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No. 221 Wednesday 24 September 2014
From NZ media this week
First 'Young nurse of the year' chosen
The first ever NZNO Young Nurse of Year,
Plunket nurse Katrina Coleman was honoured this evening at an awards dinner in
Wellington.
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/first-young-nurse-year-chosen/5/202481
Nurses awarded for dedication to profession
Four nurses have been awarded for their work and dedication
to the profession at a ceremony last night.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11326919
Woman given sleep pills 10 times dose
A frail elderly woman was given 10 times her recommended
sleeping pills in a calculation error by a Wairau Hospital nurse, a coroner's
court in Blenheim has heard.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/10512957/Woman-given-sleep-pills-10-times-dose
Multiple care failings found
A frail and sick pensioner died at Wairau Hospital, in Blenheim, after his third fall in five days, the Coroner's Court has heard.
Robert Ian Warren, 91, died of a bleed to his brain after falling and hitting his head on a cupboard in another patient's room on October 31 last year.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/10518261/Multiple-care-failings-found
Datacom acquires stake in Canberra-based
SmartWard
Datacom, one of Australasia's largest
independent business technology solutions providers, today announced that it
has signed an agreement to acquire a 20% stake in the innovative Canberra-based
Australian health informatics company SmartWard.
http://www.voxy.co.nz/business/datacom-acquires-stake-canberra-based-smartward/5/202515
NZ gets air ambulance jet
A business jet designed for VIPs on a budget has been bought
by the New Zealand Air Ambulance to fly intensive care patients as far afield
as Australia and the Pacific Islands.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/10529828/NZ-gets-air-ambulance-jet
Hospital stops meal-time
checks to curb malnourishment
An Auckland hospital has got a new approach to
meal times to cut the number of patients suffering malnutrition and
dehydration.
Read more: http://www.3news.co.nz/nznews/hospital-stops-meal-time-checks-to-curb-malnourishment-2014092016#ixzz3DvIFqWmB
From international media sources this week
How do experienced, established nurse teams
impact patient length-of-stay?
A study published in the American Economic Journal:
Applied Economics found established nurse teams including nurses who
know each other and have worked together a long time contribute to hospital
productivity and shortened patients' length of stay, according to a MedPage Today report.
http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/how-do-experienced-established-nurse-teams-impact-patient-length-of-stay.html
Nursing Times launches #proud2nurse campaign
(registration required)
Nurses from all disciplines and care settings are being urged to join a
social media campaign highlighting all the reasons the profession has to be
proud of what it does for patients.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/5074783.article?WT.tsrc=email&WT.mc_id=Newsletter1
Faculty needed to train next generation of
nurses
In October 2010, the Institute of Medicine released a report
on the future of nursing initiated by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which
called for increasing the number of baccalaureate-prepared nurses in the
workforce to 80 percent and doubling the population of nurses with doctoral
degrees.
http://www.bucyrustelegraphforum.com/story/news/2014/09/21/faculty-needed-train-next-generation-nurses/15791405/
Nurses need education on
advance health care directives
An educational program for nurses can help
address knowledge gaps related to advance health care directives (AHCDs)—thus
helping to ensure that patients' wishes for care at the end of life are known
and respected, reports a paper in the October/DecemberJournal of Christian
Nursing, official journal of the http://www.ncf-jcn.org/">Nurses
Christian Fellowship.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-nurses-advance-health.html
Care
coordination can decrease health-care use by frequent users
Better coordination of patient care between health care providers,
encouraging patients to self-manage their health and other strategies can
reduce use of the health care system by seniors and people with chronic
conditions, according to research.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140915132934.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_health+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Health+News%29
Good home care by nurses prevents hospital, nursing home admissions
In the
largest study of its kind, an investigation shows that home health agencies
providing organizational support to their nurses get better outcomes. The best
outcomes for patients, including fewest hospitalizations and transfers to
nursing homes, are achieved by home health agencies that provide supportive
work environments, enabling nurses to focus on patient care.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140915114239.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_health+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Health+News%29
Chaminade
University to offer online bachelor's degrees for nurses
While the University of Hawaii at Manoa isdialing
back its nursing program in the spring semester, Chaminade University is ramping up its program by
offering an online bachelor of science degree in nursing starting next summer.
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/blog/morning_call/2014/09/chaminade-university-to-offer-online-bachelors.html
Staffing crisis forces three in four
hospitals to hire nurses from abroad, investigation finds
NHS hospitals are being
forced to send teams to recruit nurses from abroad
Many are bringing in groups
of 30 or 40 nurses at a time to fill major gaps
Doctors are concerned that
these nurses may have poor English skills
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2761729/Staffing-crisis-forces-3-4-hospitals-hire-nurses-abroad-investigation-finds.html#ixzz3DvOf8J2X
New York nurses press for
higher staffing levels
NEW YORK (AP) — About 700 nurses and supporters rallied
Wednesday outside the offices of the Greater New York Hospital Association to
press for higher staffing levels at hospitals.
http://www.pressrepublican.com/news/article_d95539e2-3f21-11e4-a1d3-b3944feb964e.html
Online resources
Refreshed HealthEd website
(2014). Health Promotion Agency and Ministry of Health.
HealthEd has been made more user-friendly to provide a better web experience
and service. You can now access the site anywhere, anytime, across various
devices, eg, smartphones, tablets.
https://www.healthed.govt.nz/
The above information has been collated for the
College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ) Inc by Linda Stopforth, SNIPS and is provided
on a weekly basis. It is current as at
Tuesday 23 Sept 2014
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