Welcome to the
College of Nurses – News Update.
No. 190 Wednesday 19 February 2014
From NZ media this week
GPs will be replaced by nurses, sector told
Nurse practitioners will probably
largely replace GPs in South Canterbury in time.
That's the word from Massey
University School of Nursing Professor Jenny Carryer, who has spent two days
here talking to health professionals
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/9715216/GPs-will-be-replaced-by-nurses-sector-told
Nearly half nursing graduates find jobs
Just under half of Otago Polytechnic's nursing graduates
from last year have found jobs.
http://www.odt.co.nz/campus/otago-polytechnic/291760/nearly-half-nursing-graduates-find-jobs
Stop-work by nurses over concerns
Dunedin nurses will hold a stop-work meeting next week to
put clinical safety concerns to senior health board managers.
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/291993/stop-work-nurses-over-concerns
Pregnant women neglect 'unacceptable'
Allegations some pregnant women have been neglected by
maternity carers at Middlemore Hospital are "unacceptable," the
health minister says.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/9731734/Pregnant-women-neglect-unacceptable
Nurse who let drugged wife die struck off
A man who effectively killed his wife by doing little to help
her after she drank a lethal dose of methadone is no longer allowed to practise
as a nurse.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/9720224/Nurse-who-let-drugged-wife-die-struck-off
Aged care
Report shows under nutrition is a major problem for
people with dementia
A
new report released today reveals that under nutrition is a major problem among
people with dementia, and highlights the importance of nutrition in dementia
care. Under nutrition can occur when food intake is inadequate to maintain
general health.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1402/S00045/under-nutrition-is-a-major-problem-for-people-with-dementia.htm
Waikato rest home woes exposed
A Waikato retirement home's care was compared to a
concentration camp in a complaint from the past year, and a resident in another
facility allegedly had fractures from falls and unexplained black eyes.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/9715126/Waikato-rest-home-woes-exposed
Vulnerable seniors safe most of time, says
DHB
Residential care of
Waikato's "most vulnerable old people" is safe and effective, the
Waikato District Health Board says.
The comments follow a
Waikato Times story yesterday which reported 12 Waikato and Coromandel rest
homes had received complaints against them in the year to September 2013, with
shortfalls found in seven cases.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/9719990/Vulnerable-seniors-safe-most-of-time-says-DHB
DHBs and Primary Health
Care
Patients may pay
Wakatipu
residents could face a hike in the cost to see their family doctor if the
region loses its rural funding status.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/9709206/Patients-may-pay
Diabetes service fights axing
A succesful diabetes service has been canned by Hawke's Bay
District Health Board, because it costs too much.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/9714911/Diabetes-service-fights-axing
Fatal kidney failure research
shocks experts
People
whose kidneys fail in hospital are far more likely to die than doctors thought.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11200800
Pegasus Health and ProCare
join forces to deliver telehealth services
Two of the country's leading primary
health networks have joined forces in delivering a variety of telephone and
virtual health services available to more than 2.2 million people in New
Zealand.
http://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/un-doctored/2014/february-2014/17/pegasus-health-and-procare-join-forces-to-deliver-telehealth-services.aspx
After-hours dial-a-doctor
scheme launched
A new after-hours consult-a-doctor-by-phone
service is the latest technique being employed to deter people from heading to
Waikato Hospital's emergency department en masse.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/9736654/After-hours-dial-a-doctor-scheme-launched
Hutt Hospital's 'high risk' conditions
Fleas, overcrowding and insufficient infection control at
Hutt Hospital sounded alarms at the Ministry of Health.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/9728979/Hutt-Hospitals-high-risk-conditions
New mums tell
of rude staff, overcrowding
A new report highlighting serious shortcomings in maternity
care of some of New Zealand's most vulnerable women has led to Government
intervention at the Counties Manukau District Health Board.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11203760
Mental health
'Low-life ghetto' proposal
pilloried
Housing mentally ill patients in portacoms and
caravans on hospital sites could create "low-life ghettos", experts
say.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/9729148/Low-life-ghetto-proposal-pilloried
Pharmacy
Patients could benefit from cheaper
prescriptions
Patients could benefit from cheaper
prescriptions after the competition regulator warned health boards and
pharmacies against a "no discounting" clause in their service
agreement.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11201617
Pharmacies offer vaccines to protect against
serious diseases
From this week, vaccines
for whooping cough (pertussis) and meningococcal disease will be available from
selected Amcal, Care Chemist, Life Pharmacy, Radius and Unichem pharmacies
throughout New Zealand for a fee, administered by pharmacists who are fully
trained vaccinators.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1402/S00060/pharmacies-offer-vaccines-to-protect-against-serious-disease.htm
Hundreds more patients to
benefit from pharmacy-led warfarin service
Health Minister Tony Ryall says hundreds
more patients with heart disease will be supported by their local pharmacist to
manage their blood thinning medication, warfarin.
http://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/un-doctored/2014/february-2014/14/hundreds-more-patients-to-benefit-from-pharmacy-led-warfarin-service.aspx
Public health
Cellphone cancer fear quashed - report
A new international report that scuttles any
suggestion that cellphone use can cause cancer has been backed by a technology
health and safety expert, but he warns it probably won't change minds of
sceptics.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=11200065[Ma1]
Another case of leprosy detected
Ashburton has recorded a case of leprosy, the seventh to be
recorded in New Zealand since last November.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/9736739/Another-case-of-leprosy-detected
Fears measles spreading
Two new cases including
Auckland Grammar boy spark warning to be watchful.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11203750
Measles resources for
frontline staff
Associate health minister Jo Goodhew says
frontline health services, including travel clinics and emergency departments
(EDs), are being encouraged to help counter any spread of measles with new
resources.
http://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/un-doctored/2014/february-2014/14/measles-resources-for-frontline-staff.aspx
Measles myths blamed for
outbreaks
Measles could have been eradicated in New
Zealand by now if it were not for anti-vaccine campaigners and conspiracy
theorists, public health experts say.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/9732648/Measles-myths-blamed-for-outbreaks
Follow UK’s lead on smoking in cars – Stroke
and Asthma Foundations'
New Zealand should heed the
example set by the UK parliament yesterday and ban smoking in cars when
children are passengers, said the Stroke and Asthma Foundations’ today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1402/S00054/follow-uk-on-smoking-in-cars-stroke-and-asthma-foundations.htm
'Big Food' is a 'big
problem'
Health advocates are drawing battle lines
against "Big Food", claiming drastic intervention is needed to stave
off a diabetes crisis in New Zealand.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/9728964/Big-Food-is-a-big-problem
Most back curbs on sugar use
A majority of Kiwi adults have shown some
support in a survey for controls on how much sugar can be fed to us by the
soft-drink industry.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11204298
Tax soft drink to save lives: study
Imposing a 20 per cent tax on Coke and other
fizzy soft drinks could save 67 lives a year by reducing ill-health, a New
Zealand study has found.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11201763
Shingles risk on the rise
Having a nasty bout of shingles is becoming
more common in New Zealand, with the numbers of those at high-risk of infection
on the rise.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11203581
Social health
Socio-economic
factors affect disease spread
Maori and
Pacific people are at highest risk of an increasing rate of Staphylococcus
aureus disease in New Zealand.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1402/S00048/socio-economic-factors-affect-disease-spread.htm
International media
Study pinpoints issues that leave ED nurses
vulnerable
A qualitative study on assaults on emergency nurses,
sponsored by the Emergency Nurses Association, found a need to change the
culture of acceptance that is prevalent among hospital administrators and law
enforcement.
http://news.nurse.com/article/20140209/NATIONAL06/140206003#.UvkO5_mSz-o
New nurse residency collaborative to help
those in first year transition into professional roles
Nurse-graduates at more than a dozen Maryland hospitals are
learning how to strengthen bedside care, reduce work-related stress and develop
leadership skills in a new statewide residency joint effort.
http://news.nurse.com/article/20140128/DC02/140127008#.Uvkec_mSz-o
Social media
How to Write a Professional Bio For Twitter,
LinkedIn, Facebook & Google+
Talking about yourself is hard. Doing it in 160
characters or less is even harder.
http://blog.bufferapp.com/how-to-write-a-professional-bio-for?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Sunday%20-%20Best%20of%20The%20Web&utm_campaign=%2A%20Best%20of%20the%20Web%20-%202%2F9%2F14
rticles of interest
How to ... prepare a poster
presentation for nurses
Is there an evidence-based project or clinical
initiative you are passionate about and would like to share with others? Have
you considered the possibility of authoring a poster presentation to highlight
a best practice or leadership program?
If so, why not make 2014 the year you accomplish
this professional goal?
http://news.nurse.com/article/20140113/NY01/140111014#.Uvke9_mSz-o
Nurse writers offers tips
on how to write for publication
Is one of your 2014 resolutions to spend time
writing about nursing practice, research, or patient and academic experiences
and sharing them with nursing colleagues, other professional groups or
community members?
http://news.nurse.com/article/20140113/NY02/140111013#.UvkfJPmSz-o
Task
Conflicts and Exclusive Professionalism in Nursing in South Korea –
Task conflicts among
medical professions are essential problems to be solved in health care
organizations. This study examined job conflicts between practical nurses (PNs)
and registered nurses (RNs) in their duties and tasks with representative
panelists from South Korea. This qualitative study used the Dacum Task Analysis
process. Subject-matter experts in practical nursing were recruited utilizing
stratified sampling: Ten experts developed job descriptions of PNs, and 20
validated the descriptions. The on-site tasks and duties of the PNs were
measured by means of Dacum, and the results were reviewed by RNs using 3
focus-group interviews. The job description of PNs consisted of 10 duties and
117 tasks, overlapping with some tasks of RNs. Core tasks performed by PNs,
such as invasive activities, led to task conflicts between the 2 groups, as
these activities were regarded as the inherent duty of nursing professions.
Thus, the RNs did not concede the expanded job scope of the PNs in terms of
exclusive professionalism. To reduce task conflict, there is a need for the
balanced development of nursing professionalism.
See more at: http://www.nursingcenter.com/lnc/JournalArticle?Article_ID=1657882&Journal_ID=515678&Issue_ID=1657764#sthash.mzzeD8uM.dpuf
Publications and Reports online
The primary care
paradox - New designs and models
“Developed in
partnership with the Nuffield Trust, The primary care paradox – New designs and
models captures the results of discussions held with leading primary care
experts from across Europe.” Source: KPMG
& Nuffield Trust
http://www.kpmg.com/Global/en/IssuesAndInsights/ArticlesPublications/primary-care-paradox/Documents/primary-care-paradox.pdf
Medical
workforce 2012 (Aust)
The medical workforce is continuing to grow, with increased supply
across all regions of Australia, according to the recent Australian Institute
of Health and Welfare report, Medical
Workforce 2012. The
report shows that in 2012 there were 91,504 medical practitioners registered in
Australia, a rise of approximately 16% since 2008. The supply of medical
practitioners across Australia compared to the population rose by almost 9% in
that time, from 344 to 374 full-time equivalent medical practitioners employed
per 100,000 people.
http://ncahslibraries.blogspot.co.nz/2014/02/medical-workforce-2012.html
HealthStream Onboarding Series:
Essential Best Practices in Preceptor
Training
New hospital culture calls for high performers who have the skills
& confidence to work well in diverse environment, manage complex
technologies and medical equipment, as well as deliver high-touch patient care.
Bringing new nurses up to speed in this dynamic care environment is a challenge
to be sure, but it is imperative as Value Based Purchasing and pay-for-performance
programs start to become the standard across government and commercial payers,
respectively.
One of the best ways a hospital can prepare new nurses is by
offering an advanced onboarding process that is anchored by a nurse
preceptorship program.
A successful preceptorship program offers a supportive environment
in which nurses of all skill levels can become clinically competent and
emotionally adjusted over a condensed time period. A preceptorship also offers
three very significant fringe benefits....
To download the full whitepaper, go to:.
http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/white-papers/healthstream-onboarding-series-essential-best-practices-in-preceptor-training.html
You
will need to register (free) in order to get a copy of the paper.
The above information has been collated for the
College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ) Inc by Linda Stopforth, SNIPS and is provided
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