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to the College of Nurses – News Update.
No. 245 Wednesday 25 March
2015
From NZ media this week
At the front line of health care
Becoming a nurse has been a
life changing decision for Uputaua Suniula, as she battles not only to help
patients, but also to prevent health problems from developing in the first
place.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1503/S00067/at-the-front-line-of-health-care.htm
Nurse may quit if
euthanasia legal
A
Timaru nurse says she would reconsider her career if euthanasia was legalised.
Luba
Gajduskova said on Wednesday a talk by an anti-euthanasia campaigner had
strengthened her opposition to assisted suicide procedures. Gajduskova said she
shared Euthanasia-Free New Zealand executive officer Renee Joubert's concerns
the elderly could be euthanased without their consent if euthanasia were
legalised.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/67440279/nurse-may-quit-if-euthanasia-legal
Hutt Hospital ED: A
night of controlled chaos
Hutt
News health reporter Blake Crayton-Brown spent four hours in the Hutt Hospital
emergency department one recent Friday night. He found himself surrounded by
beeping machinery, blue scrubs and controlled chaos.
It
came as no surprise Friday night was a busy one for doctors and nurses at Hutt
Hospital's emergency department.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/67422698/hutt-hospital-ed-a-night-of-controlled-chaos
Sell
soap for health, says Valerie Adams
Shot put star
Valerie Adams says parents should be peddling soap rather than chocolate for
school fundraisers to help curb rising childhood obesity rates.
Each year the
chocolate fundraising season descends on playgrounds and offices as schools
scramble for extra cash to fund everything from camps through to computers.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/67470127/sell-soap-for-health-says-valerie-adams
From International media
Robots offer helping 'hand' to nurses at Geisinger
Abbie, Maddie
and Roxie have been model employees at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Always on time, diligent in their work, never complaining.
These three
ladies are actually TUG robots that carry out the mundane task of delivering
medicine and equipment throughout the hospital.
http://newsitem.com/news/robots-offer-helping-hand-to-nurses-at-geisinger-1.1850555
Indigenous boost to nursing and allied health
A new workforce development and research centre aims to grow the
number of Indigenous graduates in nursing and allied health.
http://healthtimes.com.au/hub/aboriginal-health/32/news/kk1/indigenous-boost-to-nursing-and-allied-health/678/
Intervention Improves
Hand Hygiene Compliance in Nurses
Emergency
nurses, technicians participated in experiential learning activities
FRIDAY, March 20, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- A multifaceted
intervention can improve hand hygiene compliance among emergency nurses and
technicians, according to a study published in the March issue of theJournal
of Emergency Nursing.
http://www.physiciansbriefing.com/Article.asp?AID=697516
Pharmacy
New Zealand access to medicine worst in OECD
Kiwis have slower and less access to the newest
and most innovative medicines than their OECD counterparts, according to a
report out this week.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=11420513
Public health
Rheumatic fever vaccine
'now within reach'
Transtasman researchers are
confident a vaccine for rheumatic fever is "now within reach".
The Australian and New
Zealand governments have spent a combined $3.2 million on the joint project,
which aims to identify a likely candidate vaccine already in progress towards
clinical trials.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11419251
Rheumatic rate falls more
than expected
The national rate of people being hospitalised for rheumatic fever has
dropped further than officials thought it would.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/269336/rheumatic-rate-falls-more-than-expected
Rheumatic fever stalks North
Whitney
Palmer is one of many Northlanders living with rheumatic fever.
And a
Northland District Health Board paediatrician says Northland's rate of
rheumatic fever is comparable to those of a Third World country.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=11420712
Ointment fusidic acid linked to MRSA superbug rise
Use of a common antibiotic lowers resistance and could mean
minor ailments once again become killers.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11418814
Maori
and Pacific children 'at greatest risk of hearing loss'
Maori and Pacific Island children have the
highest levels of hospitalisation from ear infections but have gained the most
from national immunisation programmes, according to a new study.
http://www.voxy.co.nz/health/maori-and-pacific-children-greatest-risk-hearing-loss/5/216649
Social health
11,000 disabled children lose welfare benefit
More than 11,000 disabled children have lost access to a
welfare benefit that is supposed to support them, as officials try to rein in
previously-ballooning costs.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11419782
Obesity
Tackling
childhood obesity
Today the WHO
released the interim report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity.
Sir Peter Gluckman is Co-Chair of this Commission arising from his research
background and expertise, and independently of his role as Chief Science
Advisor to the Prime Minister of New Zealand. He co-chairs the Commission with
Dr Sania Nishtar, former Minister of Science, Technology, Education and
Training in Pakistan. The report has been informed by the Working Group on Science and Evidence comprising
a broad range of scientific experts.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1503/S00073/tackling-childhood-obesity.htm
Articles of interest
Roles,
responsibilities and scope of practice: describing the ‘state of play’ for infection
control professionals in Australia and New Zealand
Lisa Hall, Kate Halton, Deborough Macbeth, Anne
Gardner and Brett Mitchell
This
study comprehensively describes the infection control professional workforce in
Australia and New Zealand. It provides detail on ICP education levels,
experience and highlights a diverse scope of practice. The results will help
decision-makers to design and target strategies aimed at supporting infection
control practice.
http://www.publish.csiro.au/index.cfm?act=view_file&file_id=HI14037.pdf
Exploring selection and recruitment processes for newly
qualified nurses: a sequential-explanatory mixed-method study (pages
54–64)
Paul Newton,
Val Chandler, Trish Morris-Thomson, Jane Sayer and Linda Burke
Aim
To map current
selection and recruitment processes for newly qualified nurses and to explore
the advantages and limitations of current selection and recruitment processes.
Background
The need to
improve current selection and recruitment practices for newly qualified nurses
is highlighted in health policy internationally.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jan.12467/abstract
What Questions Should Be Asked When a Medication
Error Occurs?
Nurses have an important
role in detecting, reporting and preventing medication errors.
‘However, nurses can also sometimes be responsible for making medication
errors, so it is important that they understand the consequences of these
mistakes…’1
http://bit.ly/1DJtcS2
Online resources
Putting On and Removing Personal Protective
Equipment - video
Personal
protective equipment is used when there is a risk of exposure to infectious
material, to protect the skin and mucous membranes from exposure to pathogens.
In light of the threat of Ebola virus disease, it is important to emphasize the
use of proper precautions for infection control in health care settings.This
video is part of "Videos in Clinical Medicine" on the NEJM site
and demonstrates how to put on and how to remove PPE. It is freely available.
Putting On and Removing Personal Protective
Equipment. Rafael Ortega, M.D., Nahid Bhadelia, M.D., Osamede
Obanor, B.S., Kyle Cyr, M.A., Priscilla Yu, B.A., Maureen McMahon, R.N., and
Dahlia Gotzmann, B.S.N. N Engl J Med 2015
http://ncahslibraries.blogspot.co.nz/2015/03/putting-on-and-removing-personal.html
Patient safety tool: Halyard Health's hand hygiene
posters
Alpharetta, Ga.-based Halyard Health offers two hand hygiene posters to show
healthcare workers, patients and visitors alike how to properly clean and
sanitize their hands.
The posters give a
step-by-step visual aid to demonstrate how to use effectively use hand
sanitizer for 20 to 30 seconds and how to properly wash hands when they are
visibly soiled for 40 to 60 seconds.
http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/patient-safety-tool-halyard-health-s-hand-hygiene-posters.html
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College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ) Inc by Linda Stopforth, SNIPS and is provided
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23 March 2015
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