Welcome to the
College of Nurses – News Update.
No. 199 Wednesday 23 April 2014
From NZ media this week
Expert nurses
diagnose 'same way as doctors'
Patients
can trust expert nurses as much as doctors to diagnose tricky health
complaints, according to Massey University research.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/9964150/Expert-nurses-diagnose-same-way-as-doctors
Nurse cleared over
$300,000 will dispute
Woman did not act unethically says health
watchdog, despite children's evidence.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=11242496
Midwife
censured over lapsed certificate
A midwife has been censured for continuing to care for expectant parents
after her practising certificate lapsed.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/9966617/Midwife-censured-over-lapsed-certificate
Nurse
takes step back to caring
Timaru woman claims New Zealand first for nursing
For Timaru registered nurse Anah Aikman, becoming an integrative nurse
coach - the first to be certified outside the United States - has renewed her
pride in being a nurse.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/9968159/Nurse-takes-step-back-to-caring
Nurses struggle to
find work
Almost 500 Kiwis who qualified as registered nurses last year are
struggling to find work. They say their quest for employment is being made more
difficult because migrants are being given preference over them for jobs.
Read more: http://www.3news.co.nz/Nurses-struggle-to-find-work/tabid/423/articleID/340765/Default.aspx#ixzz2zQNMGpq5
Nurses don wigs to promote better health
Staff at East Tamaki Healthcare general
practices have been donning wigs, wings, hula skirts and decorating clinics in
a bid to encourage their patients to take more notice of improving their
health.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=11241324
International media
Expand nursing and
allied health roles: report
xpanding
the roles of nursing assistants, registered nurses and allied health assistants
could shave almost $430 million a year from public hospital budgets, according
to a new report.
http://www.ncah.com.au/news-events/expand-nursing-and-allied-health-roles-report/2060/
Rural telehealth
needs holistic team based focus
While
early adoption of mobile devices and their associated technologies in rural
general practice has boosted the uptake of telehealth, the sector needs to turn
from a focus on doctors to a focus on patients and communities through a team
based, holistic approach, according to a leading expert.
http://www.ncah.com.au/news-events/rural-telehealth-needs-holistic-team-based-focus/2069/
Initiative creates
a positive introduction to aged care
Many
nursing students often set their sights on exciting specialities but now a new
initiative is working to address the negative perceptions around nursing in
aged care.
http://www.ncah.com.au/news-events/initiative-creates-a-positive-introduction-to-aged-care/2071/
ESCAPE Trial
Finds Nurse-Led Pain Therapy Beneficial
A new research paper highlights the psychological distress seen in
people who have chronic pain, and discusses different ways by which support
from nurses and other people in the patients’ lives can reduce this suffering (Mil
Med 2014;179:1-26).
http://www.painmedicinenews.com/ViewArticle.aspx?d=Nonpharmacologic%2BTherapy&d_id=84&i=April+2014&i_id=1049&a_id=26205
Nurses move beyond patient bedside in research efforts
Why, wondered neuroscience nurse Angela Starkweather, did some patients
still have pain?
http://www.timesdispatch.com/business/health/nurses-move-beyond-patient-bedside-in-research-efforts/article_da7845c4-0aa2-5e71-8e21-cff857230dab.html
Connection
between Nurse Staffing and Patient Outcomes Can Be Made
in All Hospital Clinical Areas with Expanded Measures
The
nation’s largest database assessing nursing care quality has expanded its
measures of nurse staffing to the entire clinical practice area of hospitals by
adding several new patient care unit types.
http://nursingworld.org/HomepageCategory/NursingInsider/Connection-Nurse-Staffing-and-Patient-Outcomes.html
Articles of interest
Development and Validation of a
Computerized Assessment Form to Support Nursing Diagnosis
Describe the development and validation of the Nursing
Assessment Form (NAF), within a clinical nursing information system, to support
nurses in the identification of nursing diagnoses.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2047-3095.12008/pdf
Measuring the nursing work environment:
translation and psychometric evaluation of the Essentials of Magnetism
Translate the Essentials of Magnetism II© (EOMII; Dutch
Nurses' Association, Utrecht, The Netherlands) and assess its psychometric
properties in a culture different from its origin.
The EOMII, developed in the USA, measures the extent to which
organizations/units provide healthy, productive and satisfying work
environments. As many healthcare organizations are facing difficulties in
attracting and retaining staff nurses, the EOMII provides the opportunity to
assess the health and effectiveness of work environments.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/inr.12073/full
"The evolution of nursing in general practice: a
comparative analysis of workforce surveys ten years on" is an article recently published
in BMC Family Practice by Elizabeth Halcomb et al. It
describes the current demographic and employment characteristics of Australian
nurses working in general practice, and trends over time.
http://apo.org.au/files/Resource/bmc_theevolutionofnursinginaustraliangeneralpractice_mar_2014.pdf
Online resources
Emergency Nurses AssociationWelcome to the ENA
Workplace Violence Toolkit, designed specifically for the emergency
department manager or designated team leader to develop and implement a
comprehensive plan that addresses your needs related to managing violent
behaviors in the emergency department and protecting your staff.
http://www.ena.org/practice-research/Practice/ViolenceToolKit/Documents/toolkitpg1.htm
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Tuesday 22 April 2014
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