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to the College of Nurses Aotearoa News Update.
No. 321 19 October 2016
National
news
New operating room training to improve teamwork
A realistic pilot training simulation for operating room
staff designed to test and improve teamwork skills, has found many positive
improvements result from the new communication training.
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more here
Surgeons
more resistant to improving teamwork - study
Surgeons in public hospitals are being encouraged to hone
their teamwork and communication skills in a bid to improve patient safety.
Read more here
Initiative for
pregnant women to be rolled out around region
An
initiative for pregnant Waikato women, believed to be the first of its kind in
the country, now has a role of more than 200 women.
Hapū
Wananga was launched last year and mirrors that of a programme in Finland
where mothers are provided education on a range of issues as well
as starter packs of clothes, sheets, toys and a bed for their baby.
Read more here
New medical school to boost rural doctor numbers
Waikato University has announced plans to create New
Zealand's third medical school, aimed at boosting the number of doctors in
rural and provincial areas.
Read more here
Waikato
medical school could end GP shortage
Keith
Buswell is wondering who will pick up the stethoscope when he retires.
Buswell has
been a GP at the Te Kuiti Medical Centre for 30 years and is among the 41
percent of GPs set to retire within a decade.
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University of Auckland
brands proposed new Waikato medical school 'expensive folly'
The
University of Auckland has hit out at what it calls a "potentially
costly" proposal for a third medical school in New Zealand.
Read more here
Aged
care
Retirement villages
face ethnic challenges ahead
A
growing number of retirees from China and other cultures is likely to
change the shape of our retirement villages, experts say.
The
industry is preparing for a wave of elderly Chinese as New Zealand's
Asian population is projected to rise to almost one million by 2025.
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DHBs
Health board to
prioritise surgeries that will stop preventable hospital stays
Surgeries
that keep old people active and independent should be prioritised across
the top of the south, the region's health boss says.
The draft Primary and Community Health Strategy was
revealed at a public meeting last week, which said surgeries such as cataract
surgery should be more accessible for elderly people.
Read more here
Health
funding and research
Research from the Healthier Lives Challenge – 2016
Kōrero Tahi
Early stage research
projects, such as using New Zealand’s huge resource of health data to find out
the impact of Canterbury earthquake damage on hospital admissions for cardiovascular
disease, will be presented at a National Science Challenge symposium this week.
Read more here
Mental
health
The highest rate of
teen suicide in the developed world
New
Zealand has the highest rate of teen suicide in the developed world, an OECD
report reiterates.
Despite
the alarming information the report revealed nothing new.
Read more here
Longer GP
consultations offered for anxious Cantabrians
Demand
for child and youth mental health services is continuing to increase throughout
Canterbury, with some services forced to close their books.
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National group aims to
address inequalities in mental health for Maori
For both
Tui Taurua and Delft Klootwyk, being connected to their Maori culture was
a crucial part of learning to live with mental illness.
Read more here
Police 111 calls from
the mentally distressed up by 46 per cent — meaning a call every 12 minutes
The
number of 111 calls that police code as related to either "mental
health" or "attempted suicide" has soared by nearly 50 per cent
in four years, according to the People's Mental Health Review.
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NZ suicide toll: More
discussion needed to bring down 'unacceptably high' rate, Chief Coroner says
Men
aged between 25 and 29, and women aged between 40 and 44, are the most at-risk
when it comes to suicide, new figures show.
The
female suicide rate is the highest on record, with 170 women dying by
suicide during the past year.
Read more here
Obesity
Spike in child
hospitalisations over poor dental hygiene renews calls for sugar tax
As
the number of children hospitalised for tooth decay reaches new peaks, the
Greens are renewing calls for the purveyors of sugary drinks to be treated like
tobacco companies.
Read more here
Researchers urge
rethink over anti-obesity efforts
Initiatives
to combat obesity could inadvertently be causing more harm to those who they're
trying to help, researchers say.
Read more here
Retailers Pledge to Help Reduce Childhood Obesity
Retail NZ today announced
that four of New Zealand’s largest supermarket retailers have joined forces to
pledge their support and take action under the Government’s Childhood Obesity
Plan.
Read more here
Pharmacy
Medicinal cannabis costs set to tumble after
cheaper product gets green light
The cost of medicinal cannabis is set to tumble
after Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne approved a Canadian pain relief
product.
Read more here
Considerations
for drafting marijuana legislation
October 2016
Vol. 11 No. 10
An analysis of marijuana legislation published
in PLoS Medicine, which provides a framework for states considering
legalization, recommends shaping laws to minimize consumption and protect the
public. Read more and access the article.
Conflicting agendas: Compassionate-access schemes
for drugs
Giving
patients in urgent need compassionate access to unregistered drugs sounds good,
but it’s fraught with difficulties.
Read more here
Primary
health care
More
families benefiting from free GP visits
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says more families are
getting the care they need for their children as a result of free GP visits for
under 13s.
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more here
Social
health
Child poverty and bad
parenting a 'middle class New Zealand myth' - researchers
Next
time you think there's a link between child poverty and parenting, think again.
There
is no evidence for a link, experts say, but it's not uncommon to hear
people discuss society's ills in a parenting context.
Read more here
Children in poverty missing out on basic eye care
New research shows Kiwi children living in
poverty are missing out on basic eye care, an Auckland optometrist says.
Read more here
Tobacco,
drugs and alcohol
Rehab struggles with
influx of P addicts
Methamphetamine
addicts are flooding New Zealand's rehab services, with some reporting an 80
per cent surge in demand for services in the last six months.
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Stopping the supply of
cigarettes to children
Hāpai
Te Hauora are the new National Tobacco Control Advocacy service, the single
advocacy service funded by the Ministry of Health. The organisation held its
first National Tobacco Advisory Group meeting to discuss national coordination
and communication in a new tobacco control environment since the tobacco
control realignment. The Advisory Group consists of medical doctors,
researchers, lawyers, project evaluators, and Pacific and Māori health leaders.
Read more here
PM John Key announces
$15m of initiatives for war on P and other drugs
Prime
Minister John Key has announced a $15-million funding boost for anti-drug
initiatives, saying P has become the "drug of choice" for hardened
users.
Read more here
International
news
Use predictive analytics to manage nursing workforce
As the healthcare industry’s nursing shortage continues, predictive analytics can help health facilities maximize
the efficiency of the workforce they have, according to a new report.
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Over
2,000 students to be trained as nursing associates over two years, says HEE
Health Education England (HEE) will be offering
more than 2,000 training places for nursing associates over the next two years.
Read more here
Survey: Many Nurses Still Use Manual-Based Staffing, Scheduling Tools
Despite facing challenges related to staffing
and scheduling in nursing units, 80 percent of nurse managers are not aware of
technology-enabled solutions designed to help with managing and solving
scheduling and staffing problems, according to a recent survey conducted by AMN
Healthcare.
Read more here
Small teams supporting 2,500 patients will allow
for half hour GP appointments, says CCG chair
Some practices in the Morecambe Bay area will
be implementing “core teams” of healthcare workers to look after small patient
populations to free up GP time, the clinical chair of Cumbria Clincial
Commissioning Group (CCG) has said.
Read more here
Nurses
union highlights health concerns as it joins anti-pokies offensive
TASMANIA’S nurses have added their voices to a
growing chorus of concern about poker machines harming communities in the
state.
Read more here
Workplace
Building Self-Confidence
Preparing Yourself for
Success!
From the quietly confident doctor whose advice we rely on,
to the charismatic confidence of an inspiring speaker, self-confident people
have qualities that everyone admires.
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more here
Articles
of interest
The mindful nurse leader:
Advancing executive nurse leadership skills through participation in action
learning
Nursing Management: October 2016 - Volume 47 - Issue 10 - p 40–45
In this second installment of a three-part series on
mindfulness, we describe the process of producing video vignettes to illustrate
how clinical nurses draw on the power of mindfulness to build their own
resiliency while delivering compassionate care.
Read more here
Original
research at a small rural hospital—you can do it!
October 2016
Vol. 11 No. 10
Nurses want to provide evidence-based care that
reflects best practices. But they also have uniquely local clinical questions
that can’t be readily answered through the literature alone. How can these
types of questions be addressed so the answers are relevant and useful?
Consider original research.
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Reports
online
Developing a national approach to the measurement
and reporting of pressure injuries
This report from the Health Quality & Safety Commission
outlines a potential national approach to the measurement and reporting of
pressure injuries.
It summarises the work undertaken so far and
gives an indicative programme of work over the next one to two years, including
methodology development and implementation across district health boards (DHBs)
and other health care settings.
Read more here
Resources
online
Personal safety when
working alone: guidance for members working in health and social care
This
short guide has been developed for members who work alone. It also contains a
checklist for RCN safety representatives who work on negotiating improvements
to workplace safety for members and nurse managers who manage lone working
staff. For those wanting more in-depth information on lone working, there is a
list of sources of further information in the back of the guide
Read more here
Keeping safe when
working alone
This
pocket guide will help prepare you for lone working. It provides a checklist to
run through before a home visit, along with what to look out for whilst on a
visit and what to report afterwards. Remember, The NMC Code states that you
should take account of your own personal safety as well as those you care for
Read more here
New
publications
Qualitative Research in Nursing and Healthcare, 4th
Edition
Immy Holloway, Kathleen Galvin
ISBN:
978-1-118-87449-3
376 pages
October 2016,
Wiley-Blackwell
Qualitative
Research in Nursing and Healthcare is an invaluable resource for those who carry
out qualitative research in the healthcare arena.
Fully updated
from the earlier editions by Holloway and Wheeler, it reflects recent
developments in nursing research. This new edition provides clear explanations
of abstract ideas in qualitative research as well as practical procedures.
Structured into four sections, the book looks at the initial stages, methods of
data collection, qualitative approaches and analysis of collected data. It also
contains a chapter on writing up and publishing qualitative research.
With applied
and practical examples throughout, Qualitative Research in Nursing and
Healthcare is essential reading for those who are looking for a
comprehensive introduction to qualitative research.
Read more here
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18 October 2016
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