Welcome to the College of Nurses – News Update.
No. 268 9 Sept 2015
From NZ media this week
Nurses all
aboard the Pink Caravan – national tour starts tomorrow
The Pink
Caravan starts its national tour tomorrow, Tuesday September 8, wending its way
from Whangarei to Balclutha on its mission to provide breast health information
to women in New Zealand’s smaller towns and provincial centres.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1509/S00047/nurses-all-aboard-the-pink-caravan.htm
To’a Fereti shares her ‘accidental’ career path to be clinical nurse
director in charge of 600 nurses – the first Pacific nurse to hold
the post.
Name: Safaato’a (To’a) Fereti (born in Samoa, raised and educated
in Dunedin)
http://nursingreview.co.nz/issue/august-2015/career-paths/#.Ve18V9Kqqkp
Health clinic seeks to heal holistically
A new health
clinic in central Masterton is set to open by Christmas and will fill
"pockets of need that aren't met by mainstream services", say the
nurses behind it.
Trish
Wilkinson and Janine Vollebregt said the centre would offer "a more casual
service" - accepting drop-ins and casual clients.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/wairarapa-times-age/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503414&objectid=11508979
The best start B4 School
One free
assessment was all it took for Cannons Creek mother Tiata Robati to learn that
her twins may have vision or hearing problems that could affect their
performance in school.
“It was quite
interesting. It’s made me aware that I need to get their eyes checked in case
they need glasses,” she says.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1509/S00014/the-best-start-b4-school.htm
Public health
Negative talk delaying baby-jabs
Some
parents are putting off or ditching plans to immunise children after
discouraging information, a study shows.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11506981
Anti-vax info delaying
immunisation
Parents who receive warnings about vaccinations are twice as likely to
delay having a child immunised, research has found.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/283156/anti-vax-info-delaying-immunisation
Top doc says anti-vaccinators on 'flat earth'
A top doctor
speaking at a national immunisation conference in Hamilton has likened parents
who refuse to vaccinate their children to flat earth advocates.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/71602407/top-doc-says-antivaccinators-on-flat-earth
Measles elimination in New Zealand - target
set for 2020
New Zealand is well on its
way to achieving "measles elimination" status according to a
Manila-based Kiwi doctor.
World Health Organisation
(WHO) communicable diseases director Mark Jacobs said seven countries and areas
in the Western Pacific region have already eliminated measles and New Zealand
has an important part to play
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/71783801/measles-elimination-in-new-zealand--target-set-for-2020
Social health
Benefit in family approach - Whanau Ora report
A
family-centred approach to delivering key social services has short and
long-term benefits, according to new research on Whanau Ora.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11509212
PATU
programme aims to inspire Maori to lead active, healthy lives
PATU Aotearoa
is a social enterprise that combines group exercise by incorporating high
intensity training, healthy lifestyle education with te reo me ona tikanga
Maori. The programme aims to inspire whanau to lead more active, healthy and
enriching lives while reducing inactivity rates and waistlines.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1509/S00040/patu-programme-aims-to-inspire-maori-to-lead-active-lives.htm
From International
media this week
Can hefty sign-on, retention bonuses solve
the nurse shortage?
Some hospitals
offer nurses as much as $20K to join and stay at their organizations
http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/can-hefty-sign-retention-bonuses-solve-nurse-shortage/2015-09-03
Nursing chief: ‘Nurse shortages are
life-threatening’
Head of the Royal College
of Nursing, Janet Davies, on how pay, staffing problems and a heavy workload
are hurting the NHS
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/sep/02/nursing-chief-janet-davies-shortages-affect-patients-lives
Do nurses and midwives really need a
university degree?
It may come as a surprise that entry requirements for nursing and
midwifery at The University of Queensland are higher than many other courses
around Australia – including most engineering, science and journalism degrees.
https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2015/09/do-nurses-and-midwives-really-need-university-degree
Online resources
Identifying
and Responding to Elder Abuse (online presentation)
In this
Nursing Lecture Gary Ferguson sheds light on the very real threat of abuse
against some of the most vulnerable members of society. He describes what
defines elder abuse and gives some insight into what support services are
dealing with. He offers advice for referral and advocacy and provides pointers
to some valuable resources.
Topics covered
Ageism
What is elder
abuse?
Who is the
victim?
Who reports
elder abuse?
How to report
elder abuse
http://bit.ly/1JpuRMQ
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
8 Sept 2015
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