Welcome to the
College of Nurses – News Update.
No. 187 Wednesday 29 January 2014
From NZ media this week
Nursing graduates struggling to find work
Nurses who should be in hot demand are turning an eye to the
unemployment queue, with 500 graduates struggling to find work even as a
chronic nursing crisis looms.
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/nursing-graduates-struggling-find-work-5805893
Nurses' 'terrifying' time job hunting
Nurses
who should be in hot demand are turning an eye to the unemployment queue, with
500 graduates struggling to find work even as a chronic nursing crisis looms.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/9639384/Nurses-terrifying-time-job-hunting
Nurse scholarships awarded
Health Minister Tony Ryall today announced 48
graduate nurses will receive a scholarship to work in general practices in some
of New Zealand’s higher need communities.
http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/62963-nurse-scholarships-awarded.html#sthash.DDCQaI6y.dpuf
Hospital waiting list
warning
A sharp drop in the number of people taking out
health insurance has prompted warnings public hospital waiting lists will
spiral as baby boomers hit retirement age.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/9650568/Hospital-waiting-list-warning
170,000 on 'de facto list' for operations
Alongside hospital waiting lists for elective surgery, a
"de facto" list of people unable to even get on the waiting list is
causing concern.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/9655952/170-000-on-de-facto-list-for-operations
reen Party unveils $90m education plan
The Green Party has launched its election year
by announcing a $90 million a year package for low decile schools, including
free after school care and holiday programmes, free lunches, and school nurses
in every decile 1-4 primary and intermediate school.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11192309
Psychologist reviews 'for Maori, by Maori'
The long-established view that Maori patients are best
treated by Maori clinicians is under challenge by a psychologist completing a
doctorate on the subject.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/9639381/Psychologist-reviews-for-Maori-by-Maori
Legal highs will return: Experts
There
has been a drop in synthetic cannabis users seeking health services since a law
change in July but professionals fear this won't last.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11190742
Dying of embarrassment: NZ tops bowel cancer
rates
New Zealand and Australia have topped a World
Health Organisation report into worldwide bowel cancer rates, prompting a
support group to call for a publicly-funded national screening programme.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11190403
Better cancer care for Kiwis
Cancer patients can look forward to higher
quality care thanks to new national standards which have been developed by
cancer experts, including surgeons, oncologists and nurses, for ten common
tumour types in New Zealand.
http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/63103-better-cancer-care-kiwis.html#sthash.xoNlYUct.dpuf
1 in 3 Saturday-night emergency patients
drunk, study shows
Drunk patients account for almost a third of
those seeking emergency hospital treatment on Saturday nights - and many will
have been binge-drinking alcohol bought from an off-licence, research shows.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11191105
'Obscene amount' spent on healthcare
Prisoners clocked up more than $24 million in healthcare
costs for the 2012/13 year, nearly $1 million up on the year before.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/9655882/Obscene-amount-spent-on-healthcare
Feeding the nation: obesity, poverty and nutrition
Obesity spiralling out
of control, a growing diabetes epidemic and a quarter of our kids living in
poverty - something doesn't add up with our food system.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=11191624
Feeding the nation: the solutions
When two litres of
lurid green, teeth-rotting fizz costs less than a dollar, and two litres of
milk will set you back $3.50, something is amiss.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/element-magazine/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503340&objectid=11193108
International media
Vanuatu nurses could get training from South
Korean doctors
The Vanuatu National Nurses Association has
taken issue with a plan by the Minister of Health to bring in doctors from
South Korea to train local nurses.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/234363/vanuatu-nurses-could-get-training-from-south-korean-doctors
Perioperative Nurse Education and the Future of Value-Based Care
The Institute of Medicine's 2011 most recent
report, "The Future of Nursing," doesn't mince words. "The ways
in which nurses were educated during the 20th century are no longer adequate
for dealing with the realities of health care in the 21st century," it reads.
http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/perioperative-nurse-education-and-the-future-of-value-based-care.html
Work and management
Is working night shifts bad for you?
A new study
claims that working nights can disrupt gene activityafter only three days – and
the health dangers are thought to include an increased risk of breast cancer,
type 2 diabetes and heart attacks. Does it worry nocturnal workers? And are
there any advantages?
http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/jan/21/working-night-shifts-bad-for-you
Health and wellness
Glass half full: Alcohol’s
health benefits for cardiovascular disease still controversial, and likely vary
by context
It is ‘well known’ that moderate amounts of
alcohol are beneficial to cardiovascular health. But actually in research
circles this ‘fact’ is hotly contested. In this blog we will overview the
currently dominant understanding of a ‘J-shape’ association of alcohol and
death rates. Then we look at a recent (and likely seminal) just published study of
400,000 European adults followed up for an average 13 years that reports a
seemingly J-shape association – but which might actually be due to bias
according to the authors.
https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/2014/01/21/glass-half-full-alcohols-health-benefits-for-cardiovascular-disease-still-controversial-and-likely-vary-by-context/
Articles of interest
The
Presence and Roles of Nurse Navigators in Acute Care Hospitals
JONA: Journal of Nursing Administration
November 2013
Volume 43 Number 11
Pages 592 – 596
OBJECTIVE: A
survey of hospital-based nurse executives was conducted to determine the
extent, approaches, and outcomes of nurse navigator (NN) programs.
BACKGROUND:
Nurse navigators are distinct from other recognized healthcare roles.
Navigators most commonly focus on a single health condition with the goal of
improving the provision of specified health services for an individual patient.
http://www.nursingcenter.com/lnc/Static-Pages/The-Presence-and-Roles-of-Nurse-Navigators-in-Acut
Experience-based design for integrating the
patient care experience into healthcare improvement: Identifying a set of
reliable emotion words ☆
Experience-based
design is an emerging method used to capture the emotional content of patient
and family member healthcare experiences, and can serve as the foundation for
patient-centered healthcare improvement. However, a core tool—the
experience-based design questionnaire—requires words with consistent emotional
meaning. Our objective was to identify and evaluate an emotion word set
reliably categorized across the demographic spectrum as expressing positive,
negative, or neutral emotions for experience-based design improvement work.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213076413000389
Supporting
the delivery of immunisation education (PDF 407.2 KB)
The process for ensuring vaccines reach all
those who need them is complex; it requires close liaison between
commissioners, health boards and providers, and health protection experts. An
effective immunisation service depends on staff being suitably skilled and
qualified. This RCN guidance recommends the standardisation of immunisation training
so that it can be delivered and commissioned to meet the National Minimum
Standards. It should be used in conjunction with these standards and the RCN
quality assurance standards which provide a broad framework for quality
assurance for education programmes. This guidance sets out different levels of
training, which are described as separate units, for commissioners, health
boards and managers to consider depending on the service provided.
http://www.rcn.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/553748/004479.pdf
Creating
a safe environment for care (PDF 513.5 KB)
This publication, produced jointly with the Association of
Healthcare Cleaning Professionals (AHCP), defines the relationship between
nursing staff and cleaning professionals and the effect this relationship has
on the patient environment. One of the most longstanding concerns is its
potential role in the transmission of infection. The decontamination of patient
environments is central to the provision of safe care. Therefore the
relationship between nursing and cleaning staff, who work in close association
with patient environments is crucial. The focus on efficiency has also caused
concern amongst members of the RCN and AHCP and is considered in this
publication.
http://www.rcn.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/548719/004492.pdf
Professional development
New Zealand – Whangarei- Nurses working with people
who have substance use problems / addictions
This seminar is organised by Matua Raki (National Addiction
Workforce Development) in collaboration with DANA (Drug and Alcohol Nurses
Association) and Northland DHB
The aims of which are to foster relationships, enhance skills, encourage
advanced practice and nurse practitioner development, share journeys and ideas
for enhancing skills, hear about new and planned initiatives and explore career
opportunities.
These seminars are free of charge.
Invited speakers include:
Daryle Deering – “Using the Competency Framework for
Strategic Direction in Nursing Roles. Nursing and the Recovery Approach”
Henriette de Vries and Bart Van Gaelen – “Nursing Supervision”
Mary Carthew and John Hartigan – “Practice Nurse Competencies”
Wendy Tait – “Mental Health in Primary Care”
Louise Leonard and Moira Gilmour -“ NZ Advanced Certified
Addiction Nurse”
Jewel Reti – “Video-conferencing as a training and
treatment access tool”
We invite other nurses to showcase their work.
Please contact Jewel Reti (jewel.reti@northlanddhb.org.nz) and/or Klare Braye (klare.braye@matuaraki.org.nz) to arrange this
This seminar will be held at:
Manaia PHO,
Rust Avenue,
Whangarei
Friday 21st February 9.30-4.00pm
How do I register?
Registration is now open through the Matua Raki website at: www.matuaraki.org.nz
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