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No. 234 Wednesday 7
January 2015
From NZ media this week
New Year Honours list: Dr Susan Jacobs
Susan Jacobs says she feels particularly grateful for her New
Year's Honour "because I'm not a native New Zealander".
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503462&objectid=11380614
Mahood 'thrilled' by honour
She just fell into it.
That's what Hamilton's
Pippa Mahood says about many of her governance roles over the years.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/64582431/Mahood-thrilled-by-honour
Book brings poignant stories from hospice history
to life
Bucket-list queen is what
former Mary Potter Hospice nurse Mary Death calls herself.
One of her dying patients,
a young mountaineer, yearned for one last trip to the Southern Alps but was too
sick so she transformed the courtyard outside his Wellington hospice room into
a winter wonderland with tons of shaved ice from a local fish market and fairy
lights in the trees.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/64583315/Book-brings-poignant-stories-from-hospice-history-to-life
9 per cent of motorists drive while affected by
medication - study
Drivers on prescription
medicines are risking their lives on the roads.
Nearly one in 10 drivers in
a new study has admitted driving while affected by prescription or pharmacy
medications, and officials say it could be the tip of the iceberg.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/64583303/9-per-cent-of-motorists-drive-while-affected-by-medication-study
Kiwis getting healthier, but issues persist in
deprived areas: survey
Kiwis are getting healthier, but New Zealand still faces
serious health issues, especially in the most deprived areas.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=11378533
Big Brother is
watching . . . social media
Sneaky
holidays, snide remarks and sensitive information.
Waikato
workers who aren't thrilled with how things are going in their workplaces need
to be wary of expressing their discontent on Facebook and other social media.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/64512425/big-brother-is-watching----social-media
Medical regulator aims to better inform
The body charged with regulating doctors is
promising to provide more information to the public about doctors' performance
and competence.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/262782/medical-regulator-aims-to-better-inform
Tension over health budgets
Heated debate over funding, savings and how to
do more with relatively less dominated the health sector over the last year.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/260941/tension-over-health-budgets
From International media
New nurse roles in pharmacy and therapy mooted by
training chief
New types of nursing roles that overlap more closely with physiotherapy
and pharmacy work should be developed to meet the changing needs of healthcare
sector employers, the chief executive of England’s official workforce planning
body has claimed.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/5077763.article?WT.tsrc=email&WT.mc_id=Newsletter1
Children's high risk clinic
reduces serious illness by 55 percent
High-risk children with chronic illness who received comprehensive
care at a special clinic staffed by physicians and nurse practitioners from The
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, had a dramatic reduction
in serious illnesses, documents a new study. These benefits are the greatest
identified to date for medical homes for patients in any age group.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141223191725.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_health+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Health+News%29
UCT: New course
needed for nurses dealing with death
Johannesburg - A new course is needed within
nursing to help nurses prepare for the death of patients under their care, the
University of Cape Town said on Monday.
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/UCT-New-course-needed-for-nurses-dealing-with-death-20141222
Chinese surgeons
sacked for operation selfies
A
team of Chinese surgeons, doctors and nurses has been sacked after posting a
series of "selfie" photographs online following a successful
seven-hour operation.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11378380
Nurses
issue homes funding call
Nurses are calling on the Scottish Government
to invest more cash in energy efficiency to help prevent health problems linked
with people living in damp, cold homes.
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/health/nurses-issue-homes-funding-call-1.755542
Chicago nurse
protests mandatory flu vaccine policy
As the flu
outbreak spreads across the country, many are getting flu
shots to help combat the virus. Numerous hospitals require
their nurses to get the vaccine and those who refuse could face termination. A
nurse in Chicago who says it's wrong he has to make that choice.
http://www.wthr.com/story/27710759/chicago-nurse-protests-mandatory-flu-vaccine-policy
Student nurse numbers in Scotland 'at
six-year low'
The number of nurses
training in Scotland is at its lowest level for six years, the Scottish
Conservatives say.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-30561232
Nurses to be struck
off register if €150 fee is not paid
Nurses and midwives have been warned they will be
working illegally if they fail to pay a new €150 registration fee, due on
January 1.
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/nurses-to-be-struck-off-register-if-150-fee-is-not-paid-30867211.html
It's time to give nurse practitioners full practice
authority
One of the largest barriers to economic growth is the cost of
health care. Between 2008 and 2013, the median average family insurance premium
rose 34.6 percent, placing additional financial burdens on employers who offer
insurance benefits. Nationally, health care spending has increased to 17
percent of the gross domestic product.
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141214/BLOG200/312149988/its-time-to-give-nurse-practitioners-full-practice-authority
Ebola
Lessons From an Outbreak: How Ebola Shaped 2014
Experts weigh in on what to take away from the devastation of the
disease.
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/12/lessons-from-an-outbreak-how-ebola-shaped-2014/383769/?single_page=true
Social health
Diabetes patients with
low income in worse health
Patients
with diabetes need access to doctors and medicines to help them keep their
disease under control. But they also need food in their pantries and enough
money in their pockets to pay for necessities like rent and heat, a new study
shows.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/64544285/diabetes-patients-with-low-income-in-worse-health
Telemedicine
Telemedicine
shows promise in offering care to rural rheumatology patients
A study in the International Journal of Rheumatic
Diseases found that over 90% of outpatient participants in rural Australia were
satisfied with the quality of rheumatology telemedicine service offered. A
majority said they would not prefer to travel a great distance for a
face-to-face consultation. PhysiciansBriefing.com
(12/29)
http://www.physiciansbriefing.com/Article.asp?AID=694973
Telemedicine helping make
school nurses’ jobs easier
Thanks to Lafayette General
Medical Center, treating students is becoming easier.
The Lafayette General
Medical Center Foundation has donated the technology to launch a telemedicine
clinic at Ossun Elementary, and it has changed how the school nurse’s office
operates.
http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/education/2014/12/28/telemedicine-helping-make-school-nurses-jobs-easier/20975401/
UAB Studying Peritoneal Dialysis via Telemed
The University of Alabama at Birmingham health
system has launched a three-year trial testing the efficacy of a telemedicine
model for patients receiving peritoneal dialysis.
http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/UAB-Studying-Peritoneal-Dialysis-via-Telemed-49534-1.html
Articles of interest
Are care workers appropriate mentors for
nursing students in residential aged care?
Annear M, Lea E, Robinson A
BMC Nursing 2014, 13
:44 (12 December 2014)
The aged care sector is increasingly dominated by
a less-qualified workforce at a time of increasing prevalence of complex health
concerns, such as dementia. An Australian program to develop teaching aged care
facilities is being undertaken to build the sector?s capacity and provide
nursing students with positive experiences of engaging with vulnerable clients.
This research aimed to examine care staff potential to facilitate nursing
student engagement with clinically relevant knowledge in the performance of
hygiene care in a residential aged care facility.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6955/13/44/abstract
A transition program to primary health care for
new graduate nurses: a strategy towards building a sustainable primary health
care nurse workforce?
Gordon CJ,
Aggar C, Williams AM, Walker L, Willcock SM, Bloomfield J
BMC
Nursing 2014, 13 :34 (12 December 2014)
This debate discusses the potential
merits of a New Graduate Nurse Transition to Primary Health Care Program as an
untested but potential nursing workforce development and sustainability
strategy. Increasingly in Australia, health policy is focusing on the role of
general practice and multidisciplinary teams in meeting the service needs of
ageing populations in the community. Primary health care nurses who work in
general practice are integral members of the multidisciplinary team ? but this
workforce is ageing and predicted to face increasing shortages in the future.
At the same time, Australia is currently experiencing a surplus of and a
corresponding lack of employment opportunities for new graduate nurses. This
situation is likely to compound workforce shortages in the future. A national
nursing workforce plan that addresses supply and demand issues of primary
health care nurses is required. Innovative solutions are required to support
and retain the current primary health care nursing workforce, whilst building a
skilled and sustainable workforce for the future.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6955/13/34/abstract
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6 January 2015
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