Welcome to the College of Nurses – News Update.
No. 218 Wednesday 3 September 2014
From NZ media this week
Overcoming staff shortages needs new approach
District health boards
urgently need to think outside the square to alleviate a chronic shortage of
specialists in public hospitals, a Manawatu nursing expert says.
New Zealand's public health
system is under pressure with people struggling to get on waiting lists to see
specialists, senior doctors working longer and harder to cover staff shortages,
hospitals struggling to retain staff, and a reliance on international medical
graduates, a report released by the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
says.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/10433413/Overcoming-staff-shortages-needs-new-approach
Nurse's skills give GP vital support
Daunting,
yet fun are the words Jane Dutton uses to describe being Wanganui's first nurse
practitioner.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/wanganui-chronicle/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503426&objectid=11315359
Kiwi nurses on Ebola front line
New Zealand Red Cross nurses fighting the Ebola outbreak in
Sierra Leone are unable to work inside the hospital where they are based
because it is too dangerous.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/africa/60882592/Kiwi-nurses-on-Ebola-front-line
Clinic making a difference in
the Solomons
Hawkes Bays leading appearance and cosmetic
medicine practice, Peak Appearance has partnered with Interplast Australia and
New Zealand to sponsor a nurse educator training programme in the Solomon
Islands.MEDIA RELEASE
http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2014/08/clinic-making-a-difference-in-the-solomons/
From international media sources this week
Antimicrobial scrubs have built-in protection
for nurses
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (NBC/KSHB) — Some Kansas City-area nursing
students are sporting new scrubs that also protect them. Park University is the
first in the Midwest to use the antimicrobial uniform.
http://kxan.com/2014/08/27/antimicrobial-scrubs-have-built-in-protection-for-nurses/
Overseas nurses and midwives 'face shorter
assessments'
Nurses and midwives who complete their training
in hospitals outside Europe will now face shorter tests to check they are fit
to work in the UK.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28943890
Number of EU nurses in UK
hospitals doubles in four years: Fears of patients being put at risk because of
language problems
There are
20,914 nurses from EU working in hospitals and care homes here
Rules state
testing English skills would contravene 'free movement' laws
Hospitals have
been taking on nursing staff in wake of Mid Staffs scandal
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2735170/Number-EU-nurses-UK-hospitals-doubles-four-years-Fears-patients-risk-language-problems.html
Rest home and novice nurse faulted over
woman's death
A rest home company and an inexperienced
graduate nurse have been faulted over the death of an elderly woman from
dehydration and other disorders.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11317558
DHB specific
Health Minister approves South Island Patient
Information Care System
The South Island Alliance,
a collaboration of the five South Island DHBs, is one-step closer to realising
its vision for a more efficient and sustainable South Island health and
disability system, as one of its core IT programmes has been signed off by the
Minister of Health.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1408/S00149/south-island-patient-information-care-system-approved.htm
Health research
Study on causes of rheumatic fever gets
underway in Auckland
Media release from Otago
University
A study to identify and
better understand risk factors for rheumatic fever – one of New Zealand’s most
mysterious and serious illnesses – starts recruiting participants in Auckland
this week.
http://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/un-doctored/2014/september-2014/01/study-on-causes-of-rheumatic-fever-gets-underway-in-auckland.aspx
Drugs, alcohol and smoking
$80m bill for binge-drinking
Booze-related hospital admissions in Canterbury are climbing
at a cost of about $80 million a year, a new report says.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/10436215/80m-bill-for-binge-drinking
Election 2014
NZ Medical Journal
VOL 127 NO 1401: 29 AUGUST
2014
What are the Health Policies of the next New Zealand Government?
Frank A Frizelle, Annette King, Kevin Hague, Tony Ryall
http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/read-the-journal/all-issues/2010-2019/2014/vol-127-no-1401/6271
Articles of interest
The new clinical leadership
role of senior charge nurses: a mixed methods study of their views and
experience
To investigate the experience and views of senior
charge nurses in relation to the implementation of a national clinical
leadership policy.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jonm.12008/abstract
Simulations in nursing
practice: toward authentic leadership
Aim This study explores nurses’ ethical decision-making in
team simulations in order to identify the benefits of these simulations for
authentic leadership.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01426.x/abstract
Testing the effects of an
empowerment-based leadership development programme: part 2 – staff outcomes
To determine if nurse leaders' attendance at a
leadership development programme based on an empowerment framework would
increase staff perceptions of organisational support and organisational
commitment.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jonm.12059/abstract
Perceptions of structural
empowerment: nurse leaders in rural health services
To provide insight into the perceptions of
structural empowerment of nurse leaders working in rural and regional Victoria,
Australia.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jonm.12029/abstract
‘I'm actually being the
grown-up now’: leadership, maturity and professional identity development
This study reports on an evaluation of an
in-house nursing and midwifery leadership programme within a New Zealand
District Health Board aimed at improving leadership capacity within clinical
environments.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jonm.12030/abstract
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Reports online
Medicinal use of
cannabis:
Background
and Information Paper
The
paper provides an overview of what is known about medicinal cannabis use in
Australia, the current state of the scientific and medical evidence for its
use, and problems with the current situation in Australia. We then explore some
current responses. Given the complexities of this issue we are not yet seeking
to provide specific guidance on how to resolve the problems, but rather to
identify areas that require further action or investigation.
http://www.ancd.org.au/images/PDF/Generalreports/Medicinal_Cannabis_Information_Paper.pdf
The Privacy Commissioner has released new guidance
on data breaches.
The guidance includes
suggestions for preventing common mistakes that lead to unauthorised or
accidental access to or disclosure of personal information, and advice on what
to do when a breach happens. Click hereto
access the guidance.
http://www.privacy.org.nz/news-and-publications/guidance-notes/data-safety-toolkit/#introduction
The National Ethics
Advisory Committee (NEAC) has issued a new guidance document on ethical issues in advance care planning.
The guidance is primarily
aimed at health professionals, and includes case studies with practical
solutions for resolving ethical issues. The guidance can be
accessed here.
http://neac.health.govt.nz/system/files/documents/publications/Ethical%20Challenges%20in%20Advance%20Planning%20FINAL_pdf.pdf
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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Tuesday 2 Sept 2014
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