Every State
The most comprehensive review of new legal and regulatory issues affecting advanced nursing practice across the United States is now available in the "25th Annual Legislative Update," presented exclusively by The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Healthcare.The Nurse Practitioner is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.
http://mnt.to/l/4bkt
Advanced Practice Nurses And Physician Assistants Can Safely Perform Abortions
First trimester abortions are just as safe when performed by trained nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified nurse midwives as when conducted by physicians, according to a new six-year study led by UCSF.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/255161.php
Nurses' duties changing: Hospitals, schools prepare them for larger roles
Heading to the doctor’s office sometime this year? Chances are, you might see a nurse instead.
http://www.jconline.com/article/20130127/LIFE03/301270022/Nurses-duties-changing-Hospitals-schools-prepare-them-for-larger-roles?gcheck=1
Doctoral programs replace masters degrees in nursing
Several area universities are focused on doctorally-prepared nurses as a terminal degree in order to meet growing demands in a complex health care system.
http://www.kcnursingnews.com/features/article_5300093a-b825-5c97-a9c1-61c5d180fde8.html
App’d to Fail: Mobile Health Treatments Fall Short in First Full Checkup
Early trials using mobile technology including text messaging and apps lack rigor and show mixed results
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=mobile-health-treatments-fail-first-full-checkup&WT.mc_id=SA_DD_20130129
First-Ever Guidelines Issued for Treating Type 2 Diabetes in Kids
Experts say rising obesity makes condition much more common in children
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2013/01/28/first-ever-guidelines-issued-for-treating-type-2-diabetes-in-kids?utm_source=WhatCountsEmail&utm_medium=Nurse%20Practitioner%20eNews&utm_campaign=NP%20eNews:%20%20February%202013
Wards dangerously understaffed, say nurses in survey
More than half of nurses believe their NHS ward or unit is dangerously understaffed, according to a survey.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21310735
Articles of interest
Worklife Improvement and Leadership Development study: A learning experience in leadership development and “planned” organizational change
Health Care Management Review - Featured Journal
March 2013
Volume 38 Number 1
Pages 81 – 93
Background: In response to increasing recognition of the importance of quality health care work environments, the Alberta Cancer Board initiated a province-wide leadership development program to plan for organizational change through a series of stages. In 2004, the Leadership Development Initiative (LDI) was implemented to facilitate organizational learning using a cohort-based leadership intervention based on a communities of practice framework.
http://www.nursingcenter.com/lnc/JournalArticle?Article_ID=1476416&Journal_ID=289730&Issue_ID=1475969
Understanding patient e-loyalty toward online health care services
Health Care Management Review - Featured Journal
March 2013
Volume 38 Number 1
Pages 61 - 70
Background: Public health institutions are making a great effort to develop patient-targeted online services in an attempt to enhance their effectiveness and reduce expenses. However, if patients do not use those services regularly, public health institutions will have wasted their limited resources. Hence, patients' electronic loyalty (e-loyalty) is essential for the success of online health care services.
http://www.nursingcenter.com/lnc/JournalArticle?Article_ID=1476348&Journal_ID=289730&Issue_ID=1475969
The importance of relational coordination and reciprocal learning for chronic illness care within primary care teams
Health Care Management Review - Featured Journal
March 2013
Volume 38 Number 1
Pages 20 - 28
Background: Recent research from a complexity theory perspective suggests that implementation of complex models of care, such as the Chronic Care Model (CCM), requires strong relationships and learning capacities among primary care teams.
http://www.nursingcenter.com/lnc/JournalArticle?Article_ID=1476127&Journal_ID=289730&Issue_ID=1475969
Legitimizing new practices in primary health careHealth Care Management Review - Featured Journal
March 2013
Volume 38 Number 1
Pages 9 - 19Background: Finding ways to reinvent primary health care is imperative. One way is to change practices from a physician-focused model to an interdisciplinary team approach where other health professionals (nurses, nurse practitioners, dieticians, rehabilitation therapists, and other qualified primary care providers) collectively take on much stronger roles-often providing services instead of the physician. Health care policy makers and professionals agree that these new practices are a good idea, and yet they have not been widely adopted.
http://www.nursingcenter.com/lnc/JournalArticle?Article_ID=1476022&Journal_ID=289730&Issue_ID=1475969
Quality improvement for patient safety: Project-level versus program-level learning
Health Care Management Review - Featured Journal
March 2013
Volume 38 Number 1
Pages 40 - 50
Background: Improving quality and patient safety is of increasing strategic importance to health care organizations. However, simply increasing the volume of quality improvement (QI) activity does not necessarily improve patient outcomes. There is a need for greater understanding of QI success factors.
http://www.nursingcenter.com/lnc/JournalArticle?Article_ID=1476274&Journal_ID=289730&Issue_ID=1475969
The role of improvising in patient careHealth Care Management Review - Featured Journal
March 2013
Volume 38 Number 1
Pages 1 - 8
Background: Uncertainty is inherent in health care systems. This uncertainty is related to the complexity of the system itself, as well as the potentially unpredictable trajectory of each patient's disease. One implication of uncertainty is that patient outcomes may be dependent on providers' ability to perform effectively in uncertain situations. Improvising is a critical activity that helps physicians act when the course of action is unclear or not routine.
http://www.nursingcenter.com/lnc/JournalArticle?Article_ID=1475970&Journal_ID=289730&Issue_ID=1475969
From the Ministry of Health
Guidelines on Physical Activity for Older People (aged 65 years and over)
The Guidelines on Physical Activity for Older People gives five key recommendations to help older people live longer, healthier lives
http://www.health.govt.nz/publication/guidelines-physical-activity-older-people-aged-65-years-and-over
Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Older People: A background paper
Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Older People: A background paper aims to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, reduce obesity, and supports The Health of Older People Strategy (Ministry of Health 2002).
http://www.health.govt.nz/publication/food-and-nutrition-guidelines-healthy-older-people-background-paper
Quality improvement review of a screening event in the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention Programme
The Quality improvement review of a screening event in the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention Programme (UNHSEIP) details the findings into an incident which led to 2000 babies being recalled for newborn hearing screening.
http://www.health.govt.nz/publication/quality-improvement-review-screening-event-universal-newborn-hearing-screening-and-early
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