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to the College of Nurses – News Update.
No. 263 5 August 2015
From NZ media this week
$846,000 for more nurse practitioner trainees
Health Minister Jonathan
Coleman says the Government is committing $846,000 to support an additional 20
nurse practitioner trainees in 2016.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1507/S00535/846000-for-more-nurse-practitioner-trainee.htm
More health dollars for
training Nurse Practitioners ground breaking – NZRGPN chair
The
announcement by Health Minister Jonathan Coleman that an additional 20 training
places would be allocated to Nurse Practitioners next year has been hailed as
“ground breaking” by Network chair and Nurse Practitioner Sharon Hansen.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1507/S00141/more-dollars-for-training-nurse-practitioners-groundbreaking.htm
Government trains more
high-level nurses as hospitals buckle under winter strain
As
emergency departments reach breaking point, the Government has pumped more than
three quarters of a million dollars into training an extra 20 high-level
nurses.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/70694747/government-trains-more-highlevel-nurses-as-hospitals-buckle-under-winter-strain
Unvaccinated nurses
who refused flu jabs sent home
Waikato
DHB suspends three nurses for refusing to have flu vaccinations or wear masks,
but unions are appalled.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11490277
Health worker sacked for refusing to comply with
board policy
One staff member has been
fired and a "number" of others suspended for not complying with the
Waikato District Health Board's flu vaccination policy.
The board would not
elaborate on the number of staff suspended or what departments they work in at
Waikato Hospital in Hamilton.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/70753523/Health-worker-sacked-for-refusing-to-comply-with-board-policy
Union defends nurses' face mask refusal
A union representing nurses
said there was nothing rebellious about four nurses at Waikato Hospital
refusing to wear face masks at work.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/280400/union-defends-nurses'-face-mask-refusal
Visits by students lift for elderly
The residents
at a Whangarei retirement village will have many more young people to play
bowls and have a cup of tea with following a partnership with NorthTec.
The
polytechnic and Jane Mander Retirement Village have described the the
initiative, launched last Friday, as providing a centre of excellence for nurse
training.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=11491071
Former Kaitaia nurse plans reunion with trainees
Marion Palmer wants to catch up with women with
whom she went through nursing training at Kaitaia Hospital in the 1960s.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/northland-age/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503402&objectid=11489187
Ashburton rest home criticised after 96-year-old
dies during flu outbreak
A Mid Canterbury aged care
facility has been ordered to review its treatment practices after a 96-year-old
man died during a flu outbreak.
The unnamed resident died
at Ashburton's Cameron Courts Rest Home and Village in 2012.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/70786067/ashburton-rest-home-criticised-after-96yearold-dies-during-flu-outbreak
New AUT paper
recognises Pacific approaches to health
Health
Promotion students studying at the Auckland University of Technology's South
Campus will gain in-depth knowledge of Pacific health following the
introduction of a new pacific-focused health paper as of this semester.
www.nzdoctor.co.nz/un-doctored/2015/july-2015/20/New-AUT-paper-recognises-Pacific-approaches-to-health.aspx
DHBs and PHOs
Maps home in on child healthcare
More than 60
per cent of Wanganui children require emergency care by the age of 4.
But the
Whanganui District Health Board (WDHB) is now getting better information at a
house-by-house level to counter such startling statistics.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/wanganui-chronicle/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503426&objectid=11491053
Drugs, alcohol and smoking
Tobacco tax increases could save Kiwis $3.87 billion
Continuing annual 10 per cent tobacco tax
increases until 2031 could save Kiwis an estimated $3.87 billion, due to the
prevention of smoking related diseases, a study has shown.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=11488567&ref=rss
Child exposure to drugs 'common'
The number of Northland children exposed to
illegal drugs in their homes is "unfortunately common" but hard to
quantify because most do not present to health services with a drug-related
diagnosis, Northland District Health Board paediatrician Dr Roger Tuck says.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=11489969
Health research
Medicinal cannabis
likely in New Zealand by 2016
Toni-Marie
Matich's eldest daughter suffers from intractable epilepsy - a seizure
disorder that cannot be controlled with conventional medicine. It led the
Hawkes Bay mother-of-five to found United in Compassion (UIC), which advocates
for New Zealand-based research into the therapeutic effects of cannabis-based
medicines. The paediatrician caring for her daughter just happens to be the
Children's Commissioner, Russell Wills.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/70579747/medicinal-cannabis-likely-in-new-zealand-by-2016
Obesity
More obese teens
should be given stomach stapling surgery - surgeon
More
weight-loss surgery is needed to help the growing population of obese
teenagers, a Christchurch surgeon says.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/70584280/more-obese-teens-should-be-given-stomach-stapling-surgery--surgeon
Telemedicine\
Northland DHB paving way for future healthcare
Northland DHB is paving the way for future
healthcare by trialling a high-tech, potentially life-saving telemedicine
system.
http://www.voxy.co.nz/health/northland-dhb-paving-way-future-healthcare/5/228045
From International
media this week
Mental health nurses join forces with police in new
scheme to reduce 'protective custody' cases
A pilot scheme sending police officers out on
patrol with specially-trained mental health nurses has proved such a success it
is being rolled out across the country.
http://www.itv.com/news/2015-07-28/mental-health-nurses-join-forces-with-police-in-new-scheme-to-reduce-protective-custody-cases/
Working Overtime, Managing a Large Workload
Increases Risk for Injury Among New Nurses
Young
nurses, those working night shifts and longer hours at higher risk for needle
sticks, muscle strains and sprains.
http://www.newswise.com/articles/working-overtime-managing-a-large-workload-increases-risk-for-injury-among-new-nurses
Obesity epidemic means
greater risk of injury for nurses
As Baby Boomers get older and the American
population gets heavier, nurses can face a higher risk for injury when moving
patients. New equipment and training is keeping nurses and patients safe.
http://www.king5.com/story/news/health/body/2015/07/30/obesity-epidemic-means-greater-risk-of-injury-for-nurses/30914189/
Longer shifts increase needle stick risk for
new nurses
A study of newly-qualified nurses in the US has
found they are at greater risk of suffering injuries if they work longer
shifts, more overtime and at night.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/specialisms/occupational-health/longer-shifts-increase-needle-stick-risk-for-new-nurses/5089323.article
NHS needs thousands of nurses as London wards are
shut in ‘perfect storm’
Hospital wards and operating theatres are being
closed because of a “perfect storm” shortage of nurses in London, the Standard
can reveal today.
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/nhs-needs-thousands-of-nurses-as-london-wards-are-shut-in-perfect-storm-10426714.html
Not enough nurses being trained, says Welsh RCN
chief
Not enough nurses are being trained to meet
health care demands, the director of the Royal College of Nursing Wales has
said.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-33726026
Articles of interest
Research
articleClinical
supervision in primary health care; experiences of district nurses as clinical
supervisors - a qualitative study
Bos E,
Silén C, Kaila P
BMC
Nursing 2015, 14 :39 (28 July 2015)
http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12912-015-0089-3.pdf
From the Ministry of Health
Phase II of the Physician
Assistant Demonstrations Evaluation Report
The Physician Assistant (Physician Associate) is a clinical
role working across traditional vocational boundaries but always under the
supervision of a doctor. The doctor remains responsible for the care of
patients and tailors the Physician Assistant’s scope of practice according to
their skills and the patient profile.
http://www.health.govt.nz/publication/phase-ii-physician-assistant-demonstrations-evaluation-report
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