Welcome
to the College of Nurses – News Update.
No. 230 Wednesday 26
November 2014
From NZ media this week
Nurse's IT innovation improves arthritis care
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says an
innovative IT programme is enabling arthritis patients at the Hutt Valley DHB
to self-monitor in the community, freeing up hospital resources for the sickest
patients.
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/nurses-it-innovation-improves-arthritis-care/5/207851
Advice
on how to stay in the pink
To celebrate the 20th
anniversary of the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation, the purpose-built pink
caravan has been travelling the country. It is the first time the caravan has
been used and it travels only to smaller centres.
Two specialist
breast-cancer nurses travel with the caravan, helping spread awareness of the
disease.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/63400981/Advice-on-how-to-stay-in-the-pink
Nurse addicted to drugs jailed for 'huge breach of
trust'
A registered nurse who systematically stole dozens of
medical-grade painkillers to feed her addiction has been jailed.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/63362936/Nurse-addicted-to-drugs-jailed-for-huge-breach-of-trust
Prison death inquest gets
underway
Last year, following a complaint to the
Independent Police Conduct Authority, police held a large investigation into
allegations prison nurses and guards had failed in their duty of care, but
decided there was not enough evidence to lay charges.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/260063/prison-death-inquest-gets-underway
Elderly patient wasn't properly monitored - report
An 87-year-old man with dementia left the Waitemata District
Health Board when he was not being properly monitored and suffered a brain
injury and later died.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11363692
From International media
Getting nurse-patient ratios right
Nursing unions are campaigning strenuously in Washington, DC
and state capitals for legislation mandating nurse-patient ratios in hospitals.
They are right to highlight the connection between those ratios and quality
healthcare, but the solution that they propose focuses on the wrong end of the
problem and is generating a political stalemate rather than progress. The best
way to address the problem is not through mandates but through optimal
management of patient flow and transparency.
http://bit.ly/1trGmYW
Royal Adelaide Hospital review finds culture of
bullying 'risks patient care' in cardiothoracic, ICU units
An external review
of a key area of the Royal Adelaide Hospital has found bullying and
unprofessional behaviour remain rife.
http://ab.co/1vjLKmn
Nursing
group urges military not to punish Guantánamo nurse who refused to force-feed
detainees
American
Nurses Association: a nurse’s primary commitment is to the patient
Navy nurse
could be discharged and lose his benefits and pension.
http://bit.ly/1AOqM2i
Doctors, nurses more than
twice as likely to get flu shots than general population
Even though the Israel Medical Association has
opposed the use of special tags to show which doctors and nurses have been
immunized this season against the flu, between 28 percent and 36% of medical
staffers in the general, geriatric, and psychiatric hospitals went for their
protective shot by November 1.
http://bit.ly/1vJH6A8
Home
visits from Staffordshire nurses cut A&E admissions
Over-run A&E departments have avoided 200 extra admissions after
nurses started visiting patients at home in Staffordshire.
http://bit.ly/1roK6ux
Minnesota legislator seeks
stiffer penalties for attacks on nurses
Legislator says he wants to increase prison
sentences, fines.
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/283284101.html
Study: American Seniors Face Health Care Gaps,
Despite Medicare
– 19 percent of United States respondents
reported cost as an obstacle in getting care last year. The next highest rate
was in New Zealand, with 10 percent.
http://kaiserhealthnews.org/news/study-american-seniors-face-health-care-gaps-despite-medicare/
DHBs and PHOs
Health cost-cutting scheme HBL shelved
The Government is axing its controversial health cost-cutting
entity, Health Benefits Ltd but still wants district health boards to save
$620 million over four years.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/63367942/Health-cost-cutting-scheme-HBL-shelved
Axing of HBL reflects
poorly on Ryall - Labour
The axing of cost-cutting company Health Benefits Limited is
a blot on former health minister Tony Ryall's record, the Labour Party says.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11361999
Public health
Canadian researchers back New Zealand ban on
smoking in vehicles carrying children
The Smokefree Coalition and
the Parents Centre media release, 24 November 2014
Breaking research from
Canada lends unequivocal weight to calls for New Zealand to ban smoking in
vehicles carrying children, says the Smokefree Coalition.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1411/S00137/canadian-researchers-back-nz-ban-on-smoking-in-vehicles.htm
The flu is deadlier than cars and kills hundreds of
Kiwis
The flu is more deadly than the roads in New Zealand, with a
new study showing it is responsible for about 400 deaths a year.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/63472483/The-flu-is-deadlier-than-cars-and-kills-hundreds-of-Kiwis
Articles of interest
A
systematic review on the transfer of information during nurse transitions in
care
To examine the qualitative
evidence on dynamics of knowledge transfer during transitions in care in acute
care hospitals.
Background
The most common transition
between nurse care providers is the intershift handoff. As these handoffs tend
to be time-consuming and costly, it is important to understand the dynamics of
the transfer of information at this time and, by extension, improve quality and
safety.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jocn.12365/abstract
Nurses supporting life
partners conversations about end-of-life care wishes: a literature review for
guidelines
A literature review was conducted to establish
what guidelines are available for nurses to encourage discussions between life
partners about end-of-life care wishes.
http://www.ajan.com.au/Vol32/Issue1/3Rabbetts.pdf
A nurses'guide to the
critical reading of research
A sound theoretical foundation to guide practice
is enhanced by the abiility of nurses to evaluate and implement research. This
article provides a structured route to questioning the methodology of nursing
research as well as aiding the construction of nursing research.
http://www.ajan.com.au/Vol32/Issue1/5Ingham-Broomfield.pdf
Reports online
UK: Personalised Health and Care 2020: Using Data
and Technology to Transform Outcomes for Patients and Citizens
Source: National
Information Board via GOV.UK
From Executive Summary:
One of the greatest
opportunities of the 21st century is the potential to safely harness the power
of the technology revolution, which has transformed our society, to meet the
challenges of improving health and providing better, safer, sustainable care
for all. To date the health and care system has only begun to exploit the
potential of using data and technology at a national or local level. Our
ambition is for a health and care system that enables people to make healthier
choices, to be more resilient, to deal more effectively with illness and
disability when it arises, and to have happier, longer lives in old age; a
health and care system where technology can help tackle inequalities and
improve access to services for the vulnerable.
The purpose of this paper
is to consider what progress the health and care system has already made and
what can be learnt from other industries and the wider economy.
+ Direct link to document (PDF; 1.2 MB)
http://bit.ly/1xLcOKM
Competencies for the mental health and addiction
service user, consumer and peer workforce
Consumer/service
user/peer workforce development has reached the point that requires investment
in a measured and sustainable way. This project funded by Te Pou, Northern
Regional Alliance and Midland HealthShare Ltd to develop consumer/service
user/peer workforce competencies is one step towards this.
http://bit.ly/11sVw9M
NURSING ETHICS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
In August
2014, 50 nursing leaders came together in Baltimore for a summit meeting on
Nursing Ethics for the 21st Century. They had set for themselves an ambitious
agenda that could culminate in changing the nation’s health care culture so
that it more strongly supports basic ethics principles and more effectively
enables nurses to practice more ethically. That long-term process starts with
changing work environments for nurses across the board.
http://www.bioethicsinstitute.org/nursing-ethics-summit-report
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 25 November 2014
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