Welcome to the College of Nurses – News Update.
No. 104 – 23 May 2012
From NZ media this week
Health campus opens at Waitakere Hospital
A new and innovative joint venture between Unitec Institute of Technology and the Waitemata District Health Board will provide further opportunities for learning, innovation, research and collaboration among health practitioners, community agencies and more than 1000 Unitec health science and social practice students in Waitakere.
http://bit.ly/KHWKDA
Health practice to charge for services
A Wellington medical practice based in a vulnerable community has scrapped free doctors' visits for schoolchildren as it faces a funding cut of more than $270,000.
http://bit.ly/KGJgIi
DHB must tighten belt
Some serious savings need to be made at Waikato District Health Board – and a hiring freeze could form part of the solution.
http://bit.ly/KNUoiO
Budget's extra $144m for disability support services
Government has revealed it will channel an extra $144 million into disability support services in the upcoming Budget.
http://bit.ly/JfQzRF
Healthcare announcement sending mixed messages
Giving with one hand and taking with the other not the way to create a healthy New Zealand.
http://bit.ly/Jt7wib
Cancer nurse coordinators for New Zealand
New Zealand will receive 40 cancer nurse coordinators as part of the government’s plans to spend $101 million on improving frontline health services over the next four years
http://bit.ly/JhFO5s
New Zealanders happy to pay up to $9 for prescriptions
New Zealanders would be comfortable paying between $5 and $9 for prescription items, Medicines NZ says.
http://bit.ly/Jg1F99
Nursing Scholarship awards announced
Nelson Marlborough District Health Board Scholarships have been announced with three nurses awarded $1000 towards further education.
http://bit.ly/Ja5mOb
Nurses win scholarships
Two Marlborough nurses have been awarded a $1000 scholarship by the Nelson Marlborough District Health Board for further training. Wairau Hospital and Marlborough special clinical nurse Susie Wendelborn, and Wairau Hospital emergency department charge ...
http://bit.ly/JBSiXf
Nursing programme returns
Mrs Dowling said the programme was an opportunity to raise skill levels and return to nursing. The accredited programme is based on the Nursing Council of New Zealand's requirements of 40 hours' theory and at least 15 mentored clinical shifts, ...
http://bit.ly/LhleSD
NMIT marketing material for nurses focus of review
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority will review the marketing material provided to international nursing students studying English language courses at the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology. A spokesman from NZQA said that a review would ...
http://bit.ly/KHXcSq
Telehealth research: empowering patients and freeing up nurses?Can telehealth monitors in the home help nurses and doctors care for more patients with chronic conditions?
http://bit.ly/KGP9B5
NPs stamping their mark on rural primary health
One of the early visions for nurse practitioners was improving rural New Zealanders’ access to healthcare as country GPs became scarce.
http://bit.ly/JyEGGC
Brickbats and bouquets for Medicines Bill
Nursing organisations are giving a firm thumbs-down to the new delegated prescriber role proposed in the Medicines Amendment Bill.
http://bit.ly/JNyPBK
Nurses keen to extend ability to prescribe medicines
Nurses have told told Parliament they support plans to extend their ability to prescribe medicines.
http://bit.ly/Jz7wbd
International media
Academic attacks media 'myths' about nursing profession
A nursing historian has attacked media critics that express “highly critical” but “ill informed” opinions about the profession.
http://bit.ly/KHXxo9
The Power of Nursing
In 2010, 5.9 million children were reported as abused or neglected in the United States. If you were a policy maker and you knew of a program that could cut this figure in half, what would you do? What if you could reduce the number of babies or toddlers hospitalized for accidents or poisonings by more than half? Or provide a 5 to 7 point I.Q. boost to children born to the most vulnerable mothers?http://nyti.ms/JpHFoV
Cuts putting lives of learning disabled at risk, say nurses
Inconsistent levels of care are putting patients in danger, and are being exacerbated by budget cuts, survey reveals
http://bit.ly/J74A9i
PCFA Launches Prostate Cancer Specialist Nursing Program
A three-year pilot prostate cancer specialist nursing program will be launched at hospitals across Australia, the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA) has announced.
http://bit.ly/L5Qxjf
Over 900 New Nursing Positions Will Improve Patient AccessMcGuinty Government Ensuring Right Care, At Right Time, In Right PlaceOntario is making the right choice to direct precious health dollars towards frontline patient care by creating over 900 new nursing positions this year
http://bit.ly/Ji9Wf9
Health and wellness
Why Nurses Need More Sleep
It's mid-afternoon, and your energy is waning. You're sleepy and a little cranky, so you pour yourself another cup of coffee to propel you through the rest of your shift. How many cups have you already had? You're trying not to think about that.
http://bit.ly/K76SVn
RCN issues dermatitis guidance for glove use
16 May, 2012 | By The Press Association The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has published a new guide to highlight the importance of nurses and healthcare professionals’ hands and how to keep them healthy.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/5044935.article?referrer=e1
Tools of the trade - RCN short guidance (PDF 574.1 KB)
The protection of health care workers’ hands is crucial for both their own protection and the protection of patients. It lies at the heart of a holistic approach to infection prevention, occupational health and safety policies and strategies. This guidance focuses on contact dermatitis, the main work-related skin condition affecting health professionals’ hands, glove use, infection prevention and control practice as well as the importance of considering glove use. The glove use resource comprises two documents: a short quick reference guide (004 242) and the full version (004 224) covering the content in more detail, including case studies and appendices to support readers with further information.
ttp://bit.ly/LnG2EG
Tools of the trade - RCN guidance on glove use (PDF 3.6 MB)
The protection of health care workers’ hands is crucial for both their own protection and the protection of patients. It lies at the heart of a holistic approach to infection prevention, occupational health and safety policies and strategies. This guidance focuses on contact dermatitis, the main work-related skin condition affecting health professionals’ hands, glove use, infection prevention and control practice as well as the importance of considering glove use. The glove use resource comprises two documents: a short quick reference guide (004 242) and the full version (004 224) covering the content in more detail, including case studies and appendices to support readers with further information.
http://www.rcn.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/450507/RCNguidance_glovesdermatitis_WEB2.pdf
From the Ministry of Health
Implementing the New Zealand Health Strategy 2011
This report details the actions taken through 2011 to progress priority areas that have been signalled to the sector.These priority areas are:
- health targets
- bringing services closer to home
- health of older people
- strengthening clinical leadership and the health workforce
- financial management and sustainability
- ensuring quality.
These priority areas remain consistant with the New Zealand Health Strategy and will continue to be priority areas for the medium term.
http://bit.ly/KDRLSC
Resource and Capability Framework for Adult Palliative Care Services in New Zealand
The Resource and Capability Framework (the Framework) is intended to inform the completion of the final specialist palliative care service specifications. The Framework was commissioned to provide planners and funders, and providers with guidance on the resource and capability requirements of palliative care services in New Zealand.The Framework describes the levels of care and staffing resources appropriate for New Zealand and supports the delivery of accessible, equitable and high quality palliative care services for all New Zealanders.
http://bit.ly/JAahsU
Mental Health Outcomes Factsheet, 2009/10
A showcase of new mental health outcomes data from the Programme for the Integration of Mental Health Data (PRIMHD).
http://bit.ly/L0ANyo
Mental Health and Addiction Factsheet, 2009/10
A showcase of new mental health and addiction data from the Programme for the Integration of Mental Health Data (PRIMHD).
http://bit.ly/JNACqs
Online publications
Multimedia: Using technology to complement nursing practice (PDF 1.1 MB)
This range of publications has been developed to help nursing staff utilise technology to complement their clinical practice. The publications cover telephone advice lines (publication code 004 229), text messaging (publication code 004 230), websites (publication code 004 231) and telehealth monitoring (publication code: 004 232).
http://bit.ly/MCGWCX
Telephone advice lines
http://bit.ly/Lhnjy0
Text messaging services
http://bit.ly/KawFe6
Websites
http://bit.ly/Lhnr0d
Telehealth
http://bit.ly/KPHfG5
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 22 May 2012
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